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KIMCHI FRIED RICE & SIDES (KOREAN)

Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: korean
Keyword: fried rice, kimchi, sticky rice, vegetables
Servings: 0

Ingredients

  • 2 cups jasmine rice day-old rice is always better
  • 2 tbsp vegetable/canola oil
  • 2 tsp butter optional
  • 1 ½ cup kimchi coarsely chopped
  • 4 cloves minced garlic
  • 1 medium-sized diced onion
  • ½ cup peas optional
  • 2 tsp freshly grated ginger
  • 3 cup mushrooms sliced (as per taste)
  • 1 cup matchstick carrots
  • 2 large eggs cooked sunny side up
  • ¼ cup scallions

SAUCE (whisk together)

  • ¼ cup Kimchi juice at the bottom of the kimchi jar
  • 3 tsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp Gochujang (Korean Red Pepper Paste) recipe is below in case you do not have paste on hand and add per taste
  • 2 tsps sesame oil
  • Salt as per taste
  • Optional : sesame seeds green onions, nori strips

*GOCHUJANG PASTE

  • cup miso paste
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp chili flakes
  • ¼ cup Tamari soy sauce add as per taste as it is salty
  • 5 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tbsp water (can add 2 more tsp if needed)
  • Blend Together adding water slowly to make a sauce.

Instructions

  • Cook rice as per package instructions, with a little less than 3 cups water and keep aside. (Day old rice is even better)
  • Heat vegetable/canola oil and add onions and cook until tender.
  • Add ginger, garlic, carrots, peas, mushrooms, kimchi , cook for a few minutes till veggies are tender
  • Stir in cooked rice, sauce, butter and mix
  • Serve immediately with eggs(on top), scallions, nori strips, and sesame seeds, if desired.