Kimchi is a Korean fermented dish that often uses red pepper powder, shrimp paste, and/or garlic for flavouring. Like a spicy and sour pickle, adding it to fried rice not only makes it flavourful but also vibrant in colour!
Put the rice into your rice cooker bowl and fill to the 3 cup level line for SHORT GRAIN with water.
Press SHORT GRAIN function and then START. Leave to cool for 30 minutes after cooking and set aside.
Heat the oil in your rice cooker inner bowl using the SLOW COOK or similar function.
Add the garlic, stir fast for 10 seconds then add the bacon and stir until itβs half cooked.
Add the kimchi and stir until itβs 80% cooked.
Turn off the heat/cooking and add the rice and kimchi juice. Mix together. (optional - in a separate
pan, fry the eggs).
Add the sesame oil to the rice and mix. Put on KEEP WARM for 5 minutes with the lid closed.
Serve and garnish with the sesame seeds, spring onion and seaweed strips (garnish is all optional).
Serve the rice and place the cooked egg on top.
Ingredients
Directions
Put the rice into your rice cooker bowl and fill to the 3 cup level line for SHORT GRAIN with water.
Press SHORT GRAIN function and then START. Leave to cool for 30 minutes after cooking and set aside.
Heat the oil in your rice cooker inner bowl using the SLOW COOK or similar function.
Add the garlic, stir fast for 10 seconds then add the bacon and stir until itβs half cooked.
Add the kimchi and stir until itβs 80% cooked.
Turn off the heat/cooking and add the rice and kimchi juice. Mix together. (optional - in a separate
pan, fry the eggs).
Add the sesame oil to the rice and mix. Put on KEEP WARM for 5 minutes with the lid closed.
Serve and garnish with the sesame seeds, spring onion and seaweed strips (garnish is all optional).
Serve the rice and place the cooked egg on top.
Notes
Ideally kimchi is at least 2 weeks old. If not, add 1β2 tsp rice vinegar into the kimchi juice to make it sour. Obtaining 1β4 cup of kimchi juice can be difficult if your kimchi is fairly new. In that case, use 21β2 tbsp kimchi juice and 1 tbsp gochujang paste. Long grain rice also works.
Very tasty!! I find this dish works better with 2 cups of rice (before cooking) because I prefer more bacon and kimchi in each bite. I also use more garlic – about 4 cloves.
Hi, we are pleased you like the recipe. Everyone is different with their tastes, so we always view recipes as a guideline and they can be adjusted to each individual taste by adjusting, omitting or substituting ingredients.
That makes sense! I only comment with my changes so that other people who know their own tastes can decide how they might like to prepare their meals, especially if they are a novice cook and don’t have much experience modifying recipes. π