Kimchi Fried Rice

By Alana Kysar
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Kimchi Fried Rice
Serves
Makes 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons mild-flavored oil, such as grapeseed
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 1⁄2 cups kimchi, roughly chopped
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons gochujang
  • 4 cups cooked day-old short-grain rice, at room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
  • 1⁄2 cup chopped green onions
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • Salt

  • For serving:
  • Shredded nori seaweed
  • Toasted sesame seeds
  • Fried eggs (optional)
Procedure
In a large cast-iron fry pan, heat the mild-flavored oil over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, until translucent.

Add the kimchi and gochujang and cook for 4 minutes, or until the liquid at the edges of the kimchi starts to simmer.

Meanwhile, toss the rice with the sesame oil. Add the rice and 1⁄4 cup of the green onions to the the pan with the kimchi. Drizzle the soy sauce over the rice and stir-fry for 4 to 5 minutes, until the rice is hot and has absorbed all of the liquid. Taste and add salt if needed.

Remove the pan from the heat, spoon into bowls or onto a plate, and top with the remaining 1⁄4 cup green onions, some shredded nori, and sesame seeds.

Top each bowl with a fried egg.

Kimchi Fried Rice

By Alana Kysar
Serves
Makes 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons mild-flavored oil, such as grapeseed
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 1⁄2 cups kimchi, roughly chopped
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons gochujang
  • 4 cups cooked day-old short-grain rice, at room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
  • 1⁄2 cup chopped green onions
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • Salt

  • For serving:
  • Shredded nori seaweed
  • Toasted sesame seeds
  • Fried eggs (optional)
Procedure
In a large cast-iron fry pan, heat the mild-flavored oil over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, until translucent.

Add the kimchi and gochujang and cook for 4 minutes, or until the liquid at the edges of the kimchi starts to simmer.

Meanwhile, toss the rice with the sesame oil. Add the rice and 1⁄4 cup of the green onions to the the pan with the kimchi. Drizzle the soy sauce over the rice and stir-fry for 4 to 5 minutes, until the rice is hot and has absorbed all of the liquid. Taste and add salt if needed.

Remove the pan from the heat, spoon into bowls or onto a plate, and top with the remaining 1⁄4 cup green onions, some shredded nori, and sesame seeds.

Top each bowl with a fried egg.