"Buhsut-dupbap" (Mushroom over Rice)

"Busut" means mushroom and "dupbap" means having something over bowl of rice. Some of other popular "dupbaps" are "hwe dupbap" (sashimi over rice) and "bulgogi dupbap" (you get the idea).
Eating dupabap style is convenient with minimum dirty dishes!  

I love mushrooms because they are low in calories yet filling and flavorful. Here I used shitake and enoki mushrooms but you can add more varieties like button and portobello mushrooms. However I strongly suggest not omitting shitake mushrooms because it has strong flavor essential for this recipe.
You can easily turn this recipe into vegetarian or vegan by skipping the pork and adding tofu instead.


Ingredients- Make 2 dupbaps

- 2x2 dried kelp (dasima)
- 1/2 of yellow or white onion sliced
- 1 bag of enoki mushrooms
- 6 dried shitake mushrooms
- 1/2 cup of julienned carrot
- 1 stalk of green onion chopped
- 1/2 green pepper or one jalapeno julienned (choose a mild jalapeno!)
- 4 oz of pork loin bias-sliced
- 3 tablespoons of soysauce
- 1 tablespoon of minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon of minced ginger
- 2 teaspoons of sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons of vegetable oil
- black pepper
- salt
- 2 tablespoons of cornstarch dissolved with 1/4c of water
- 2 BOWLS OF RICE

How to-

1. This will serve as broth: bring 2 1/2 cups water with dried shitake mushrooms and kelp to boil. Turn the heat down to medium-low then turn off the heat after 5 minutes. Let it stand until the mushrooms are soft. Once the mushrooms are soft, slice and leave them to the side.

2. Season pork with 1 teaspoon of garlic, 1/2 teaspoon of ginger, and 1 tablespoon of soysauce.

3. Add vegetable oil into a pan and heat it over high. Sauteed the pork and when it's almost cooked through, add vegetables and shitake mushrooms and sauteed until onions turn soft.

4. Add enoki mushrooms, 2 teaspoons of minced garlic, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, and one cup of broth from #1 and bring it to boil. Add dissolved cornstarch and turn the heat down to medium-low.
The consistency should be similar to Mushroom Chicken from Panda Express perhaps with little bit more juice. Add more broth or starch to reach the desired consistency, season with salt and black pepper, and finish it off with sesame oil.

5. Serve over rice, dupbap style!