Korean Beef and Rice Bowls

Ingredients

• beef mince — 400g
• rice — 2 cups
• carrot — 1
• spinach — 1 bunch
• eggs — 4
• gochujang — 2 tbsp
• sesame oil — 1 tbsp

Method

1. Cook rice.
2. Fry beef mince with a little soy sauce until browned.
3. Blanch spinach, julienne and quickly sauté carrot.
4. Fry eggs sunny-side up.
5. Arrange rice in bowls topped with beef, carrot, spinach and a fried egg.
6. Serve with gochujang and a drizzle of sesame oil, mix at the table.

Ingredients

• rice — 3 cups cooked
• kimchi — 1 cup
• bacon — 150g
• eggs — 2
• spring onion — 3
• sesame oil — 1 tbsp

Method

1. Fry bacon until crisp.
2. Add rice and kimchi, fry until heated through.
3. Push aside, fry eggs.
4. Top rice with egg, spring onion and a drizzle of sesame oil.

Ingredients

• steak — 600g thinly sliced
• soy sauce — 4 tbsp
• brown sugar — 2 tbsp
• garlic — 3 cloves
• sesame oil — 1 tbsp
• rice — 2 cups
• spring onion — 3

Method

1. Whisk soy sauce, sugar, garlic and sesame oil.
2. Marinate beef in the mix at least 20 min (or overnight for more flavour).
3. Cook rice.
4. Sear beef in a hot pan in batches until caramelised.
5. Serve over rice, scattered with spring onion.

Ingredients

• chicken wings — 1kg
• cornflour — 1 cup
• gochujang — 3 tbsp
• soy sauce — 2 tbsp
• honey — 2 tbsp
• garlic — 3 cloves
• sesame seeds — 1 tbsp

Method

1. Pat wings very dry, toss in cornflour to coat.
2. Shallow or deep fry in batches until golden and crisp, about 8-10 min each batch.
3. Drain on paper towel, let rest 5 min.
4. Fry wings a second time briefly for extra crunch.
5. Meanwhile whisk gochujang, soy sauce, honey and garlic in a saucepan, simmer until glossy.
6. Toss hot wings through the sauce.
7. Scatter with sesame seeds and serve immediately.

Ingredients

• sweet potato noodles — 250g
• beef mince — 300g
• spinach — 1 bunch
• carrot — 1
• soy sauce — 4 tbsp
• sesame oil — 2 tbsp

Method

1. Soak noodles until soft, drain.
2. Blanch spinach briefly, squeeze dry.
3. Fry beef mince until browned, set aside.
4. Stir-fry carrot until just tender.
5. Toss noodles, beef, spinach and carrot with soy sauce and sesame oil.