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Oyster Mushroom Bulgogi Bowl With Sticky Sushi Rice, Kimchi, Cucumber Salad & Toasted Sesame Seeds

Total time28 min
Active time29 min

Cooking Timeline

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⚡ Critical Path (10 steps)

These steps determine the minimum cooking time. Any delay here delays the entire recipe.

  1. 1Gather all ingredients1m
  2. 2Tear oyster mushrooms into strips4m
  3. 3Marinate oyster mushrooms2m
  4. 4Thread mushrooms onto skewers5m
  5. 5Preheat pan with oil3m
  6. ...and 5 more steps
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Critical stepGather all ingredients

Prep1 min • Start 0m

Prep

Gather cooking equipment

Prep1 min • Start 0m4m slack

Prep

Boil kettle water

Prep2 min • Start 0m10m slack

Prep

Rinse raw ingredients

Prep1 min • Start 1m10m slack

Prep

Roughly chop kimchi

Prep2 min • Start 1m22m slack

Prep

Critical stepTear oyster mushrooms into strips

Prep4 min • Start 1m

Prep

Add sushi rice and water

Prep1 min • Start 2m10m slack

Prep

Dice baby cucumber

Prep3 min • Start 2m20m slack

Prep

Critical stepMarinate oyster mushrooms

Prep2 min • Start 5m

Prep

Bring sushi rice to boil

Cooking2 min • Start 3m10m slack

Cooking

Critical stepThread mushrooms onto skewers

Prep5 min • Start 7m

Prep

Simmer sushi rice

Cooking9 min • Start 5m10m slack

Cooking

Critical stepPreheat pan with oil

Prep3 min • Start 12m

Prep

Divide cooked sushi rice

Finishing1 min • Start 14m10m slack

Finishing

Critical stepCook mushroom skewers (side 1)

Cooking5 min • Start 15m

Cooking

Critical stepCook mushroom skewers (side 2)

Cooking5 min • Start 20m

Cooking

Critical stepTop bowls with main components

Finishing1 min • Start 25m

Finishing

Critical stepGarnish with sesame seeds

Finishing1 min • Start 26m

Finishing

Critical stepDrizzle with remaining bulgogi sauce

Finishing1 min • Start 27m

Finishing

Nutrition Information

Calories454 kcal
Protein13.2g
Fat10.5g
Carbs82.4g
Fibre6.9g
Salt3.5g

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Gather all ingredients

    1 min

    take out all the ingredients for this recipe (see picture above)

  2. Gather cooking equipment

    1 min

    take out a saucepan and a mixing bowl. We highly recommend using a cast iron pan or griddle to char the oyster mushrooms if you have one. If you don't a frying pan will work too.

    Equipment: cast iron pan, griddle, frying pan, saucepan, mixing bowl
  3. Boil kettle water

    2 min

    Boil your kettle for cooking the sushi rice.

    Equipment: kettle
  4. Rinse raw ingredients

    1 min

    rinse any raw grains, herbs or vegetables.

  5. Roughly chop kimchi

    2 min

    roughly chop thekimchi.

    Equipment: cutting board, knife
  6. Tear oyster mushrooms into strips

    4 min

    Tear theoyster mushroomsinto 1.5-2cm strips

  7. Add sushi rice and water

    1 min

    Place thesushi ricein a small saucepan and pour over 2.5x its volume in water from your kettle.

    Equipment: saucepan
  8. Dice baby cucumber

    3 min

    Dice thebaby cucumberinto bite-sized chunks

    Equipment: cutting board, knife
  9. Marinate oyster mushrooms

    2 min

    add them to your mixing bowl along with 1/3rd of thebulgogi sauceand a good amount of salt and pepper. Give everything a good mix with your hands until the mushrooms are well coated in marinade.

    Equipment: mixing bowl
  10. Bring sushi rice to boil

    2 min

    Bring to the boil and once it's bubbling

    Equipment: saucepan, stove
  11. Thread mushrooms onto skewers

    5 min

    Thread the marinated oyster mushroom pieces onto thewooden skewers

    Equipment: wooden skewers
  12. Simmer sushi rice

    9 min

    reduce the heat to low, cover and cook for 8-10 minutes or until tender but al dente.

    Equipment: saucepan, stove
  13. Preheat pan with oil

    3 min

    Place your cast iron griddle or frying pan over medium-high heat and add a generous drizzle of olive oil. Once the pan is searing hot

    Equipment: cast iron pan, griddle, frying pan, stove
  14. Divide cooked sushi rice

    1 min

    divide the cookedsushi ricebetween serving bowls

    Equipment: serving bowls
  15. Cook mushroom skewers (side 1)

    5 min

    add the mushroom skewers. We recommend compressing the oyster mushrooms with a spatula or slotted turner so that they flatten and get crispier. Cook until crispy and blackened a little, around 5 minutes on each side.  Brush the mushrooms with a littlebulgogi sauceas you cook.

    Equipment: cast iron pan, griddle, frying pan, stove, spatula, slotted turner
  16. Cook mushroom skewers (side 2)

    5 min

    around 5 minutes on each side.  Brush the mushrooms with a littlebulgogi sauceas you cook.

    Equipment: cast iron pan, griddle, frying pan, stove, spatula, slotted turner
  17. Top bowls with main components

    1 min

    top withbulgogi oyster mushroom skewers,kimchi, andbaby cucumber.

    Equipment: serving bowls
  18. Garnish with sesame seeds

    1 min

    Finish with a sprinkle ofsesame garnish

  19. Drizzle with remaining bulgogi sauce

    1 min

    and a drizzle of the remaining bulgogi sauce.