I don't know about you guys, but I grew up with fried rice as your entree. It was a dish that was made from leftovers during the week. I couldn't wait until the end of the week when my mom would fry all the leftover rice and meat from dishes prepared earlier in the week.
I was feeling nostalgic and decided I would have a go at one of my all time favorite comfort dishes. Unfortunately, looking into my fridge, I didn't have much work with, except a lonely jar of kimchi.
Kimchi is a traditional Korean side dish. It's usually made of fermented vegetables like napa cabbage or cucumbers. It's made to be a bit spicy. Think sauerkraut but spicy.
Now, I've heard of people making kimchi fried rice, but I've never tried it for myself. Looks like this was going to be the day!
First, Markus chopped up the large chucks of kimchi into smaller bite size bits. I also found some bacon in the back of the fridge and decided the savory taste would go well with the tangy kimchi.
I fried the bacon first in a little bit of oil until it was crispy. Then I fried the rice and kimchi in the bacon grease. After the rice was hot, I added in an egg, some sesame oil, a dash of soy sauce, and a little bit of the kimchi juice left in the jar. Mmmm mmmm mmmm. The smell coming from this kitchen was amazing.
I topped the rice with some chopped cilantro and served it with cucumber slices. The crunch of the cucumbers went really well with the rice.
Can I say that this is the best fast and easy meal for a lazy day? It's full of flavor, and can be made with just about anything you can find in your refrigerator. Got ham or turkey deli meat? How about some spinach or frozen peas? Add in whatever you like. Since the kimchi itself was quite flavorful, not a lot of additional seasoning was required. If you decide to try this out yourself and you aren't quite ready to try it with kimchi, use a little more soy sauce, oyster sauce, and/or black pepper to spice it up a notch.
Until next time foodies. :)
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