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Tofu & Egg Bibimbap

Korea's mixed rice bowl: seasoned spinach, carrots, sprouts and mushrooms with crispy tofu, a runny egg and gochujang sauce.

Prep
15 min
Cook
20 min
Serves
2
Level
medium
Tofu bibimbap bowl with a fried egg, kimchi radish, pickled red cabbage, carrot and greens

Photo: Andy Li · CC0

Method

  1. 1

    Cook the rice.

    12 min
  2. 2

    Blanch spinach and sprouts separately for 1 minute each, squeeze dry and season with a little sesame oil, soy and salt.

    2 min
  3. 3

    Sauté the carrot and mushrooms in a non-stick pan, then crisp the tofu in the same pan.

    8 min
  4. 4

    Fry the eggs sunny-side up.

    3 min
  5. 5

    Mix gochujang with the vinegar, remaining sesame oil and 1 tbsp water. Arrange everything over the rice, top with eggs and sesame, and stir it all together at the table.

Watch how it's made

Hand-picked videos of this dish or its classic version. Their quantities differ, so follow ours for the macros above.

  • Korean Rice Bowl • Tofu Bibimbap Recipe

    Break the Spice · YouTube

  • How to Make Bibimbap & Dolsot Bibimbap Korean Rice Bowl

    Aaron and Claire · YouTube

Substitutions

  • Make it vegan: skip the eggs and double the tofu.
  • Add lean beef for a classic non-veg bibimbap.
  • Use a hot stone or cast-iron bowl for crispy rice (dolsot style).