Bi Bim Bop

I've been trying to find a recipe of bibimbop(korean food). A lot of this recipe appeared in the web... but I'm looking for a specific recipe that has the same ingredients when I first tasted it. and here it is! I Want to try it out soon...*-*

1 k lean beef, sliced thinly

1 large cucumber

2 large carrots

5 c bean sprouts

4 dried shitake mushrooms, rehydrated in warm water

1 egg per person (optional)

4 c cooked rice, or rice noodles (don’t cook too long)

Red spicy bean paste

3 tbsp sesame oil

½ c soy sauce

½ c + 2 tbsp sugar

10 cloves minced garlic

Marinate meat in following ratios:

for 1/2k beef, use 5 cloves garlic, ¼ cup each of water, soy sauce, and sugar, and 1.5 tsp sesame oil. Refrigerate, covered, for up to 2 days(max.) or 3-4 hours(min.).
Heat serving bowls, if desired, in oven.

Julienne carrots, mushrooms, and cucumber into thin strips. Set water to boil for mushrooms, and bean sprouts. Cook carrots and zucchini seperately in a large frying pan on medium-high heat, with 1 tbsp sesame oil, a splash of soy sauce (no more than 2 tsp), and a small handful of sugar (1 tbsp). Sauté until tender, stirring occasionally. Put in separate serving bowls.

Cook beef and marinade over medium-low heat in large frying pan until cooked through, avoiding toughening up the beef by overcooking; place in large serving bowl. Fry eggs individually.

To serve, place large servings of rice at the bottom of serving bowls. Place layer of spinach atop rice. Arrange portions each of mushrooms, carrots, sprouts, cucumber, and beef . Top each bowl with a fried egg. Serve with red bean paste, kimchee, and seaweed sheets.

*You may also add radish (julienne) and spinach if you like. You may cook it the same way you cook the carrots and cucumber.

Or you may want to try cooking bibimbop with this recipe...

Beef :

1 lb, ground beef

2 tbsp sugar

2 tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp sesame oil

2-3 cloves minced garlic

Fry beef with above ingredients.

Spinach:

2 bunches spinach (blanched with water removed)

1 tbsp sesame oil

1/2 tsp sesame seed

salt

Dash garlic powder. Salt and pepper to taste. Toss and set aside.

Bean Sprouts:

1 lb blanched bean sprouts

1 tbsp sesame oil

1/2 tsp sesame seed

salt

Dash garlic powder . Salt and pepper to taste. Toss and set aside.

Carrots:

4 julienne carrots

Dash sesame seed

Salt and pepper to taste

Sauté lightly in cooking oil and add remaining ingredients.

Lettuce

Four large leaves of lettuce, sliced into strips

4 cups of cooked rice.

Assemble: In a large bowl (per person like a large pasta plate) center 1 cup of rice. Add on top, In a circular fashion, a spoonful of carrots, beef, spinach, sprouts, and lettuce (refer to picture). Place one fried egg on top and red sauce on the side. Let each person toss his or her own dish.

**Red pepper sauce - Mix 2 tblsp. red pepper paste, 2 tsp. sugar with 1 tblsp. of white or rice vinegar.**