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Kimchi Fried Rice (Kimchi Bokkeum Bap)

Here's how you make Kimchi Fried Rice (Kimchi Bokkeum Bap)
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  • Servings: 2
  • Prep: 5m
  • Cook: 10m
    • The following recipe serves 2 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 tablespoons oil (vegetable oi)l
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 cup kimchi (cabbage kimchi, baechu kimchi; available from Asian grocers, roughly chopped)
  • 500 grams cook short grain rice
  • 1/4 cup kimchi juice
  • 2 tablespoons chilli paste (Korean chilli paste, gochijang, availabele from Asian grocers)
  • 2 teaspoon sesame oil
  • Salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 spring onion (scallion, thinly sliced)
  • 2 large eggs (fried, sunny side up, to serve)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Heat the vegetable oil in a large frying pan or wok over medium high heat and add the garlic and stir fry for 1 minutes until fragrant and then add the kimchi and stir fry for another minute.

  • Step 2: Add the rice and using the back of a wood spoon to break up any clumps.

  • Step 3: Add the kimchi juice and chilli paste and stir fry for 3 to 4 minutes until well combined and then reduce heat if the rice begins to stick.

  • Step 4: Add the sesame oil and season and then add half the spring onion, mix, then divide the rice between two bowls.

  • Step 5: Garnish with the remaining spring onion and top each bowl with a fried egg.

  • Step 6: Serve immediately.

  • Step 7: To make a fancier version of this dish, add thin slices of cooked pork belly bacon or span'

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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