Easy Kimchi Fried Rice
Kimchi fried rice (kimchi bokkeumbap) is a super easy recipe with kimchi for when you want some quick, comforting Korean food. It’s perfect for using up leftover rice and tangy kimchi, you can whip up a delicious stir-fry in minutes. For extra flavour, toss in some crispy bacon or your favourite meat, then surround the rice with a golden ring of cheesy, fluffy egg for that modern touch.
Yield: 1
Calories: 997kcal
Equipment
- Non-stick frying pan , or cast iron skillet
Ingredients
- 1 rice cooker cup short-grain rice (Note 1) , cooked day old rice (equals 150g)
- 2 green onions , chopped
- 1 garlic clove , minced
- 5 bacon slices , cut in bite size | or Vienna sausage, Korean spam or pork belly (Note 2)
- 375 g kimchi , cut into bite size
- cooking oil
- ¼ tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp gochugaru
- ½ tbsp soy sauce
- ½ tbsp sesame oil
- 2 tbsp kimchi juice
egg mixture
- 2 eggs
- 50 g mozzarella
Instructions
Prepare the kimchi fried rice
- Chop the kimchi into small pieces.
- Heat cooking oil in a pan and sauté the green onions and garlic until fragrant.
- Add bacon strips and cook until slightly crispy.
- Add soy sauce and stir briefly.
- Add the chopped kimchi, sugar, gochugaru and kimchi juice, and stir-fry together.
- Add the rice and stir-fry everything well, breaking up any clumps.
- Finish with a drizzle of sesame oil and mix.
Make the egg ring
- Shape the fried rice into a dome in the center of the pan.
- Lightly beat the eggs so the yolks and whites aren’t fully blended.
- On low heat, heat some oil around the kimchi fried rice dome in the pan.
- Pour the beaten egg around the rice dome, sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top of the egg.
- Cover the pan and cook until the cheese melts and the egg sets gently.
Notes
- Rice - make sure to use day old rice otherwise your fried rice will be mushy. For Korean fried rice, always use Korean short-grain rice. Long-grain rice has a very different texture and aroma.
- Meat - you can toss in some meat in your fried rice. I like to add bacon or Vienna sausage, but Korean spam or pork belly is also common.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 997kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 42g | Fat: 86g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 21g | Monounsaturated Fat: 43g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 406mg | Sodium: 3526mg | Potassium: 1064mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 2018IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 461mg | Iron: 13mg
