I've been toying around with the idea of
making kimchi fried rice ever since I saw it on an episode of «Barefoot Contessa».
The first step to
making this kimchi fried rice is pan frying the tofu.
Not exact matches
Today, I challenged myself to
make a
Fried Egg and
Kimchi Rice Bowl, a simple Bimbimbap, with Minute ® Ready to Serve Whole Grain Brown Rice and it was amazing.
I've never actually
made fried pickles, but I thought, how about
fried kimchi?!
Makes 4 servings Ingredients 2 medium carrots, peeled and sliced into very thin rounds 1 medium zucchini, cut into 2 - inch long matchsticks 8 ounces fresh shiitake mushrooms, stems discarded and caps thinly sliced 1 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar 1 1/4 teaspoons fine grain sea salt, divided 1 teaspoon maple syrup Few drops of toasted sesame oil 1/2 cup
kimchi, drained and coarsely chopped 1 ripe California Avocado, peeled and sliced 5 cups cooked short - grain rice 1 recipe Gochujang sauce (recipe below) 4 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds Additional Toppings (if desired): strips of steak or chicken, stir -
fried tofu,
fried egg, other stir -
fried vegetables, etc..
So far I have
made the Thai Curry Noodle Pot (B), the Cauliflower and
Kimchi «
Fried Rice» (A), Shrimp Stir -
Fry (B --RRB-, Za'atar Roasted Carrot and Avocado Soca (A --RRB- and her Chocolate Mousse (B +), but have at least 8 more recipes I plan to try.
Some of the most famously comforting dishes originated from
making use of excess ingredients and leftovers;
kimchi bokkeumbap (
fried rice) falls firmly into that category.
These days, whenever I crave her
kimchi fried rice, I
make a healthier version that uses up whatever leftover cooked grains I have in the fridge, like wheatberries or farro.
I've always loved
kimchi fried rice, but it's usually
made with bacon or fat pork, and not very healthy.
Stir
fry kimchi and pork belly is so simple to
make yet out of this world satisfying!