Gimbap
Toasted Laver Rolls | 김밥
Toasted Laver Rolls | 김밥
Gimbap is easily made by seasoning cooked white rice with salt and sesame oil, spreading it over lightly toasted laver, adding various vegetables and beef and rolling and cutting them into bite-sized pieces. Because gimbap is easy to eat anywhere, it is a convenient dish for a simple lunch or as a lunchbox menu for outings or travels. In Korea, it is a signature menu item that mothers put in lunchboxes on outing days.
4 cups cooked white rice (2 lb, 920g), 1 teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons sesame oil, 4 sheets toasted laver, 7 oz (200g) ground beef, 4 pickled radishes (3 oz, 90g), ⅔ English cucumber (3½ oz, 100g), ½ carrot (3½ oz, 100g), 3 eggs, vegetable oil, salt, sesame oil as needed
Marinade for beef
2 tablespoons soy sauce, ½ tablespoon sugar, 1 tablespoon minced green onion, 1 teaspoon minced garlic, ground black pepper as needed
Brine for cucumber
⅔ tablespoon white vinegar, ⅔ tablespoon sugar, ⅔ tablespoon water, pinch of salt
It is important to cook rice properly without too much moisture. Rice may be seasoned only with salt or by sprinkling a mixture of vinegar sauce made from vinegar, sugar and salt. Depending on the ingredients used, you can create variations of gimbap with different flavors and looks. Brush sesame oil onto the surface of the gimbap according to taste or sprinkle sesame seeds on the gimbap and serve it in bite-sized pieces.