Korean-Style Grain Bowls with Spicy Marinated Steak
A vibrant and flavorful Korean-inspired grain bowl featuring marinated steak, colorful vegetables, and a variety of textures. The dish combines tender sliced beef with pickled cabbage and carrots, fresh vegetables, and warm grains, all topped with optional fried eggs and sesame seeds.
Ingredients
- •1 cup pear juice
- •½ cup low-sodium soy sauce
- •½ cup rice wine vinegar
- •¼ cup neutral vegetable oil, such as grapeseed
- •3 cloves garlic
- •2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
- •1 tablespoon ginger
- •1 teaspoon gochujang
- •1 teaspoon light brown sugar
- •¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- •2 teaspoons gochujang
- •1 teaspoon light brown sugar
- •½ teaspoon kosher salt
- •1½ pounds short ribs
- •1 tablespoon neutral vegetable oil
- •1½ cups purple cabbage
- •2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- •1 large carrot
- •4 cups baby spinach
- •4 cups cooked grains
- •½ teaspoon kosher salt
- •6 ounces sugar snap peas
- •½ cup kimchi
- •4 whole fried eggs
- •1 whole scallion
- •2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds
- •to taste gochujang
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Whisk pear juice, soy sauce, vinegar, vegetable oil, garlic, sesame oil, ginger, gochujang, brown sugar, and salt in a medium bowl.
5 min
- 2.
Pour 1 cup marinade into a large resealable bag or bowl; reserve remaining marinade. Whisk in gochujang, brown sugar, and salt. Add steak and toss to coat, then let rest at room temperature at least 1 hour.
60 min
- 3.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Remove steak from marinade and pat dry; discard marinade. Cook steak until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center registers 125°F, 2-3 minutes per side for medium rare. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest 10 minutes before slicing against the grain.
15 min
- 4.
Toss cabbage, 1 Tbsp. marinade, and 1 Tbsp. vinegar in a small bowl. Toss carrots, 1 Tbsp. marinade, and remaining 1 Tbsp. vinegar in another small bowl. Let rest at least 10 minutes.
10 min
- 5.
Toss spinach, grains, and salt with 1/2 cup marinade in a large bowl. Divide among 4 bowls. Top with beef, cabbage, carrots, peas, and kimchi, if using. Place 1 fried egg in the center of each bowl, if using. Top with scallion and sesame seeds. Serve with gochujang and remaining marinade alongside.
10 min
- 6.
Steak can be marinated 10 hours ahead; chill in bag. Let steak come to room temperature at least 1 hour before cooking. Cabbage and carrots can be marinated 1 day ahead; cover and chill.
