Korean Style Kimchi Fried Rice (Kimchi Bokkeumbap)

Kimchi bokkeumbap or kimchi fried rice is a perfect dish for anytime. I love spicy food specially Korean food 😉  It’s very easy to make.  All you need is cooked white rice,  kimchi and any veggies you have or like.  It’s a great way to use up some of your leftover rice. But 1,2 days old rice is the best. Oh put some sliced pork too. When I make Kimchi rice I always add sliced pork. It gives a nice smoky flavor.  Popular meat additions in Korea include pork, bacon, beef, ham, or spam. I like to use a pork.  Good luck and enjoy 😉

Ingredients:

• 1 cup packed, chopped kimchi with a juice
• 1 tbsp gochujang ( Korean spicy red pepper paste)
• 1 tbsp tanjan ( Korean soybean paste) optional
• 1 tsp Korean soy sauce
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 4,5 cups cooked white rice ( 5 roses rice is the best)
• about 1 cup of chopped  pork (optional)
• 1,2 stalks green onions, chopped
• 3,4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 small yellow onion, chopped
• 2,3 tbsp diced red or yellow sweet pepper
• 4,5 small mushroom chopped( I like to use Korean enoki mushroom. 1 pack =200gr)
• black, red pepper to taste
• pinch of salt
• 2,3 fried eggs
• sesame seeds to garnish

Directions:

1. On medium high heat preheat a pan or wok add the olive oil .
2. Add garlic, yellow onion, stir well about 30 seconds. Then add sliced pork and stir it well cook about 2,3  minutes. Taste with a salt and peppers. Remove the fat from the pan.
3. Now add mushrooms, peppers, stir again cook 2 more minutes.   Then add the kimchi and kimchi juice, soy sauce also gochujang. Stir and reduce the heat to medium low. Cook about 5,6 more minutes. Remove from the heat.I used some kale this time 😉
4. Add the rice mix them all together well and thoroughly. Now add the sesame oil and stir well.
   
5. In a nonstick small pan fry eggs. When you fry the eggs sprinkle with some freshly ground peppers.
6. Serve the kimchi rice in a flat soup bowl, garnish with  sesame seeds and green onions.  Place the cooked egg on top. 

Enjoy 😉