Folded kimbap (or gimbap)

Method5 steps · about 15 min

1. 1

   Step 1: Mix warm rice (1/4 cup) with a little bit of sesame oil (1/4 teaspoon), salt (to taste) to taste, and optional sesame seeds (1/4 teaspoon)

   Uses 1/4 cup cooked rice · 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil · salt to taste · 1/4 teaspoon sesame seeds -- optional

   
2. 2

   Step 2: Choose two thin Spam slices or the alternative 2 tablespoons drained canned tuna. Pan-fry Spam over medium heat for 1–2 minutes per side. For tuna, press out the liquid. If using another ready-cooked meat, warm it as needed.

   Uses 2 thin slices Spam, OR 2 tbsp drained canned tuna below · 2 tbsp drained canned tuna instead of Spam

   
3. 3

   Step 3: Clean and pat dry the vegetables with a paper/kitchen towel. Thinly slice, shave (with a peeler), or julienne the cucumber or carrot (1/2 small). You can lightly sauté the cucumber or carrot, but not necessary. If using kimchi, thinly slice and squeeze out the liquid. You can mix kimchi with sesame oil and/or stir-fry in lightly oiled pan, but not necessary.

   Uses 1 lettuce leaf (you can use 2 or double up with a perilla leaf) · 1/2 small cucumber or carrot, thinly sliced or julienned · Kimchi if selecting the source optional vegetable filling · A little sesame oil for optional kimchi filling · A little cooking oil if sautéing optional kimchi or vegetables

   
4. 4

   Step 4: Put a sheet of nori, shiny side down and shorter side towards you (the photo may not look like that because of the camera angle), on a cutting board or plate. Cut a slit to the middle of gim (seaweed sheet) from the short side.

   Uses 1 seaweed sheet (gim or nori)

   
5. 5

   Step 5: Spread the seasoned rice over the bottom-left quarter of the slit seaweed sheet. Arrange the prepared Spam or tuna, the ready-fried egg (1) with fully set yolk and the prepared lettuce/vegetables over the other quarters. Fold the bottom-left quarter onto the top-left, then onto the top-right, then the bottom-right. Press lightly and tuck in the filling after each fold.

   Uses Seasoned cooked rice · Prepared Spam or drained tuna filling · Prepared lettuce and selected vegetables · Slit seaweed sheet · 1 fried egg with a fully set yolk