Kimchi Fried Rice (Kimchi Bok Eum Bap)

Submitted by J. Ko

"The name says it all. A great way to use up left over rice. Don't feel limited to the listed ingredients; mushrooms, a bit of meat, a scrambled egg etc... are all great in this dish. This recipe makes one really generous serving or two side dish servings. Multiplies easily."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 1-2

ingredients

• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil (part sesame gives a good flavour)
• 1⁄2 cup kim chee, cut small and squeezed or drained
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 cup prepared rice (preferably Korean or Japanese)
• 2 green onions, sliced on bias
• 1 sheet korean fish cake, cut in bite-size pieces
• 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• salt and pepper, to taste

directions

1. Heat oil in wok or good-sized frying pan.
2. Add kim chi and garlic. Stir-fry until kim chi is translucent. Be careful: it will really spatter when it hits the oil!
3. Add rice, green onions, fish cake (if using) or meat, mushrooms (if using). Stir-fry until well mixed and heated through.
4. Remove from heat. Add in sesame seeds, soy sauce, salt and pepper to taste.

Reviews

[Oldman437]

This was good. I liked the serving, since I live alone. Didn't have a Korean fish cake, but I discovered crumbled bacon tastes good. I also discovered 2 tblspns of oil (in a wok) works, too. What on earth makes the total carbs 158.9 grams?? The measurements exclude the kim chee & the fish cakes. What's left, the rice?

 

[YungB]

I love kimchi fried rice. Thanks for posting the recipe. I doubled the kimchi to 1 cup. I just love kimchi :) I also added eggs, pieces of bbq pork and some left over shrimp. To die for.