Main ingredients 🥩
RiceBean sproutsShiitake mushroomsJin soy sauceGuk soy sauce
Ttukdak Hyung's Kongnamul Bap
A crunchy soybean sprout rice dish made in just 5 minutes in the microwave, without the sprouts wilting or burning like in a pot.
🙋 Recommended for
- ⭐ Those who want a savory, slightly spicy soy sauce to mix with crunchy rice for a flavorful meal when they have no appetite
- ⭐ Those who have failed at making pot-style kongnamul bap due to mushy or layered rice
- ⭐ Those who want a nutritious, fragrant meal with minimal budget and time
Ingredients needed 🛒1 servings
- 1 bowl of rice
- Sliced shiitake mushrooms, as needed
- A handful of bean sprouts
- Chopped green onion, as needed
- Chopped cheongyang chili pepper, as needed
- Jin soy sauce, as needed
- Guk soy sauce, as needed
- A little water
- Sesame oil, as needed
- Corn syrup (ollyeongdang), as needed
- Gochugaru (red pepper powder), as needed
Recipe 🍳
- Spread a bowl of warm rice evenly in a deep microwave-safe bowl.
- Place thinly sliced shiitake mushrooms evenly over the rice, then pile clean, crunchy bean sprouts generously on top.
- In another bowl, mix chopped green onion, cheongyang chili pepper, jin soy sauce, guk soy sauce, a little water, sesame oil, corn syrup, and gochugaru to make the seasoning sauce.
- Evenly drizzle the seasoning sauce over the bean sprouts in the bowl.
- Microwave for 5 minutes until the bean sprouts and mushrooms are just tender and the seasoning has soaked into the rice.
- Put rice in a microwave-safe bowl and pile shiitake mushrooms and bean sprouts on top.
- Mix green onion, cheongyang chili pepper, soy sauces, sesame oil, and gochugaru to make a sauce.
- Pour the sauce over the bean sprouts, microwave for 5 minutes, then mix everything together.
Cooking tips 💡
- Combining jin soy sauce with guk soy sauce reduces sweetness and adds a clean, deep savory flavor that pairs perfectly with kongnamul bap.
- Microwaving keeps the bean sprouts crunchy and moist, preventing them from getting tough.
- This is a great budget-friendly meal when you have no appetite or lack side dishes, needing only bean sprouts from the fridge.
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