Dinner for 4

Kongnamul Bap

Name: Kongnamul Bap
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups short grain rice; 1 1/2 cups water; 1 lb kongnamul; 5 oz beef or pork; 1 tsp minced garlic; 2 tsp soy sauce; 1 tsp rice wine or mirin; 1 tsp sesame oil; 1 cup thinly sliced kimchi; 2 tbsp juice from kimchi; 4 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tsp sesame oil; 1 tsp gochugaru; 1 tsp sesame seeds; 1 tsp minced garlic; 1 tsp sugar; 2 1/2 scallions

$10.24for 435 minServes 4

Rice cooks with soybean sprouts, seasoned meat, and kimchi, then gets mixed with a spicy soy dressing.

Photo: koreanbapsang.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Rice, 9.75 oz$0.08/oz typical	9.75 oz	$0.78Typical price
	Fresh peas and snap peas, 1 lb$3.49/lb typical	1 lb	$3.49Typical price
	Beef chuck roast, 0.3 lb$6.99/lb typical	0.3 lb	$2.18Typical price
	Garlic, a little$0.75 each typical	a little	$0.05Typical price
	Capers, 5.75 oz$0.45/oz typical	5.75 oz	$2.53Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, a little$0.70/oz typical	a little	$0.07Typical price
	Green onions, 0.25$1.19 each typical	0.25	$0.42Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$10.24

Swaps

Swap beef chuck roast for pork roastabout $4.50/lb less at typical prices
Swap rice for quinoaabout $0.12/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Soy sauceAsian sauces and pastesSugar and brown sugar

Not included in the cost.

35 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
4servings as written
$$typical cost tier

Korean Dairy-free Budget Family Dinners

Typical price

$2.56 per serving$10.24 for 4

City Store

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups short grain rice
1 1/2 cups water
1 lb kongnamul
5 oz beef or pork
1 tsp minced garlic
2 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp rice wine or mirin
1 tsp sesame oil
1 cup thinly sliced kimchi
2 tbsp juice from kimchi
4 tbsp soy sauce
2 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp gochugaru
1 tsp sesame seeds
1 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp sugar
2 1/2 scallions

Steps

Rinse the rice and place it in a rice cooker with the water.
Layer the kongnamul, meat, garlic, soy sauce, rice wine, and sesame oil over the rice.
Cook for about 25 minutes, until the rice is tender and the meat reaches 160 F.
Mix the kimchi, kimchi juice, soy sauce, sesame oil, gochugaru, sesame seeds, garlic, sugar, and scallions in a small bowl.
Rest the cooked rice for 5 minutes, then stir everything together with the kimchi dressing.

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