In an episode of BTS in the Soop, Jin decides to make yeolmu (young radish) bibimbap for breakfast. First, he scoops freshly cooked rice into a stainless steel bowl. Then goes the toppings, piled over the rice: radish kimchi, dried anchovies, pickled onions, tuna straight out of the can. Lastly, a fried egg with a jiggly yolk to finish. He tries to slide it out of the pan to complete the picture-perfect bowl, but the egg lands yolk-first with a sad plop.
We stayed true to Jin’s bibimbap with a runny sunny-side-up, but go fry up a crispy-edged egg if you prefer some texture. The kimchi and anchovies can be bought from a Korean grocery store. The yangpa jangajji, or pickled onions, are simple enough to make at home—we used Future Dish’s recipe.
If using a dolsot, brush the inside with sesame oil using a silicone brush.
Scoop the rice into the dolsot or a serving bowl, pressing down gently. If you want crispy rice out of your dolsot, you want the rice to make contact with the oil-brushed pot.
Top the rice with anchovies, pickled onions, radish leaf kimchi, and tuna, creating four neat quadrants of toppings.
If using a dolsot, place it on top of the stove over medium-low heat. Cook until you hear the rice sizzling, 10–15 minutes.
Place sunny-side-up egg on top of the bowl. Mix everything with chopsticks on a spoon, and eat while hot.
A dolsot, meaning "stone pot" in English, is a piece of Korean cookware made from porous stone. It's commonly used for cooking and serving rice dishes like bibimbap.
Tutong fans will love the dolsot's rice-toasting properties. Cooked rice acquires a toasty, burnt bottom when made in a dolsot.
Using a dolsot is optional (Jin doesn’t use one), but it will get you the crispy-bottomed rice that makes bibimbap irresistible.
Korean condiments are readily available in Korean groceries, either pre-packaged or made from scratch. They make great companions to all kinds of rice meals, so there's no harm in stocking up on them!
Absolutely! This recipe sticks to Jin's version, but you can change it up and use whatever side dishes you prefer or have lying around.