How to Make HEALTHY ORGANIC Korean Bimimbap Plate (Chicken, Beef, Vegan) | Diane Yang Kirk | Ep 04

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner, while pork is often less expensive.

gochujang

🥗Healthier: sriracha

💰Cheaper: red chili paste

Sriracha provides a similar heat with less sugar.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil offers a healthier fat profile.

egg

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: egg substitute

Tofu provides a plant-based protein option.

Peel the carrots and julienne them into long angular slices.

Slice shitake and button mushrooms.

Slice yellow zucchini and green scallion on an angle.

Remove stems from spinach leaves and set aside.

Slice cucumber in half and then use a mandolin to slice it.

Slice pre-sliced beef into smaller pieces if needed.

Slice chicken tenders against the grain into thin slices.

Use a garlic press to crush a clove of garlic.

Marinate cucumber with soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic, salt, and coconut sugar, then set aside.

Marinate beef and chicken with soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic, salt, and sugar.

Heat sesame oil in a pan until garlic sizzles, then add carrots with salt and pepper, sauté until tender.

Sauté zucchini in the same pan until slightly tender and colored.

Sauté bean sprouts and spinach with a drop of soy sauce and a little water until cooked down.

Sauté shitake and button mushrooms, adding soy sauce and sugar for flavor.

Sauté portobello mushrooms, adding a little oil if needed, until cooked through.

Brown tofu in the same pan for added flavor.

Cook beef until caramelized and browned, then switch to tongs for better handling.

Cook chicken until fully cooked through, checking with a cut piece if necessary.

Build the bibimbap by arranging spinach, zucchini, chicken, bean sprouts, cucumber, carrots, portobello mushrooms, tofu, button mushrooms, and beef in a visually appealing way on a plate.

Add raw scallions and kimchi on the side.

Fry an egg sunny side up and place it on top of the bibimbap.

Finish with a sprinkle of seaweed.

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