How to Make Kimchi Fried Rice
This simple recipe is the basis of the dish. Load it up with nori, egg, and your favorite toppings! Find out how to make kimchi fried rice.
Jump to Recipe
It is a staple dish in most Korean households. My mom made this dish frequently, especially when she was tired after work. Kids enjoy it as much as adults do!
What is Kimchi Fried Rice?
This South Korean dish is a combination of rice, kimchi, and pork or a choice of protein. People have their own variations suited to their taste palates.
I enjoy mine with pork or spam. It heightens the flavor of the dish. Top it off with a fried egg. Voila, you got yourself an amazing dish.
It’s spicy, savory, and sweet.
How Long to Store It?
It can be saved in the refrigerator for the next day. Although it won’t taste as good. Try to eat it soon after it’s been made.
Vegan Option
For the vegan option, make sure you use vegan kimchi. Some kimchi contains shellfish as an ingredient. For the fried rice part, opt-in for mushrooms in replace of pork or spam.
Learn how to make this dish and enjoy it yourself!
This dish is a lot of eye-balling but follow this recipe if needed. Double this recipe if you’re cooking for more than one person.
How to Make Kimchi Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 1 Green onion, sliced
- Spam, bacon, pork belly, or mushrooms. Chopped
- 1 cup Kimchi, chopped add more or less, if needed
- 1 cup Cooked rice add more or less, if needed
- 1/4 tsp Sugar add more or less, if needed
- 1/2 tsp Gochujang (Red pepper paste) add more or less, if needed
- 1/2 tsp Soy sauce add more or less, if needed
- 1 tsp Sesame seed oil add more or less, if needed
- 1 tsp Cooking oil
- 1-2 tbsp butter optional but I always use it for this recipe
Instructions
- Drizzle on cooking oil and butter onto a large pan1 tsp Cooking oil, 1-2 tbsp butter
- If using mushrooms, saute for ~5 minutes. If using raw meat, cook fully. If using Spam, add after sauteeing the kimchi (next step)Spam, bacon, pork belly, or mushrooms. Chopped
- Add kimchi and saute for 3 minutes1 cup Kimchi, chopped
- Add sugar, gochujang, and soy sauce. Mix well.1/4 tsp Sugar, 1/2 tsp Gochujang (Red pepper paste), 1/2 tsp Soy sauce
- Add rice and mix until well incorporated with the rest of the ingredients1 cup Cooked rice
- Drizzle on sesame seed oil1 tsp Sesame seed oil
- Garnish with green onions1 Green onion, sliced
Notes
- For more than one person serving, double the recipe depending on how many people you’re cooking for
