Homestyle Mushroom Bibimbap

I have only had mushroom Bibimbap once, but it was extraordinary. We had this amazing dish at a serendipitous lunch at Mandoo Bar on E. 32nd Street in Manhattan. So I was dreaming of how to imitate anything like that and came up with this. I'm sure I will change and refine it, and encourage you to do the same! Aside from mushrooms, the Sriracha sauce is a requirement! This Vietnamese chili sauce adds spice but also terrific flavor. Aside from soaking the mushrooms for several hours, this dish took about 40 minutes to put together.








Homestyle Mushroom Bibimbap

1 cup brown jasmine rice
4 cups water (including soaking water for mushrooms)
4 cloves garlic
6 shiitake mushrooms
12 dried mushrooms (wood ear, shiitake or whatever you have)
1 cup raw spinach - small leaves
4 savoy cabbage leaves
2 scallions
1 small zucchini
1 cup full of enoki
4 inches of daikon radish
2-3 tblsp tamari
1.5 tbsp black vinegar
1/8 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp ginger root
1 tsp sesame seed
3 tsp Srirachi chili sauce

1. Soak dry mushrooms several hours. Slice the diakon and put in a small bowl with sriracha sauce (Vietnamese chili sauce) and let soak.
2. Cook rice. steam separately a few minutes (microwave in a bowl is fine) finely slivered cabbage, spinach leaves in a little water, and matchsticks of zucchini  with vinegar, tamari and sesame seeds.
3. Simmer slivered fresh shiitake mushrooms with sliced soaked mushrooms in some of the mushroom  juices with tamari, ginger, garlic and a dash of black vinegar added, covered.
4. In a small cast iron or enamel pot put 1/8 tsp roasted sesame oil and coat the bottom of the pan. Layer in about 1/2 of the rice. Meanwhile, uncover the mushrooms, stir in the chopped scallions and cook down the liquid a little.

5. When the rice begins to crackle and crisp, try to flip it like a pancake ... crisping the other side. Then pour in the spinach, cabbage, zucchini with sauce, mushrooms with sauce, daikon and sauce. Put lid on and let simmer for 5-10 minutes.
 6. Add the rest of the rice a splash of srirachi sauce and chop up, stirring in the enoki.  Serve with a side of kimchi and more hot sauce to add to taste.

 Nutrition Facts

Home Made Bibimbap

Serving Size: 1 Serving (533g) (3 servings)

Amount Per Serving		% Daily Value*
Calories	349	17%
Total Fat	4g	6%
Saturated Fat	1g	3%
Trans Fat
Cholesterol		0%
Sodium	880mg	37%
Total Carbohydrate	72g	24%
Dietary Fiber	8g	32%
Sugars	5g	0%
Protein	11g	22%

Vitamin A	5%	•	Vitamin C	59%
Calcium	9%	•	Iron	17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calories needs. courtesy of cronometer.com using my data

Our side salad was beets, jicama, artichoke hearts, pea shoots, pomegranate seeds with a squeeze of lemon.