Recipe
Korean Vegetable Rice
A quick Korean-inspired rice bowl with sautéed veg, a punchy gochujang sauce and a fried egg on top.
Ingredients
Method
Cook the rice and keep it warm.
Whisk together the gochujang, soy sauce, vinegar, honey and water to make a pourable sauce.
Heat the sesame oil in a large frying pan. Add the garlic and ginger and cook for 30 seconds.
Add the mushrooms and cook until browned. Stir in the carrot and cook for 2 minutes.
Add the spinach and cook just until wilted. Season lightly.
Fry the eggs to your liking.
Serve rice bowls topped with the veg, sauce, spring onions and sesame seeds, with a fried egg on top.
Notes
Vegetables: use any mix you like — cabbage, mushrooms, spinach, courgette, beansprouts all work.
Heat: gochujang varies; taste and adjust.
Make it vegan: skip the egg and use maple syrup instead of honey.
About this recipe
This is a weeknight-friendly Korean-inspired rice bowl: warm rice, a mix of quick-cooked veg, a punchy gochujang sauce and (ideally) a runny fried egg.
It’s flexible — use what’s in the fridge — but keep the sauce bold and the veg crisp-tender.