Bokkeumbap - Gochujang Fried Rice
Korean Bokkeumbap or Gochujang fried rice with kimchi, this spicy rice is addictive!
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Course: Pasta and Rice
Cuisine: Korean
Diet: Vegetarian
Servings: 4
Calories: 354kcal
- 300 g/ 10.6 oz/ 1 ⅓ cups uncooked short-grain rice or 600 g/ 1.3 lbs/ about 4 cups cooked rice See note 1
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil divided
- 250 g/ 8.8 oz/ about 2 ½ cups kimchi
- 1 small leek about 150 g/ 5.3 oz
- ½ green bell pepper
- 3 spring onions/scallions
- 4 tablespoons kimchi juice
- 1 tablespoon gochujang paste See note 2
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons toasted sesame seed oil
- 1 teaspoon roasted sesame seeds
- 4 eggs
Chop the kimchi, leek and green bell pepper. Chop the whites of the spring onions and leave the greens for garnishing the dish.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large cast-iron skillet or nonstick pan over high heat. Add the kimchi, leeks, green pepper, and scallion whites and stir-fry for about 3 minutes.
Whisk together the kimchi juice, gochujang paste and soy sauce in a small bowl. Add the mixture to the skillet together with the cooked rice. Mix well to combine and fry on medium-low heat for about 3-5 minutes or until the rice is hot. Stir in the sesame seed oil and remove from the heat.
Heat the remaining tablespoon vegetable oil in a large pan. Fry the eggs to your liking.
Sprinkle the kimchi fried rice with the chopped scallion greens and sprinkle some toasted sesame seeds. Serve immediately with the fried eggs.
- Ideally, the rice should be cooked one day in advance. If cooking the rice on the same day, make sure it is completely cool before making the kimchi fried rice. 300 g/ 10.6 oz / 1 ⅓ cups uncooked rice yield more or less 600 g/ 1.3 lbs/ about 4 cups cooked rice.
- Start with ¾ tablespoon gochujang paste and increase the amount (up to 3 tablespoons – very hot!) according to your heat tolerance.
Serving: 1/4 of the dish | Calories: 354kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 186mg | Sodium: 1051mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g