Recipes · Korean · Main Courses
Gimbap
One serving has 846 kcal and 28 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin K (170%), folate (119%), manganese (108%), thiamin (95%), copper (91%) and selenium (88%). Ready in 40 minutes.

- Preparation: 30 min
- Cooking: 10 min
- Makes: 1 serving (362 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free
- Contains: beef, egg, sesame
Ingredients
- 150 g Rice, white, short-grain
- 8 g Seaweed, dried
- 50 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 30 g Carrots, raw
- 30 g Spinach, raw
- 30 g Daikon radish, raw
- 8 g Vinegar, white
- 5 g Sugar
- 40 g Beef sirloin steak, raw
- 8 g Sesame oil
- 1 g Salt
- 2 g Sesame seeds
Method
- Cook the rice, then season while warm with the sesame oil and a pinch of salt; let cool slightly.
- Cut the daikon into thin strips and quick-pickle in the vinegar and sugar for 10 minutes to stand in for pickled yellow radish.
- Beat the egg with a pinch of salt and cook into a thin sheet, then slice into strips; julienne the carrot and stir-fry briefly; blanch the spinach and season with a little salt and sesame oil; slice the beef thin and pan-fry with a pinch of salt until cooked through.
- Lay a nori sheet shiny-side down, spread an even layer of rice leaving a border at the top, then arrange the beef, egg, carrot, spinach and pickled radish in a line across the middle.
- Roll up tightly using a bamboo mat, seal the edge with a few grains of rice, then slice into rounds with a sharp, lightly oiled knife and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 846 kcal | 40% |
| Carbohydrates | 134 g | |
| Water | 174 mL | |
| Fiber | 6.9 g | 23% |
| Protein | 28.2 g | 59% |
| Tryptophan | 0.27 g | |
| Threonine | 1.1 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.2 g | |
| Leucine | 2.1 g | |
| Lysine | 1.6 g | |
| Methionine | 0.66 g | |
| Cystine | 0.48 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.3 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.89 g | |
| Valine | 1.5 g | |
| Histidine | 0.68 g | |
| Fat | 20.8 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 8.1 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 5.3 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.03 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 4.9 g | |
| Saturated | 5.5 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.02 g | |
| Cholesterol | 217 mg | |
| Calcium | 140 mg | 14% |
| Copper | 0.82 mg | 91% |
| Iron | 11.1 mg | 62% |
| Magnesium | 126 mg | 41% |
| Manganese | 1.9 mg | 108% |
| Phosphorus | 366 mg | 52% |
| Potassium | 747 mg | 16% |
| Selenium | 48.6 µg | 88% |
| Sodium | 578 mg | |
| Zinc | 4.5 mg | 56% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 1.1 mg | 95% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.58 mg | 53% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 10 mg | 71% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 3.1 mg | 61% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.71 mg | 55% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 476 µg | 119% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.89 µg | 37% |
| Choline | 197 mg | 46% |
| Vitamin A | 472 µg | 67% |
| Vitamin C | 17.2 mg | 23% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 41 IU | 7% |
| Vitamin E | 2 mg | 13% |
| Vitamin K | 153 µg | 170% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
1.7 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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