Healthy Steamed Radish Rice (Mu-bap)

Steps

▶ Tap a timecode to jump to roughly that moment in the video.

1. 1
   Wash 1 cup of rice by rubbing it gently with your hands a few times to remove dust, rinse well, then soak.
   ▶ ≈1:05
2. 2
   Cut about 1 pound of radish into matchstick strips.
   ▶ ≈2:09
3. 3
   Drain the soaked rice, place it in a pot with 1 cup of water, top with the radish matchsticks, and cook over medium-high heat.
   ▶ ≈2:34
4. 4
   While the rice cooks, make the sauce: combine chopped green onions, minced garlic, soy sauce, gochugaru, toasted sesame seeds, and sesame oil, then mix well to make the flavorful seasoning sauce (yangnyeom jang).
   ▶ ≈3:03
5. 5
   After about 10 minutes, once the rice is bubbling, stir it together with the radish — there will still be extra liquid released from the fresh radish — then reduce the heat to medium and continue cooking.
   ▶ ≈4:35
6. 6
   Check that the rice is fully cooked through, then turn off the heat and gently fold the rice to release its aroma.
   ▶ ≈5:36
7. 7
   Serve the cooked radish rice, drizzle with the prepared seasoning sauce, mix well, and enjoy.
   ▶ ≈6:37
8. 8
   Optionally add protein: in winter you can stir in fresh chopped oysters about 10 minutes into cooking during the simmering stage, or add shredded beef from the very beginning.
   ▶ ≈7:03