Medium

Easy Kimchi Fried Rice

Total Time
57 min
26m prep · 31m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Medium
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🥬 Vegetarian 🌾 Gluten-Free 🥜 Nut-Free

This is a very basic kimchi fried rice, a humble dish made with leftover rice, kimchi, and usually a processed meat like Spam. In this recipe I used cubed ham and veggies I had in the fridge. Serve with a sunny side up egg over top if you like.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 dropss sesame oil , or to taste
  • 0.25 cups diced onion
  • 0.25 cups shredded carrots
  • 2 scallions , white and light green parts, sliced
  • 0.5 cups cubed , fully cooked ham
  • 0.33 cups chopped kimchi
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 cups cooked rice
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon gochujang , Korean chile paste
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. 1

    Warm butter and olive oil together over medium-high heat in a large skillet or wok. Add in sesame oil. Add onion, carrots, and scallions and cook until onion is translucent, about 2 minutes. Mix in cubed ham and kimchi; cook for 1 more minute. Season with garlic powder.

  2. 2

    Stir in rice and cook until mixture is heated throughout. Drizzle soy sauce over top and mix in gochujang. Stir until well combined and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.

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