Vegan BiBimBap
Bibimbap is the perfect summer food because it uses so many fresh vegetables. When I’ve eaten it, it is served in a hot stone bowl with a raw egg cracked right on top. The heat from the stone bowl and the other ingredients cooks the egg and makes the bottom layer of rice nice and crispy.As I made this Bibimbap vegan, it of course does not include the egg or meat. However, if you are vegetarian and not vegan, adding a fried egg is easy and will up the protein in this dish!
Ingredients
Rice:
- 1 1/2 cups white rice uncooked
- 3 cups water
- pinch of salt
Vegetables:
- 4 Tablespoons sesame oil divided
- 3 cups spinach chopped
- 2 cucumbers cut into thin slices
- 2 carrots cut into thin slices
- 8 oz mini portobello mushrooms sliced
- salt to taste
- sesame seeds to taste
Protein:
- 14 oz tofu pressed and cut into thin slices
- 1 Tablespoon sesame oil
- salt to taste
Optional Additions:
- Nori/Seaweed Snacks
- Kimchi
- Pickled Daikon radish
- Roasted Sesame Seeds
- Soy Sauce
- Gochujang Sauce
Instructions
- To a medium saucepan add rice (1.5c), water (3c), and salt (pinch). Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer and cover. Cook for 20-30 minutes, until water is absorbed. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Heat a medium skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add 1 Tablespoon sesame oil, chopped spinach (3c), salt (to taste), and sesame seeds (to taste). Saute until tender and dark green. Transfer to a small bowl.
- In the same skillet, add another 1 Tablespoon of sesame oil, mushrooms (8oz), salt (to taste), and sesame seeds (to taste). Saute until tender. Transfer to a small bowl.
- In the same skillet, add 1 Tablespoon of sesame oil and as many tofu slices as will fit in one layer. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cook for 3-5 minutes (until browned), then flip to other side. Cook additional 3-5 minutes (until browned). Repeat process until all tofu slices are cooked.
- Combine cucumbers (2), sesame oil (1 Tblsp), and sesame seeds (to taste) in a medium sized bowl. Set aside.
- Combine carrots (2), sesame oil (1 Tblsp), and sesame seeds (to taste) in a medium sized bowl. Set aside.
- Once all pieces are ready, add rice to bowl, desired vegetables/protein, and optional additions.
- I recommend adding a gochujang sauce for extra flavor.
- Serve immediately!