Korean
Kimchi Fried Rice
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Kimchi Fried Rice is Korean home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Heat 2 tbsp neutral oil in a large skillet over high heat and cook the garlic and chopped kimchi until sizzling, about 3 minutes.
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Stir in the gochujang and soy sauce and cook 1 minute.
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Add the rice, breaking up any clumps, and fry until hot and slightly crisp, about 5 minutes.
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Drizzle with sesame oil and half the scallions and toss, then divide among plates.
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Fry the eggs in the remaining oil until the edges crisp and the yolks stay runny.
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Top each portion with a fried egg, sesame seeds, and the remaining scallions.
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Serve it with
A Korean dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Kimchi Fried Rice, read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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Something to sip
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What it is eaten with
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The sharp little thing
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Kimchi Fried Rice carries gluten, eggs, soy, and sesame. It is free of the remaining 6 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | Yes | Godeungeo-gui (Salt-Grilled Mackerel) |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | Yes | Beef Bulgogi |
| Soy | Yes | Godeungeo-gui (Salt-Grilled Mackerel) |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | Yes | Bossam (Boiled Pork Belly Wraps) |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 390 kcal
- Protein
- 14 g
- Carbs
- 48 g
- Fat
- 16 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
- Sugar
- 4 g
- Sodium
- 780 mg
- Saturated fat
- 3 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Kimchi Fried Rice takes about 20 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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