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Kimchi Fried Rice
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5 from 14 votes

Best Kimchi Fried Rice - Simple, Filling, Hearty!

Ingredients

Key Ingredients

  • 1 cup Cooked Rice
  • 1 cup Kimchi (¾ cup is okay too!)
  • 1 stalk Spring Onion
  • 10 cm of Polish Sausage (~4 inches)
  • ¼ whole Onion
  • 3 spoonfuls Sweet Corn (Optional)

Stir-Fry Seasoning

  • 1 teaspoon (!) Sugar
  • ½ Tablespoon Soy Sauce
  • A splash of Water (For the last step, before adding rice)
  • A drizzle of Sesame Oil (for garnish)
  • Few pinches Salt (add to taste - if needed)

Garnish

  • 1 Fried Egg
  • Few pinches Sesame Seeds (optional)
  • Few pinches Laver Flakes (optional)

Instructions

Prep Ingredients

  • Measure 1 cup of cooked rice - set it aside.
  • Measure 1 cup of Kimchi. Chop it up into small bite-size pieces with kitchen scissors -directly in the measurement cup (or in a glass bowl).
  • Cut 1 stalk of Spring Onion into small pieces. Then dice ¼ of an Onion into bite-sized pieces. Cut Sausage (4 cm) into small skinny rounds.
  • Set aside 3 Tablespoons of Sweet Corn (optional ingredient)

Make Fried Rice

  • Place vegetable oil into a frying pan or wok (~2 Tablespoons). Place it on a MEDIUM heat. Once the oil is hot, add in the Spring Onion pieces.
  • When the Spring Onion pieces start to sizzle in the oil, add in the sausage slices. Stir-fry the sausages until they start to crisp up on one side. Then add in the onion pieces.
  • Next, add in Sugar (1 teaspoon!). Stir-fry eveything for 10-15 seconds.
  • Now, we'll add Soy Sauce (½ Tablespoon) around the frying pan. Give a few seconds for the soy sauce to sizzle in that oil - for a deeper flavor. Then stir-fry everything together for 10-15 seconds.
  • Now add-in the chopped Kimchi (1 cup). As well as the Sweet Corn (optional). Stir-fry all the ingredients together for 10-15 seconds.
  • Then add-in the Gochugaru (add 1 teaspoon! - but you can add 1.5 teaspoons! for a deeper red color)
  • Stir-fry everything together. You'll notice that there is very liquid left in the frying pan. If so, add in a small splash of leftover Kimchi Juice (or Water). This will make the stir-fry slightly wet for our rice to be mixed in.
  • Add in 1 cup of cooked rice. Use a spatula (or soup ladle) and break the rice in with the ingredients. Once its evenly mixed in, give it a taste - if it taste slightly bland, season the rice with a few shakes of salt (if needed). Now, turn off the heat and drizzle on a small splash of Sesame Oil.
  • Plate and garnish with a fried egg. Plus some dried laver flakes on the side (optional). Top off the dish with a few shakes of sesame seeds!
  • Bon Appetit Ya'll!