Kongnamul bap is basically rice cooked with kongnamul (soybean sprouts). Simply cook the rice with soybean sprouts and other ingredients you'd like to add for delicious Korean rice bowls!
4 - 6ouncesbeef or pork (any tender cut) (omit for a vegan option)
1teaspoonminced garlic
2teaspoonssoy sauce
1teaspoonrice wine or mirin
1teaspoon sesame oil
1cupthinly sliced kimchi (about 1/2 inch thick)preferably fully fermented
2tablespoonsjuice from kimchi
Sauce (Yangnyumjang):
4tablespoonssoy sauce
2teaspoonssesame oil
1teaspoongochugaru, Korean red pepper flakes
1teaspoonsesame seeds
1teaspoonminced garlic
1teaspoonsugar
2 - 3scallions, finely chopped
Instructions
Rinse the rice. Drain. (This is to make sure the correct amount of water is added.) Place in a pot or rice cooker and add the exact amount of water (1:1 rice to water ratio). Let sit so the rice is soaked. Wash the soybean sprouts and drain well.
Cut the meat in small pieces and lightly season with the next 4 ingredients. Cut the kimchi into thin strips (about 1/2 inch). Heat a skillet with a tablespoon of oil over medium high heat. Stir-fry the kimchi for 2 - 3 minutes, adding some juice from kimchi to intensify the flavor, if available. Add the meat and stir-fry for another minute or two. (The meat doesn't need to be cooked through.)
Spread the soybean sprouts over the rice, followed by the stir-fried kimchi and meat. Start the rice cooker, or cook over the stovetop (see below).
While the rice is cooking, prepare the sauce by mixing all sauce ingredients.
When the rice is done, gently fluff up the rice, evenly distributing the sprouts, meat and kimchi. Serve with the sauce on the side.
Stove top method:
Cover, and bring the rice to a full boil over high heat. This will take 4 to 5 minutes. Then, reduce the heat to medium. Cook for 7 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes.