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.

Gimbap
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  • 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

  1. Cook the rice, then season while warm with the sesame oil and a pinch of salt; let cool slightly.
  2. Cut the daikon into thin strips and quick-pickle in the vinegar and sugar for 10 minutes to stand in for pickled yellow radish.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy846 kcal40%
Carbohydrates134 g
Water174 mL
Fiber6.9 g23%
Protein28.2 g59%
Tryptophan0.27 g
Threonine1.1 g
Isoleucine1.2 g
Leucine2.1 g
Lysine1.6 g
Methionine0.66 g
Cystine0.48 g
Phenylalanine1.3 g
Tyrosine0.89 g
Valine1.5 g
Histidine0.68 g
Fat20.8 g
Monounsaturated8.1 g
Polyunsaturated5.3 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.03 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-64.9 g
Saturated5.5 g
Trans-Fats0.02 g
Cholesterol217 mg
Calcium140 mg14%
Copper0.82 mg91%
Iron11.1 mg62%
Magnesium126 mg41%
Manganese1.9 mg108%
Phosphorus366 mg52%
Potassium747 mg16%
Selenium48.6 µg88%
Sodium578 mg
Zinc4.5 mg56%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)1.1 mg95%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.58 mg53%
Niacin (vitamin B3)10 mg71%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)3.1 mg61%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.71 mg55%
Folate (vitamin B9)476 µg119%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.89 µg37%
Choline197 mg46%
Vitamin A472 µg67%
Vitamin C17.2 mg23%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)41 IU7%
Vitamin E2 mg13%
Vitamin K153 µg170%

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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