Kimchi Fried Rice

Method7 steps · about 15 min

1. 1

   Step 1: Have the cooked rice and four cooked eggs ready. If using freshly cooked rice, let it cool for 5–10 minutes before frying. Preheat a pan or wok over medium-high heat, add 1 Tbsp cooking oil and spread it over the pan.

   Uses 1 Tbsp cooking oil

2. 2

   Step 2: Add the minced garlic (1/2 tsp) to the oiled pan and stir for 10 seconds. Add the optional bite-size bacon (150 g) and stir-fry until partly cooked.

   Uses Heated cooking oil in the pan · 1/2 tsp minced garlic · 150 g bacon, cut into thumbnail-size pieces (optional)

3. 3

   Step 3: Add the chopped kimchi (1 cup) to the pan. Stir-fry until it has mostly softened, then proceed; the bacon, if used, continues cooking with it.

   Uses sautéed garlic and optional partly cooked bacon · 1 cup kimchi, cut into thumbnail-size pieces

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   Step 4: If using enoki mushrooms (1 package), add them and stir well for a few seconds. Lower the heat to medium or medium-low.

   Uses sautéed kimchi and optional bacon · 1 package enoki mushrooms (200 g), bases removed, rinsed and drained, optional

5. 5

   Step 5: Add the already cooked rice and the kimchi juice. Use the default 1/4 cup juice, or if short use 2 1/2 Tbsp juice with either 1 Tbsp gochujang or 1 Tbsp soy sauce. If the kimchi is fresh rather than sour, add the optional 1/2 tsp rice vinegar. Mix thoroughly and cook until the rice is hot, the mushrooms are softened and any bacon is cooked through.

   Uses sautéed kimchi mixture · 3 cups steamed short grain rice · Default route: 1/4 cup kimchi juice · Reduced-juice route instead: 2 1/2 Tbsp kimchi juice · Reduced-juice route: 1 Tbsp gochujang OR the soy sauce · Reduced-juice route: 1 Tbsp soy sauce OR the gochujang · 1/2 tsp rice vinegar, only if using fresh unsoured kimchi

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   Step 6: Mix the 1/2 Tbsp sesame oil through the hot fried rice, then remove the pan from the heat.

   Uses hot cooked kimchi fried rice · 1/2 Tbsp sesame oil

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   Step 7: Divide the fried rice among four plates. Add the optional toasted sesame seeds (1 Tbsp), thinly sliced green onion (1/2 stalk) and shredded seasoned seaweed. Top each portion with one already cooked egg and serve.

   Uses finished kimchi fried rice · 1 Tbsp toasted sesame seeds (to garnish) · 1/2 stalk green onion, thinly sliced for garnish, optional · Roasted seasoned seaweed, shredded (optional) · 4 extra-large eggs, already cooked sunny side up or as preferred