# Kimchi Fried Rice

This kimchi fried rice recipe combines traditional Korean ingredients with American elements for a unique flavor.

- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- bacon
- onions
- kimchi
- kimchi juice
- butter
- Korean chili paste
- cooked white rice
- salt
- scallions
- sesame oil
- eggs
- nori
- Korean chilli powder

## Instructions

1. Chop the bacon into small pieces.
2. Add bacon to a pan with no oil and let it render all its fat.
3. Chop the onions to a similar size as the bacon pieces.
4. Add the onions to the pan with the bacon and season with a little bit of salt.
5. Make a kimchi butter by mixing butter with Korean chilli paste.
6. Add the roasted kimchi to the pan with the bacon and onions.
7. Add the day-old rice to the pan and mix well.
8. Crack an egg into a separate pan to fry it.
9. Add a little bit more kimchi juice to the rice and mix well.
10. Add some more butter to the rice.
11. Add some Korean chilli powder to the rice and mix well.
12. Add some scallions to the rice to brighten and lighten it up.
13. Heat some sesame oil in a separate skillet.
14. Transfer the rice from the pan to the hot skillet with sesame oil, ensuring to spread it evenly to create a bottom crust.
15. Place the fried eggs on top of the fried rice.
16. Add some kimchi butter on top of the eggs.
17. Garnish with fresh scallions and nori.
18. Sprinkle some Korean chilli powder on top for extra flavor and color.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- pan
- tongs
- wooden spoon

## Tips

- Don't add kimchi too early, you want to get the flavors from the onions first.
- Use day-old rice, preferably takeout rice, as it's drier and crumblier, which makes for the best fried rice.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/wcTCjAoYcCA
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/e5ee509e-ac80-4154-99c5-ec9bf5833cf4
- Extracted: 2025-12-04

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