Bibimbop (Rice and Vegetable Medley)

Bibimbop is a popular one-dish lunch of piping hot rice, an assortment of vegetables, often a small bit of meat, and always an egg on top. Koreans like this spicy, so they usually add at least 2 tablespoons chile paste per serving after cooking. It's customary to stir everything together before eating; omit that step to taste each element independently.

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 2  teaspoons  low-sodium soy sauce
• 1/2  teaspoon  minced peeled fresh ginger
• 1  garlic clove, minced
• 4  ounces  eye of round or top round steak, thinly sliced
• Cooking spray
• 1  cup  (2-inch) julienne-cut carrot
• 1  cup  (2-inch) julienne-cut English cucumber
• 1/2  teaspoon  sesame seeds, toasted
• 1/2  teaspoon  rice vinegar
• 1/8  teaspoon  kosher salt
• 1/8  teaspoon  dark sesame oil
• 1  garlic clove, minced
• 4  large eggs, divided
• 1/4  teaspoon  kosher salt
• 3  cups  hot cooked short-grain rice
• 1  cup  thinly sliced shiitake mushroom caps
• 1  cup  Seasoned Spinach
• 4  teaspoons  sambal oelek or Thai chile paste

Preparation

Combine first 4 ingredients in a zip-top plastic bag. Seal and marinate in refrigerator 30 minutes. Heat a small nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add beef mixture; stir-fry 3 minutes or until done. Remove from pan. Cover and keep warm.

Cook carrot in boiling water 1 minute or until crisp-tender. Drain. Rinse with cold water; drain and set aside.

Combine cucumber and next 5 ingredients (cucumber through 1 garlic clove); set aside.

Heat skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Break 1 egg into hot skillet. Cook egg 1 minute; carefully turn over. Sprinkle with dash of salt. Cook an additional minute or until desired degree of doneness. Remove from pan. Cover and keep warm. Repeat procedure with remaining eggs and salt.

Spoon 3/4 cup rice into each of 4 bowls. Arrange 1/4 cup each of beef, carrot, cucumber mixture, mushrooms, and Seasoned Spinach over each serving. Top each serving with 1 egg and 1 teaspoon sambal oelek.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

374 (20% from fat)

Fat:

8.3g (sat 2.4g,mono 3g,poly 1.4g)

Protein:

23.8g

Carbohydrate:

50.6g

Fiber:

5.6g

Cholesterol:

238mg

Iron:

6.9mg

Sodium:

699mg

Calcium:

138mg