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kongnamul bap

Kongnamul Bap (Soybean rice)

A simple and hearty rice with soybeans
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Korean
Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

  • 16 oz Bag of soybean sprouts (1.5 cups) Make sure to rinse before use
  • 2 cups short-grain white rice or brown rice Rinse a few times with water. Note 1.
  • 2 cups water

Ground Beef

  • 1.5 lbs ground beef can use ground chicken or turkey
  • 1/2 tbsp mirin (cooking wine)
  • salt and pepper to taste

Sauce for the rice

  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 1/2 tbsp choice of sweetener (sugar, meshil, or honey) adjust level of sweetness based on preference
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 green onions, chopped
  • 1 tbsp gochugaru (korean red pepper flakes)
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds

Instructions
 

Making it using pressure cooker

  • Rinse and drain rice a few times
    2 cups short-grain white rice or brown rice
  • Add to the pressure cooker pot and pour water
    2 cups water
  • Layer on soybean sprouts
    16 oz Bag of soybean sprouts (1.5 cups)
  • Cook for 30 minutes on high. Make sure to fully release the steam before opening the lid after the time is up!

Making it using a rice cooker

  • After rinsing the rice a few times, layer on the drained rice with soybean sprouts. Add water
    16 oz Bag of soybean sprouts (1.5 cups), 2 cups short-grain white rice or brown rice, 2 cups water
  • Press the rice cooker setting and you're done!

Marinated beef

  • In a pan, add ground beef, mirin, salt, and pepper. Cook until the meat is done. Taste the beef and adjust seasoning based on taste preference.
    1.5 lbs ground beef, 1/2 tbsp mirin (cooking wine), salt and pepper to taste

Sauce for the rice

  • In a bowl, mix soy sauce, sweetener of choice, minced garlic, green onions, gochugaru, sesame seeds, and sesame oil. Taste the sauce and adjust to taste preference.
    1/2 cup soy sauce, 1/2 tbsp choice of sweetener (sugar, meshil, or honey), 3 cloves garlic, minced, 2 green onions, chopped, 1 tbsp gochugaru (korean red pepper flakes), 1 tsp sesame seeds, 1 tsp sesame oil
  • Assemble the rice, beef, and sauce. Mix them together and enjoy!
  • Store leftover in the fridge

Notes

  1. Use any Korean or Japanese white/brown rice
  2.