Korean Beef Bowl
A bowl with short-grain rice, thinly sliced beef in a sweet-salty marinade, vegetables, kimchi, and egg. This dish is rich, spicy, and convenient as a one-bowl dinner.
- Time
- 40 min
- Serving
- 778 kcal
- Ingredients
- ≈ $7.25
- Protein
- 48 g
Ingredients
- 1 Beef tenderloinpack 500 g ≈ $20.00Not in every store: Walmart, Kroger, Costco, Target, Trader Joe's, Safeway, Whole Foods 145 g
- 2 Short-grain ricepack 800 g ≈ $2.14 55 g
- 3 Soy sauce 20 ml
- 4 Honey 10 g
- 5 Garlic≈ $10.00 per kg 5 g
- 6 Fresh ginger≈ $8.00 per kg 5 g
- 7 Sesame oil 8 ml
- 8 Carrots≈ $1.50 per kg 55 g
- 9 Spinach (frozen)pack 400 g ≈ $1.90 65 g
- 10 Kimchipack 400 g ≈ $5.00Not in every store: Walmart, Kroger, Costco, Target, Trader Joe's, Safeway, Whole Foods 50 g
- 11 Eggspack 10 pcs ≈ $1.93 1 pcs
- 12 Sesame seeds 5 g
- 13 Sunflower oil 5 ml
- 14 Salt 2 g
- 15 Ground black pepper 1 g
Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.
Method
Rinse the rice, cover with 150 ml water, add 1 g salt, and cook for 18–20 minutes until sticky and tender.
Slice the beef1 thinly, then mix with the soy sauce, honey, minced garlic5 and ginger, sesame oil, and pepper, and marinate for 10 minutes.
Boil the egg for 7–8 minutes, cool, peel, and cut in half.
Cut the carrot8 into thin matchsticks, and warm the spinach9 in a dry skillet for 3–4 minutes until the excess moisture evaporates.
Heat the oil, and quickly sear the beef1 for 3–4 minutes over high heat until the edges are browned and the thin slices are cooked through.
Spoon the rice into a bowl as the base, and arrange the beef1, carrot8, spinach9, kimchi10, and egg halves in sections on top.
Drizzle with the remaining hot pan sauce and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Tips
- Why it works
- Marinate the beef for no more than 10 minutes, otherwise the meat goes soft and loses its shape when fried. Fry over high heat so the slices cook evenly and don't turn tough.
- Substitutions
- Replace frozen spinach with fresh, but squeeze it before frying so it doesn't water down the sauce. You can skip the kimchi and add 30 g of canned peas for sweetness.
- Common mistakes
- If the beef turns gray instead of browning, the heat is too low or the meat isn't sliced thin enough. Check after 2 minutes.
- Storing and reheating
- Keep in the fridge for 2 days. Reheat in the microwave for 2 minutes, covered, adding 1 tablespoon of water. Don't freeze, the rice turns mushy.
- Serve with
- Serve with iced tea or beer to soften the heat of the kimchi and sauce. Good for a dinner after work when you want something filling without much fuss.
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