[RECIPE] Kimchi Fried Rice

Fried Rice is a pretty common dish that (most) Asians make; it's simple,easy and quick. Just use some leftover rice and whatever you can find in the fridge- just dump it into the pan. Recently my mom bought a big tub of kimchi so I threw that into my fried rice, and it was heaven!




Kimchi is a traditional femented Korean dish made of vegetables with a variety of seasonings. The taste varies as Korean families usually have their own secret recipes, usually it's spicy and sour- which is good for digestion and to warm up your tummy (IMO). The kimchi I used is store-bought.

INGREDIENTS:
-1 cup of cooked rice, overnight (fresh cooked rice is too moist)
-1 egg
-kimchi(cut/diced)* (I used 2-3 tbsp of kimchi, use less (~1 tbsp) if you prefer mild spicy)
-salt and pepper
-spam,ham,porkchops, bacon,leftover meat in the fridge,etc

cooked white rice, egg, kimchi

*if you have uncooked meat, I suggest you cook it now then carry on step 1*

TIP: dice up your spam/ham/bacon and stir that in your pan with a little drizzle of oil, season if desire. When it's cooked, put it aside but leave any oil left over from cooking the meat. That oil will give the rice some flavor when you do step 1 (especially when you use pre-flavored meat!)

 1.) oil up your (non-stick) pan and loosen up the rice. [medium heat]

oil your pan, it's better to oil your pan even if it's non-stick

Once cooked rice has been left in the fridge, it tends to get hard and lump together. I like loosen them up by using a spatula and sprinkling 2 tbsp or so of water (If the rice isn't that hard, it's ok to leave out the water)

*BE CAREFUL WHEN ADDING WATER!! water and oil don't mix together, hence I sprinkle water in bit by bit on clumps of rice*


2.)whisk the egg in another bowl, then drizzle it on top of the rice. Now stir that rice!

*stir stir stir*
*mix mix mix*

If you like your egg cooked completely, just remove the rice, oil your pan and pour your  egg in first; add the rice in later and break up the egg underneath.

 3.) Throw in your kimchi after the egg is cooked. (lower your heat to low-med)

cut/dice your kimchi into pieces...

...and throw them into the pan

 4.)  At this point add meat and salt and pepper if desire.I found some leftover porkchops in my fridge, so I microwaved it, diced it up and threw them into the pan (yeah I'm lazy).

My Kimchi Fried Rice

This dish is very simple, and honestly- there is no right way to make it. 
I don't really suggest eating something sour in the morning, but it's a great lunch to whip up within 5-10min.

If you're too busy, or lazy like me, to make fresh fried rice everyday, make a big batch, let it cool and put it in the fridge. Just grab a small bowl and microwave some when you're hungry :)

Heck, if you don't like spicy, just leave out the kimchi 

ENJOY!