Beef DeopBap

There are many different kinds of DeopBap in Korea. Today, I will show you how to make one of them. Wait, you may start to wonder what is DeopBaps. hehe… It is a type of food that is served with some food (usually meat, vegetables, and/or sauce) on top of rice, and you mix it all together before eating. SoGoGi DeopBap is a non-spicy type of DeaopBap with a beef topping. The beef has a bulgogi flavor, and there are many different kinds of vegetables in this dish. Later, I will post more types of DeopBap.

Yield: 3 Servings

Short Korean Lesson

• DeopBap (덮밥) = Food that has vegetables and/or meat sauce on top of rice and gets mixed together before eating.
• BeoSeot (버섯) = Mushroom

Video Instructions

Main Ingredients

• 3 Cups Cooked Short Grain Rice
• ½ Cup Onion
• ⅔ Cup Zucchini
• ½ Cup Carrot
• 2 Green Onions
• 3 Button Mushrooms
• ½ Cup Sweet Peppers (Optional)
• 1 or 2 Hot Peppers (Optional)

Beef Ingredients

• 10.5 oz (1½ Cups) Beef
• ¼ Onion
• ½ Asian Pear
• 1 Tbsp Cooking Wine (optional)
• 3 or 4 Garlic Cloves
• 2½ Tbsp Soy Sauce
• ½ Tbsp Sugar
• ½ Tbsp Sesame Oil
• 3 Pinches Black Pepper
• 1 Pinch Ginger Powder

Sauce Ingredients

• ⅔ Tbsp Soy Sauce
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 2 Tbsp Cooking Oil
• ½ Tbsp Sesame Oil
• 1 tsp Sesame Seeds
• 1½ tsp Minced Garlic
• ¼ tsp Salt
• 3 Pinches Black Pepper

Starch Mixture

• ½ Cup Water
• 1 Tbsp Corn Starch (or Potato Starch)

Directions

Prepare 1½ cups of thinly sliced beef. You can use whatever cut of beef that you like. This time, I used a London broil.

Cut ¼ of an onion and ½ of an Asian pear. Peal 3 or 4 cloves of garlic.

In a mixer, add the onion, pear, garlic, 2½ Tbsp of soy sauce, ½ Tbsp of sugar, ½ Tbsp of sesame oil, 3 pinches of black pepper, and 1 pinch of ginger powder. Grind them together.

Pour the mixture into the beef. Tip: If you have some leftover marinated beef (bulgogi) or frozen bulgogi, you can just use them instead of preparing this meat.

Mix the beef and sauce together. Cover it with plastic wrap and let if marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.

Cut ½ of an onion, ⅔ cup worth of a zucchini, ½ cup worth of a carrot, 2 green onions, 3 mushrooms, ½ cup worth of a sweet pepper (optional), and 1 or 2 hot peppers (optional).

In a pan, add 2 Tbsp of oil. Once the pan is heated, add 1½ tsp of minced garlic. Fry it for 10 second on medium. Add the onion, carrot, zucchini, and sweet peppers. Fry for 1 to 2 more minutes on medium-high.

Add the marinated beef and the rest of the ingredients for the sauce: ⅔ Tbsp soy sauce, 1 tsp sugar, ½ Tbsp sesame oil, 1 tsp sesame seeds, ¼ tsp salt, and 3 pinches black pepper.

To make the starch mixture, mix ½ cup water and 1 Tbsp of corn starch (or potato starch). This mixture will help make the sauce thicker.

When the beef is half cooked, pour the starch mixture in it. Cook it until the beef is completely cooked on medium-high.

Add the chopped mushrooms and green onions. Cook for 3 more minutes on high.

If you like your food spicy, like me, add some hot peppers when you add the mushrooms and green onions. It is optional.

It is done.

To serve, place one cup of cooked rice on a plate for each serving.

 

Pour the cooked beef and vegetables on top of the rice. Sprinkle some sesame seeds on top. Enjoy~~