Kimchi Fried Rice

A fried egg on top would be good too.

I am updating this post with a brand new kimchi fried rice recipe. The one that was previously in this post was pretty tasty, but it was more complicated and way more calorie-dense. This one is something I could enjoy making on a regular basis.

It comes from my favorite place, Pinch of Yum. It's a pretty straightforward recipe, open to variation. And it's very forgiving of me never measuring anything. As long as I don't overdo the soy sauce, it would be hard to mess this one up.

I followed the recipe pretty much as written, except I added a little bit of celery and onion because I had them, and I beat the eggs in a separate pan because I've never succeeded with the beat-the-eggs-in-the-middle-of-the-rice method. I also cooked the veggies all at once, not bothering to do the aromatics first, because I had prepped my ingredients the day before and dumped them all into one tupperware. It worked fine.

It would be better to serve a fried egg on top of each serving than to scramble the eggs like Chinese fried rice, but making a bit batch of scrambled eggs is much easier, and it also makes it easier to include egg in the leftovers.

The Recipe (serves 5) - from Pinch of Yum
1 tb vegetable oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tb fresh ginger, grated
1/2 onion, chopped
2 c frozen peas and carrots
1 c kimchi
2-3 c leftover cooked rice
2 tb soy sauce
3 eggs, scrambled (or a fried egg on top of each serving)
optional toppings: sriracha, sesame oil, sesame seeds, nori, fried egg

Heat vegetable oil in a wok. Add the garlic, ginger, onion, peas, and carrots, and cook for 2 minutes. Add kimchi and cook for 1 more minute.
Add rice and soy sauce. Mix well and cook for 1 minute.
Fold in scrambled eggs.
Top with optional toppings

The Verdict:

Overall grade: A-

Overall reason: Tasty, easy, pretty healthy, and I often have the ingredients on hand

Time to prepare: 20 minutes, plus time to cook and cool rice

Husband quote: (In my previous post from a different kimchi fried rice recipe, his comment was that he really liked the nori on top. This time, he said nothing. I guess I should include nori next time.)

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