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Kimchi Fried Rice - easy fried rice made with Korean kimchi. Kimchi adds a spicy and pungent taste and absolute best. This Korean recipe takes only 15 mins to make from prep to dinner table.
Delicious Korean Fried Rice
Whenever I dine out at Korean restaurants, I always ask for extra kimchi to pack home. Whenever I have extra kimchi, I would make kimchi fried rice, which is one of the best fried rice in the world!
Yes, I have fried rice syndrome. I just love the idea of stir frying rice in a hot wok or skillet, with various ingredients mixed in. It’s an Asian comfort food at I enjoy a lot, always mouthwatering and appetizing.
What Is Kimchi Fried Rice
Kimchi fried rice recipe is one of the most popular Korean recipes. Many people love Korean food. This recipe is quick and easy and takes only 15 minutes from start to finish.
The core ingredients are kimchi, steamed rice, but you can also add spam, pork belly, bacon and an egg. The egg is usually fried sunny side up and served on top of the fried rice.
For me, I prefer it plain with just kimchi and rice. Now, how do you make it? I will share my tips and techniques with you below.
For more kimchi recipes, check out my kimchi ramen recipe!
Working With Kimchi
If you buy bottled kimchi from the store, it’s wet with an orange liquid. The liquid is actually the moisture content or juice from napa cabbage, the main vegetable used in kimchi.
During the fermentation process, the moisture content seeps out from the napa baggage.
To prep, first you need to squeeze the liquid out of the kimchi before you cook the fried rice. The best fried rice should toasty and dry, not wet and lumpy.
The reddish color and the pungent kimchi taste and aromas beckon. As kimchi is fully fermented, you can freeze Kimchi fried rice for up to a week, making it a perfect dish for meal prep.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes this is a healthy and nutritious meal as kimchi is one of the healthiest foods with lots of benefits. It’s a great source of probiotics and promotes digestion.
This recipe is only 233 calories per serving.
What To Serve With Kimchi Fried Rice
This meal is best served alone or with a main dish or appetizers. For a wholesome Korean meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.
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Kimchi Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 clove garlic, finely minced
- 1/4 small onion, finely diced
- 1/2 cup kimchi, cut into small pieces + 1 tablespoon kimchi juice
- 2 cups overnight steamed white rice
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce , or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
- 3 dashes ground black pepper
- 1 stalk scallion, cut into small rounds
Instructions
- Heat a wok or skillet over high heat. Add the oil. Once the oil is hot, sauté the garlic and onion until aromatic. Add the kimchi and stir quickly before adding the rice. Stir to combine well.
- Add the soy sauce, sesame oil, black pepper, and scallions. Stir a few times to blend with the rice. Dish out and serve immediately.
- You can fry an egg sunny-side up and serve it on top of the kimchi fried rice.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Love Kimchi Fried rice.
A few years back my daughter requested “kimchi fried rice” after visiting a friends house for dinner.
Didn’t have the foggest idea what it was.
Now its something we cook up at least once a month. And my wife is not a rice eater! And she is Chinese
I usually do my with either cubed spam or lop cheung and lop yuk.
Keep posting!
Hi Wayman, Kimchi fried rice is very yummy. Glad that your wife likes it now. Please try more recipes on my site: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/
This looks delicious! What is overnight steamed white rice? Do you cook it up and put it in the fridge the night before?
Yes, it’s leftover rice that is left overnight so the moisture content of the rice is lower and the rice is dryer. You don’t want mushy kimchi fried rice.
Makes sense – Thank you so much!
Hi, Bee! I’m a beginner, but I ‘m going to make this. I know that kimchi is crazy good for you. What oil would I use? Can I keep leftover juice from jar to season other foods? Thanks!
Hi Penny, yes kimchi is a super food. Yes, you can keep the juice in the fridge, it’s where all the enzyme is. You can use vegetable oil or any cooking oil for this recipe. :)
I LOVE kimchi and I LOVE fried rice, so this is the perfect dish for me!! I need to try it!!
Love kimchi fried rice in Korea Town.
I love kimchi fried rice, always so good in Korean town.
aawaaw i love kimchi
Tried this dish last night with hubby and it was soooo good. I added in some stir fried shrimp sprinkled with dry ginger and salt, which I cook in skillet after the eggs were finished. Also added small amount of chopped unsalted peanuts, finely chopped.
Yummy, sounds so good.
I like this.. you’re so creatife, i hope you will make a creative food from bread..