All-in-1 Ultimate Bibimbap Masterlist

All props to Maangchi for getting us started.  These is our master list of bibimbap and banchan, adapted to our tastes.

Banchan Ingredient choices

• Ground chicken, saute and unseasoned
• Ground beef, marinated and saute - Maangchi bulgogi
• Carrots, matchsticks and seasoned with ginger
• Cukes, rounds or quarters seasoned with sugar, mirin
• Peppers, sliced into chunks and broiled till you like 'em
• Spinach, thawed and seasoned with ginger, garlic, sesame, and soy
• Baby bok choi, big ones halved and small ones whole, saute with sesame oil and soy
• Fernbrake, pressure cook for 30 min then cooled and saute with sesame oil - Maangchi
• Kimchi - our easy kimchi
• Dongchimi - our easy dongchimi (Maangchi clone)
• Mushrooms, saute with soy, garlic, and sesame
• Burdock root, peeled then matchsticks and saute with soy and sesame oil - Maangchi
• Lotus roots, 2 hrs prep using Maangchi's original recipe
• Rice - at least 1 cup per person for this meal and leftovers
• Sauce - either Mom's Ultimate Gochujang Bibimbap or  Funky Doenjang sauce

Steps

1. Start lotus roots at least 2 hrs ahead of meal.
2. Fernbrake next with the instapot for 30 minutes. Then remove, drain, and cool.
3. Thirty minutes before the meal, start the rice.
4. Peel burdock roots, this will take 20 minutes.  Then saute and season.
5. Broil peppers for 5-10 minutes, depending on size and done-ness.
6. Thaw spinach - prep carrots and cukes - then season all 3 simultaneously.
7. Start sauce prep.
8. Saute mushroooms.
9. Saute fernbrake.

Greek Chicken Sheet Bake

 

Great quick weeknight dinner - serve with Lemon Potatoes.

For the Greek lemon sauce

• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 tbsp dijon mustard
• 3 garlic cloves, pressed
• 1 tsp pepper
• 2 tbsp green olive brine

For the meatballs

• 1 lb ground chicken
• 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 2 tbsp olive oil

For the sheet pan

• 1 medium zucchini, cut in half-moons
• 1 bunch asparagus OR
• 16 oz broccoli
• 1/2 cup green olives

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 425*F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Make the sauce and set aside.
• Arrange zucchini and other veg on the sheet.
• Mix together the ground chicken, feta, egg, breadcrumbs, lemon, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and olive oil.
• Once combined, scoop about 2 tbsp at a time and form into meatballs.
• Place the meatballs onto the sheet pan, nestled in between the other ingredients on the pan.
• Drizzle everything on the sheet pan with the lemon sauce.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until the meatballs are cooked to 165*F.

Mom's Ultimate Gochujang Sauce

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup sesame seeds
• 1/2 cup gochujang
• 1/4 cup sesame oil
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tbsp rice vinegar
• 4 cloves of minced fresh garlic

Steps

1. Toast sesame seeds in a dry skillet until they start to get really brown.
2. Combine the sesame seeds and the rest of ingredients in a bowl and whisk together.
3. Keep refrigerated - it could last 30 days, but it won't.  You'll use it all sooner.