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Easy rice cooker bibimbap korean

Rice Cooker Bibimbap

This rice cooker bibimbap is one of the easiest ways to enjoy the flavours at home. It gives you a complete meal with rice, vegetables, protein, and sauce, all with minimal cooking and cleanup.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Korean
Keyword: easy recipe, One-pot, Rice Bowl
Servings: 2 -3 people

Equipment

  • 1 Rice cooker

Ingredients

Beef

  • 1/2 lb medium ground beef
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1/2 tbsp oil
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/2 tbsp sesame oil added at the end

Sauce

  • NOTE: You can also use only gochujang if you want to keep it very simple.
  • 3 tbsp gochujang use less if you prefer it less spicy
  • 1 1/2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp clear rice vinegar or white vinegar
  • 1 1/2 tbsp sesame oil
  • 3 tbsp water
  • 1 clove garlic finely minced

Rice Cooker Ingredients

  • 2 rice cooker cups rice short or medium grain
  • 4 mushrooms sliced
  • Handful of soybean sprouts
  • 1/2 large carrot julienned
  • Handful of spinach
  • 2 eggs added during the last 15 minutes
  • Water slightly less than the white rice line
  • Sesame seeds for garnish, optional

Instructions

  • In a pan, or using your rice cooker’s sauté function, add a little oil. Add the ground beef and break it apart while browning.
  • Add the minced garlic, brown sugar, and soy sauce. Mix everything together until the beef is cooked through and well coated. Drizzle in the sesame oil, then remove the beef and set it aside.
  • Wash the rice and add it to the rice cooker. Add water to slightly below the white rice line, since the vegetables will release some moisture while cooking.
  • Add the mushrooms, soybean sprouts, and carrot on top of the rice. Close the rice cooker and start the regular white rice or quick rice setting.
  • While the rice is cooking, make the sauce. In a bowl, combine the gochujang, sugar, vinegar, sesame oil, water, and finely minced garlic. Mix until smooth. You can adjust the amount of water depending on how thick you like the sauce.
  • During the last 15 minutes of cooking, open the rice cooker and add the spinach, cooked beef, and eggs on top. Close the lid and continue cooking.
  • Once the cooking cycle is done, drizzle over your desired amount of sauce and sprinkle with sesame seeds, if using. Mix everything together and serve warm.