Kimchi Fried Rice

KIMCHI FRIED RICE

Modern comfort food: Kimchi fried rice is considered a modern comfort food that grew out of cultural necessity, specifically as a way to use up leftover rice and kimchi.

Ingredients:

3 bowls of steamed rice (3 cups)

1 cup of chopped kimchi (should be aged, well fermented and sour)

1/4 cup of kimchi juice (spicy red juice from a jar of kimchi)

1/4 cup of water

2-3 tablespoons of gochujang 

3 teaspoons of toasted sesame oil

1 teaspoon of vegetable oil 

1 green onions, chopped

1 tablespoon roasted sesame seeds

1 sheet of seaweed (gim), roasted and shredded into seaweed strips.

Optional: 1 large egg.

Directions: 

Heat up a wide, flat pan or skillet. Add the vegetable oil.

Add the kimchi and stir fry for 1 minute over medium high heat.

Add rice, kimchi juice, water, and gochujang. Stir all the ingredients together for about 7 minutes with a wooden spoon.

Add sesame oil and remove from the heat. 

Garnish with sprinkled chopped green onions, roasted seaweed, and sesame seeds (optional add fried egg). Serve right away.