Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Kimbap / Gimbap ( Korean Steamed Rice Roll )

Kimbap ( or " Gimbap " ) is a traditional Korean Food Recipe made from steamed rice combined with many other variation ingredients.
The steamed rice rolled in gim ( sheets of dried seaweed ). Kimbap is usually made for a picnic's or outdoor event's food. It's often serve as a light lunch too. This dish can be served with danmuji or kimchi ( see link " Kimchi " recipe )

Kim/Gim = Sheets of dried seaweed

Bap = White Rice



Ingredients:


4 cups Bap (steamed rice)

4 sheets Kim / Gim ( seaweed sheet, nori )

2 whole eggs

1/2 carrot, cut thin julienne

4 long pieces danmooji (pickled yellow radish), julienne

4 oz beef

8 heads spinach, cut heads, blanch

2 imitation crab meats (6-7 inches length)

1/2 sheet square eomook (fish cake)


For the beef marinade :
1 tsp soy sauce

1/2 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp sesame oil

1/4 tsp minced garlic

sesame seeds

pepper, to taste


For the Vinegar sauce :

1/2 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp rice vinegar

1/4 tsp soy sauce

1/4 tsp sesame oil

1/4 tsp sesame seeds


For the fish cakes sauce :

1/2 tsp soy sauce

1/2 tsp sugar

pepper

2 tbsp sesame oil

1 tbsp sesame seeds


Specific Equipments : Bamboo stick Roller


Method :


preparation :

Beat the eggs and add salt, make a pancake, slice 1/2 inch width


Place the Carrot in a pan, saute with salt


Mach the danmooji to the kim (nori) length


Marinade the beef for about 5 minutes, sauté in a pan


Put the spinach in a bowl, add tiny bit of soy sauce, sugar, and sesame oil. Mix til well combined


Cut the Imitation crab meats in half, lengthwis

Cut the Eomook (fried fish paste) into 1/2 inch width long strips
Boil the eomook sauce, cook eomook to absorb liquid


Cool rice slightly.

Add vinegar sauce, mix well


On a bamboo stick roller, put kim (nori)
Add rice on 2/3 of kim.
Arrange each ingredients on the kim
Roll tight carefully
Spread sesame oil
Sprinkle sesame seeds
Slice 1/2 inch thick with a sharp knife


Serve


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