Kimchi Fried Rice
Who Needs Take-Out when you can make this delicious Kimchi Fried Rice at home. A delicious and nutritious rice that comes together in 15 minutes tops. Made with cooked jasmine rice, kimchi, Gochujang, carrots, essential aromatics and spices to elevate up all that flavor. Top with a fried egg for a well-rounded meal.
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked white jasmine rice
- 1 yellow onion (diced)
- 3 garlic cloves (minced)
- 1 cup kimchi
- 1 tsp ginger root (finely chopped or grated)
- 2 carrots grated
- 2 tbsp coconut aminos
- 1 tbsp Gochujang
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 2 thinly sliced green onions (more for garnish)
- 1 tbsp avocado oil
- 1/2 tsp pink salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 4 fried eggs
- sesame seeds to top and garnish
Instructions
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Start by chopping your kimchi into small pieces. Thinly dice onion, mince garlic, grate ginger and carrots, and thinly slice green onions.
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In a wok, heat up avocado oil on medium-high heat. Toss in garlic and onions and sauté until onions start to turn translucent, about 2 minutes. Toss in carrots and continue to sauté for 2-3 minutes. While you do this, sprinkle salt, pepper, and ginger and keep sautéing.
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Stir in kimchi and rice. Drizzle coconut aminos, Gochujang, sesame oil and sprinkle green onions at this point and stir again. Keep stir frying for another 5-6 minutes.
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Serve immediately while rice is still warm. Top with fried egg (if desired), sesame seeds and garnish with green onions.
Recipe Notes
Tips for making a good fried rice:
- Use leftover rice- As stated above, cold leftover rice is firm making it easier to break up and separate. Warm rice will get mushy while being stirred.
- Use medium or long grain rice- Medium or long grain rice such as jasmine rice, are fluffy and sturdy. They don’t clump up or get mushy as short grain rice tends to do.
- Use wok or large skillet- The secret to making a good fried rice is using a well heated large pan such as a wok or cast iron skillet. This will ensure that your ingredients won’t stick to the surface and you will have enough room to stir everything.
- Prep all ingredients first- This is an important tip you definitely want to follow. Once you start cooking everything and stir frying, it goes by pretty quick. You want to have all your ingredients prepped so that they are ready to add to your pan as you go.