Kimchi Fried Rice

 


Kimchi Fried Rice




Spicy, savory fried rice with protein, kimchi, aromatics and a fried egg on top. This quick and easy kimchi fried rice is ready in 20 minutes with leftover rice! It's a great busy weeknight meal that'll save you money on takeout made with simple ingredients.


PREP TIME 15minutes 
COOK TIME 10minutes
TOTAL TIME 25minutes
COURSE Main Course
CUISINE Korean
SERVINGS 4
CALORIES PER SERVING 728 kcal

INGREDIENTS
  

  • 5 cups cooked short grain rice day old (see Notes if you're making fresh rice for this recipe)
  • 2 cup kimchi chopped
  • 14 oz spam or bacon/pork belly/hot dogs/chicken/steak/canned tuna or tofu
  • 1 cup onion finely diced
  • 2 green onion finely chopped
  • 2 clove garlic minced
  • 6 tablespoon kimchi juice (from the kimchi jar)
  • 4 teaspoon gochujang
  • 4 teaspoon sesame oil toasted
  • 2 teaspoon sesame seeds toasted
  • 2 tsp vegetable oil or any neutral oil
  • 2 egg fried sunny side up or easy over
  • 8 tbsp Korean seasoned seaweed flakes or as needed

INSTRUCTIONS
 

  • Dice spam into small cubes, about 1 cm x 1 cm. 
  • Heat vegetable oil in a large pan on medium-high heat. Fry diced spam for 2-3 minutes or until lightly golden brown on the edges. Remove and set aside.
  • Fry in garlic, onion and chopped kimchi. Stir fry until onions are translucent and kimchi has released some of its juices, about 45-60 seconds.
  • Add in day-old cooked rice, kimchi juice, gochujang, sesame oil and toss everything together until rice are colored red.
  • Toss in cooked spam, green onions and sesame seeds. Mix altogether. Remove off heat.
  • Serve with a fried egg and seasoned seaweed flakes. ​

Notes

How much uncooked rice do I need? 

To make enough rice for this dish, use 240 g uncooked rice.

NUTRITION
 


Calories: 728kcal  

Carbohydrates: 80g  

Protein: 23g  

Fat: 34g  

Saturated Fat: 11g  

Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g 

Monounsaturated Fat: 16g  

Trans Fat: 0.01g  

Cholesterol: 153mg  

Sodium: 1736mg  

Potassium: 694mg  

Fiber: 2g  

Sugar: 3g  

Vitamin A: 244IU  

Vitamin C: 5mg  

Calcium: 61mg  

Iron: 6mg

 

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