This recipe cannot be any easier: all you need to do is take store-bought kimchi, cooked rice, and spam and use it to whip up a delicious fried rice! To make this even more flavorful, let the kimchi ferment an extra few days.
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 30 min |
| Active: | 30 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 3/4 cup diced Spam (half of a 12-ounce can)
- 1 1/2 cups roughly chopped ripe kimchi, plus 1/3 cup kimchi brine
- 4 cups day-old cooked short- or medium-grain white rice
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- Kosher salt
- Toasted sesame seeds, for topping (optional)
- 4 large eggs
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced
Instructions
- Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large cast-iron skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the Spam and cook until browned around the edges, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the chopped kimchi and cook until it releases most of its liquid and browns slightly around the edges, about 3 minutes.
- Add the rice to the skillet and break it up with a wooden spoon; stir to combine. Stir in the kimchi brine, butter, garlic, soy sauce and sesame oil; cook until the rice has absorbed most of the liquid, 3 to 4 minutes. Scrape the bottom of the skillet to ensure there is no burning rice. Season with salt. Remove from the heat and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Keep warm.
- In a separate large nonstick skillet, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil over low heat until slightly shimmering, about 5 minutes. Crack the eggs into the skillet; cover and cook until the egg whites are set but the yolks are still runny, 2 to 2 1/2 minutes. Season with salt.
- Divide the fried rice among plates or bowls and top each serving with a fried egg. Sprinkle with the scallions.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 580 |
| Total Fat | 30 grams |
| Saturated Fat | 9 grams |
| Cholesterol | 221 milligrams |
| Sodium | 1154 milligrams |
| Carbohydrates | 61 grams |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 grams |
| Protein | 17 grams |
| Sugar | 3 grams |