FRIED RICE · Easy · 18 min

Kimchi Bokkeumbap — Classic Kimchi Fried Rice

Name: Kimchi Bokkeumbap — Classic Kimchi Fried Rice
Ingredients: 2 cups day-old rice, broken; 1.5 cups aged kimchi + 3 Tbsp brine, chopped; 100g spam or pork belly diced; 2 eggs; 1 Tbsp gochujang; 2 scallions; 1 tsp garlic; 1 Tbsp sesame oil, 1 tsp butter, gim flakes

By Bokki Curator

Day-old rice, aged kimchi, gochujang and butter — the restaurant leftover lunch that outsells steak.

TL;DR

Day-old rice, aged kimchi, gochujang and butter — the restaurant leftover lunch that outsells steak.

Prep 10 minCook 8 minServes 2

Ingredients

2 cups day-old rice, broken
1.5 cups aged kimchi + 3 Tbsp brine, chopped
100g spam or pork belly diced
2 eggs
1 Tbsp gochujang
2 scallions
1 tsp garlic
1 Tbsp sesame oil, 1 tsp butter, gim flakes

Steps

Render meat 2 min, add garlic+kimchi 2 min brown edges.
Add rice + gochujang, toss 2 min high.
Add brine, scramble eggs in well 45 sec, fold.
Finish sesame oil, butter, gim. Top fried egg.

Tips

Brine = acid + salt, so reduce soy 20%.

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What you'll need

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Gochujang (Korean chili paste)Fermented chili paste for tteokbokki, jjigae, and bibimbap.
Toasted sesame oilFinish japchae, gimbap, and tteokbokki off the heat.
Roasted seaweed sheets (gim)Full-size roasted sheets for rolling gimbap, not snack packs.

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More Korean food

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bulgogi.ai — recipes & BBQ directory →Marinades, cuts, and a USA Korean BBQ map.
tteokbokki.ai — street rice cakes →School-cart sauce, rose, mala, and tteok types.
Classic and rose tteokbokki →Bokki variations start from the street-cart sauce, then fork.