1
Cook rice with slightly less water than usual, spread out to cool.
2
Whisk all sauce ingredients in a jar, thin with water until pourable.
3
Boil eggs exactly 7 min, shock in ice water, peel.
4
Blanch sprouts 1-2 min, squeeze dry, season with sesame oil, garlic, salt, sesame seeds.
5
Blanch spinach 30 sec, squeeze REALLY dry, season the same way.
6
Sauté carrots 2-3 min with salt, then zucchini + garlic 3 min, keep everything crisp-tender.
7
Mix beef with mushrooms + all marinade ingredients.
8
Sauté onion + garlic, add beef, spread flat and don't touch for 3-4 min so it caramelizes, then break up and cook until glossy.
9
Assemble: rice, then color-block the toppings, sesame seeds + green onion on top.
10
Sauce + egg stored separately, kimchi added day of.
11
To eat: microwave 90 sec, halve the egg, drizzle sauce, mix everything.