Keto Korean Bibimbap Recipe
Korean Bibimpap is one of End Goal’s most desired healthy dish because it is the ultimate comfort food that hits the spot! It’s not only high in lean protein, but it’s packed with veggies and served with a yummy spicy pickled cucumber salad! All of the flavors and bright colors from the veggies make this dish not only photo worthy, but extremely fun to eat!
What is Bibimbap?
“Bibim” means mixing various ingredients while “bap” refers to rice. It is one of Korea’s most popular comfort foods! It is presented in a bowl with a variety sautéed vegetables such as spinach, zucchini, bell peppers, or carrots, and beef or other meat. Bibimbap is traditionally served over a warm bed of white rice topped with kimchi, pickled radish, and a red sauce called goguchang.
Meal Prep Winner
Bibimbap can be an amazing meal prep option because you literally cannot go wrong with using whatever you have in your fridge! You can easily separate the meat, rice, and veggies into separate containers, refrigerate it, and take it to go! We like to bring separate small containers of our kimchi, pickled veggies along with our sriracha or goguchang!
Keto Friendly Kicker
Korean Bibimpap is so versatile because you can make it with almost any veggie or meat! For example, you can switch out carrots for red bell peppers or can replace the traditional white rice with cauliflower rice! It’ll taste just as great without the calories and can be as low as 5g of carbs!
In this recipe, we will be going the Keto route using cauliflower rice which you can buy at your local grocery market or make it at home using this recipe.
Let’s get started, chef!
Here’s what you’ll need for 4 servings:
Base
4 Cups of Cauliflower Rice
Veggies
6 cups of fresh spinach loosely packed
1 carrot
1 large zucchini
1 large English cucumber
2 green onions/scallions
Other Optional Toppers
4 large eggs
¼ cup kimchi
1 Tbsp of sesame seeds
Meat
1 lb of 93% lean ground turkey
4 tbsp of sesame oil
salt
2 tbsp of coconut aminos
1 tbsp of erythritol granulated brown sugar replacement
minced garlic (4 cloves)
Keto Bibimbap Sauce (You can also sub this out for good ol’ Sriracha for less carbs
2 Tbsp Keto Gochujang Sauce (Recipe Below)
1 Tbsp sesame oil
1 Tbsp water
1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
1 tsp vinegar
1 tsp minced garlic
INSTRUCTIONS:
Prep your veggies: Boil water in a pot. While water is heating up, julienne your carrots and zucchini in small matchstick style pieces. Add spinach to water and turn heat to low.
In a separate pan, add spray olive oil and sautee zucchini. After zucchini is sautéed, place on a small plate and then use the same pan to sautee the carrots until soft. Place on another separate small plate.
After spinach is wilted, drain and run through with cold water then squeeze spinach to remove all excess water. Set aside.
Cucumber salad: Slice cucumber and place in bowl. Add salt to the cucumber and refrigerate for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, add sesame seeds and keto bibimbap sauce. Mix.
Cook your meat: Use olive oil spray to pan, and add ground turkey on medium high heat. Add garlic, sesame oil, coconut aminos, brown sugar replacement and salt to taste. Cook so that the meat is covered in all of the sauce.
Make your eggs: You can be creative here! Scramble, hard-boiled, or our favorite…fried with over easy yolk!
Dice Scallions for garnish
How to Build your Bibimbap Bowl
1. Add 1 cup of your warm cauliflower rice to your favorite bowl
2. Add ¼ of your spinach
3. Add ¼ of your carrots in a separate section
4. Add ¼ of you zucchini in a separate section
5. Add ¼ meat in a separate section
6. Add egg on top
7. Add kimchi
8. Add cucumber salad
9. Garnish with sesame seeds and scallions
10. Pour Keto Bibimbap sauce or Sriracha all over, mix well, and enjoy!
Keto Gogunchang Recipe
Ingredients
1/4 cup (68g) miso (use chickpea miso for a soy-free gochujang)
1/4 cup (20g) Korean red pepper flakes (gochugaru)
2-3 tbsp sugar-free syrup, depending on taste preference
2 tsp rice wine vinegar
1 tsp salt
1/3 cup (80ml) water
Instructions
In a small saucepan on low heat, whisk together all ingredients. Continue cooking, whisking occasionally, until everything is combined and the sauce thickens - about five minutes.