KIMCHI FRIED RICE

Is your kimchi a little too sour? Make this Kimchi Fried Rice in less than 20 minutes!

Kimchi fried rice is my favorite way to use up kimchi that’s just a bit over fermented. Cooking out the acidity of kimchi creates a nice subtle tangy, spicy flavor that’s has the texture of cooked cabbage and sauerkraut.

This is a dish I would whip up whenever I wanted a filling and balanced meal on a time crunch. And it uses up ingredients you already have in your pantry and fridge! Makes for the perfect go-to meal when you’re busy running around all day and there’s nothing left in the fridge.

Ingredients

• 3-4 slices chopped bacon

• 1 tbsp. butter or oil

• 1/2 cup diced onions

• 1 tbsp. minced garlic

• 1 cup chopped kimchi

• 3 cups day-old cooked white rice

• 1 tbsp. soy sauce

• 1 tsp. sesame oil

• 1/4 cup kimchi juice (liquid found at at the bottom of the kimchi jar)

• 1 fried egg (optional per serving)

• 1-2 chopped scallions for garnish

• Toasted sesame seeds for garnish

• Roasted seaweed for garnish

Instructions

1. Cook chopped bacon in a saute pan until crispy. Remove and let it drain on a paper towel.

2. Add in butter (or oil) to the remaining bacon grease in the pan. Add in diced onions, minced garlic, and chopped kimchi. Saute for 2-3 minutes or until the alliums begin to sweat.

3. Add in day-old cooked white rice. Carefully mix and saute with the other ingredients in the pan making sure you don’t smush the rice too much. Add the bacon back into the pan.

4. Season with soy sauce, sesame oil, and kimchi juice.

5. Optional: Add a fried egg on each serving.

6. Garnish with chopped scallions, toasted sesame seeds, and crushed/chopped roasted seaweed.

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KIMCHI FRIED RICE

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Course: Main Course, Rice

Cuisine: Asian, Korean

Ingredients

• 3-4 slices chopped bacon
• 1 tbsp. butter or oil
• 1/2 cup diced onions
• 1 tbsp. minced garlic
• 1 cup chopped kimchi
• 3 cups day-old cooked white rice
• 1 tbsp. soy sauce
• 1 tsp. sesame oil
• 1/4 cup kimchi juice liquid found at at the bottom of the kimchi jar
• 1 fried egg optional per serving
• 1-2 chopped scallions for garnish
• Toasted sesame seeds for garnish
• Roasted seaweed for garnish

Instructions

• Cook chopped bacon in a saute pan until crispy. Remove and let it drain on a paper towel.
• Add in butter (or oil) to the remaining bacon grease in the pan. Add in diced onions, minced garlic, and chopped kimchi. Saute for 2-3 minutes or until the alliums begin to sweat.
• Add in day-old cooked white rice. Carefully mix and saute with the other ingredients in the pan making sure you don’t smush the rice too much. Add the bacon back into the pan.
• Season with soy sauce, sesame oil, and kimchi juice.
• 5. Optional: Add a fried egg on each serving.
• Garnish with chopped scallions, toasted sesame seeds, and crushed/chopped roasted seaweed.