I have here a delicious under 30 minutes meal for you!
Kimchi fried rice is a popular comfort food in Korea, made by stir-frying cooked rice with kimchi, vegetables, and often meat or seafood. The dish is usually seasoned with soy sauce, sesame oil, and gochujang (Korean chili paste) for added flavor and heat.
To make this rice, the kimchi is first chopped into small pieces and sautéed with the other vegetables in a hot wok. The cooked rice (a day old jasmine rice preferred) is then added and mixed together with the kimchi and other ingredients until everything is well combined and heated through. The dish is typically seasoned with soy sauce, sesame oil, and gochujang (a spicy Korean chili paste) to enhance the flavors. It is often served as a main dish and can be enjoyed on its own or with a fried eggs. I personally like a sprinkle of toasted sesame just before serving.
Here is my goto/favorite kimchi; Volcano Kimchi’s Napa Cabbage Kimchi
Happy Cooking!
Kimchi Fried Rice
Equipment
- Wok
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 tbsp oil
- 1 c yellow onions chopped
- 3 cloves of garlic minced
- 1 tbsp minced ginger
- 1 c kimchi chopped
- 3 c cooked jaismine rice a day old preferred
- 2 carrots shredded
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1/2 tbsp gochujang
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 scallion sliced dark green part reserved for garnish
- toasted sesame seeds for topping
- fried egg for serving
Instructions
- In a wok, heat 1 1/2 tablespoons of oil over medium-high to high heat.
- Add the onions and cook until they start to turn translucent, about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add the garlic and ginger and cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute, until they start to fragrant. Add the chopped kimchi and stir , cook for about a minute.
- Add the rice, carrots and the light green and white parts of the scallions to the wok. Stir to combine everything.
- Add the soy sauce, gochujang and sesame oil, give everything a good stir. Adjust the taste, add more soy sauce for salt and gochujang for spice.
- Add the dark green parts of the scallion and stir everything again. Remove rice from heat, serve warm topped with egg and toasted sesame.
