# Gochujang glazed Kimchi Cheese Yaki Onigiri

- Servings: 4 servings
- Cuisine: Japanese
- Category: Dinner
- Difficulty: medium
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 cup kimchi, chopped
- 2 tbsp gochujang
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 cup cooked rice
- 1/2 cup vegan cheese, cubed
- 1 tbsp oil (optional)
- 1 whole nori sheet, cut into strips

## Instructions

1. Pulse chopped kimchi in a food processor until finely minced.
2. Sauté the minced kimchi in a pan over medium heat.
3. Prepare the sauce by mixing gochujang, soy sauce, and maple syrup in a bowl.
4. Pour the sauce mixture over the kimchi in the pan and stir to combine.
5. Transfer the cooked rice into a large mixing bowl and add the kimchi mixture, stirring until evenly coated.
6. Wet your hands to prevent sticking and shape a portion of rice into a ball, pressing a cube of vegan cheese into the center.
7. Flatten and shape the rice ball into a triangle using a spatula and your hands.
8. Pan-fry the triangle on both sides until crispy.
9. Brush the triangle with additional gochujang and soy sauce, then pan-fry again until browned.
10. Wrap a strip of nori around the center of the yaki onigiri.

## Equipment

- food processor
- pan
- spatula
- mixing bowl
- pastry brush

## Tips

- Wet your hands before shaping the rice to prevent it from sticking to your palms.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8TdWW5J/
- Creator: veganbunnyelle
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/224ca267-00ff-414c-a583-dfa49e14551f
- Extracted: 2026-09-19

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