What to do with the rest of my scallions?

Bimbimbab!

While scrounging through recipes on FatFreeVegan the other day I found this recipe for Bimbimbab (as well as the Tortilla Soup business). Bimbimbab is a Korean dish that basically consists of a mound of rice with 4 to 5 separate toppings. Usually this would include beef and a fried egg but since I'm on a no-cow diet ;) I used tofu instead. Ahh yes, tofu. The magical fruit. Besides the meaty meat meat this dish is served with a spicy sauce called Kochu Chang (which can usually be found at most Asian specialty markets). But since I'm lazy, I decided to make my own instead.

Rice

1 cup rice

Cook normally and mound in 2 bowls. I used a wet spoon to help with the mounding.

Sesame Seeds

1/4 c sesame seeds

Preheat oven to 325˚ sprinkle seeds in a oven-safe dish and heat until you start to smell the sesame seeds. That means they're done! Check on them and shake pan if you are concerned about over-cooking.

Baked (or Fried) Tofu

Cubed and heated to desired level.

Ginger Bok Choy

2-3 bok choy (thoroughly rinsed and cut to mouth-size pieces)

1 tbsp fresh ginger (grated or chopped)

1 tsp dark sesame oil

1 tbsp Braggs Liquid Amino Acids

1 tsp unrefined sugar

1 tbsp Sake or Rice Wine

1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds

Gently sauté ginger in a pan with a bit of oil. Once lightly cooked, add bok choy and sake and cover. Cook for 6 minutes then add the sesame oil, Braggs and sugar. Stir together. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.

Scallions & Carrots

4 scallions chopped

2 carrots chopped (or 8-9 baby carrots ;)

olive oil

Braggs (haters can use soy sauce)

Sauté carrots and scallions in pan until lightly browned. Top with braggs. Delish.

Now for the grand finale!

Faux Kochu Chang

4-5 tbsp red miso paste

1 1/2 tbsp paprika

1 tsp cayenne pepper

1 tbsp and 2 tsp unrefined sugar

2 tsp sesame oil

1 tsp toasted sesame seeds

Mix this biz together. Can be stored in a container (in the fridge) for about a week.

Place veggies and tofu over rice. Top with a dollop of Kochu Chang and a generous sprinkling of sesame seeds and enjoy!

Love you, mean it

Emily

P.S. recipe altered from FatFreeVegan. All pics by celebrationanniversarygym © 2010.