Difficulty: Moderate | Serves: 4
Experience the bold, vibrant flavors of Hot Stone Bibimbap, a traditional Korean dish served in a sizzling hot stone bowl (dolsot) that crisps the rice to golden perfection. 🍳🔥 This colorful bowl is packed with perfectly arranged vegetables, savory marinated meat, and a runny egg, all mixed together with spicy gochujang sauce just before eating. The unique cooking technique creates a crunchy rice crust at the bottom, known as nurungji, adding irresistible texture to every bite. “Hot Stone Bibimbap”
Ingredients For Hot Stone Bibimbap
🔥 For the Bibimbap Base:
☑ 2 cups cooked short-grain rice (preferably day-old for best crispiness) 🍚
☑ 2 tablespoons🥄 sesame oil (plus more for the stone bowl) 🥢
🔥 For the Toppings:
☑ 1 cup spinach, blanched and seasoned with sesame oil & salt 🌿
☑ 1 small carrot, julienned and sautéed 🥕
☑ 1 zucchini, julienned and sautéed 🥒
☑ 1 cup shiitake mushrooms, sliced and sautéed 🍄
☑ 1 cup bean sprouts, blanched and lightly seasoned 🌱
☑ 1 sheet of nori (seaweed), cut into thin strips 🌊
☑ 4 eggs (fried sunny-side-up) 🍳
☑ Optional protein: marinated beef (bulgogi), chicken, tofu, or shrimp 🍗🍤
🔥 For the Gochujang Sauce:
☑ 3 tablespoons🥄 gochujang (Korean chili paste) 🌶️
☑ 1 tablespoon🥄 sesame oil 🥢
☑ 1 tablespoon🥄 sugar or honey 🍯
☑ 1 tablespoon🥄 rice vinegar 🍶
☑ 1 teaspoon🥄 minced garlic 🧄
☑ 1 tablespoon🥄 water (to thin, if needed) 💧
👩🍳 Cooking Steps For Hot Stone Bibimbap�
🔥 Step 1: Prepare the Ingredients
1️⃣ Cook the short-grain rice and let it cool slightly. Day-old rice works best for a crispy texture.
2️⃣ Blanch, sauté, or season each vegetable separately to preserve their distinct flavors and colors.
3️⃣ If adding protein, marinate and cook it to your preference.
🍳 Step 2: Make the Gochujang Sauce
1️⃣ In a small bowl, whisk together gochujang, sesame oil, sugar, rice vinegar, garlic, and water until smooth. Set aside.
🔥 Step 3: Heat the Stone Bowl
1️⃣ Place the stone bowl (dolsot) on medium-high heat until it’s very hot.
2️⃣ Add a generous drizzle of sesame oil to the bottom and sides of the bowl to prevent sticking.
3️⃣ Quickly spread a layer of cooked rice evenly in the bowl. You should hear it sizzle immediately—this is key for achieving that crispy nurungji crust.
🍲 Step 4: Assemble the Bibimbap
1️⃣ Arrange the vegetables, protein, and nori neatly on top of the rice in sections for a colorful presentation.
2️⃣ Place a sunny-side-up egg right in the center.
🔥 Step 5: Serve & Mix
1️⃣ Carefully bring the hot stone bowl to the table while it’s still sizzling.
2️⃣ Add a spoonful of the gochujang sauce on top.
3️⃣ Mix everything together vigorously with a spoon, scraping the crispy rice from the bottom. “Hot Stone Bibimbap”
Sizzling, colorful, and bursting with bold Korean flavors—Hot Stone Bibimbap is a sensory delight, where every bite is a perfect mix of textures and tastes
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