Solo Cooking God's Cockle Bibimbap

A super simple cockle bibimbap made by quickly blanching frozen cockle meat, then tossing it with fresh vegetables and a spicy-sweet sauce for a quick, restaurant-style meal.

🙋 Recommended for

  • Anyone who wants a quick spicy-sweet seafood rice bowl without cleaning shell-on cockles
  • People looking for a simple restaurant-style bibimbap using convenient frozen cockle meat

Ingredients needed 🛒2 servings

  • frozen cockle meat 500g
  • water for blanching
  • plenty of vinegar
  • onion 1
  • green onion 1 stalk
  • green chili pepper 1
  • light soy sauce 5 tablespoons
  • sugar 2 tablespoons
  • red pepper powder 4 tablespoons
  • minced garlic 1 heaping tablespoon
  • sesame oil 3 tablespoons
  • sesame seeds 3 tablespoons
  • warm rice 2 bowls

Recipe 🍳

  1. Bring water to a boil and add plenty of vinegar to help cleanly blanch the frozen cockle meat.
  2. Add the frozen cockle meat and blanch it quickly, then drain well so it does not become watery.
  3. Finely chop the onion, green onion, and green chili pepper.
  4. In a bowl, mix light soy sauce, sugar, red pepper powder, minced garlic, sesame oil, and sesame seeds to make a spicy-sweet sauce.
  5. Add the blanched cockle meat and chopped vegetables to the sauce and toss evenly.
  6. Place warm rice in bowls and spoon the seasoned cockles generously over the top.
  7. Mix everything together right before eating so the sauce coats the rice evenly.
  1. Quickly blanch frozen cockle meat in vinegar water and drain well.
  2. Chop onion, green onion, and green chili pepper, then mix soy sauce, sugar, red pepper powder, garlic, sesame oil, and sesame seeds into a sauce.
  3. Toss the cockles and vegetables with the sauce, then serve over warm rice.

Cooking tips 💡

  • Do not boil the cockles for too long; a quick blanch keeps them tender and pleasantly chewy.
  • Drain the cockles well before seasoning so the sauce does not become watery.
  • Add the seasoned cockles to the rice right before eating for the freshest texture and aroma.

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