Kimchi Fried Rice

Many of you have purchased a Perfect Pickler and created your own easy Kimchi in just 4 days.  Below is a delicious Kimchi Fried Rice recipe that I think you are going to absolutely love!  With sesame oil, onions, brown rice, sea salt & Kimchi, it is so delicious!  For those of you who haven't discovered the Perfect Pickler yet, click here to see my post and how to make Kimchi.  I hope you will give it a try and let me know how it turns out.  This is a great recipe to use your kimchi and enjoy a traditional korean dish.  With two Korean brothers, I will definitely be making this for them.

 Kimchi Fried Rice – Kimchi Bokumbap)

Serves 4

Printable Recipe

1 - 2 TBS toasted sesame oil

1 ½ cups finely chopped onion

Pinch of coarse salt

2 cups kimchi (the older the better), coarsely chopped

¼ cup kimchi brine

4 cups day-old cooked rice at room temperature.

Garnish with sliced scallion or chives & sesame seeds

Directions:

Sauté the onion with salt in the oil for a few minutes to soften.  Add the kimchi and juice and cook another minute.  Add the rice and mix well, cook about 5 minutes.  Serve garnished with sliced scallions & sesame seeds.

ByJean-Georges Vongerichten, the Kimchi Chronicles

Perfect Brown Rice

Printable Recipe

 

1 cup uncooked brown rice

1 tsp olive oil or coconut oil

2 cups filtered water

Fix brown rice by cooking in olive oil or coconut oil until lightly browned.  Quickly pour 2 cups water all at once and put on lid.  Bring to a boil. Turn heat down and simmer for about 40 minutes until all water is absorbed.