Korean Pork Belly Kimchi Fried Rice
No extra oil is needed: stir-fry 160 g pork belly over medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes until enough fat renders to coat the pan. Cook the lightly squeezed kimchi over medium-high heat for 2 to 3 minutes to drive off moisture, fry 1 tbsp gochujang and 1 tbsp soy sauce on the hot pan surface for about 20 seconds, then add 2 cups cold rice. Finish on high heat for about 3 minutes, until the rice looks dry and separate.
Quick answer
- Total time
- 27 min
- Level
- Easy
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Ingredients
- 9
About this dish
Pork belly cut into 1 cm pieces renders enough fat to fry the kimchi and rice, so no cooking oil is added and every grain tastes of pork.
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That only works if the pork gets 4 to 5 minutes, until the edges are golden and the fat coats the pan.
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1
If the 180 g aged kimchi is very juicy, squeeze it lightly, then chop it small.
Dice the 80 g onion, slice the 40 g green onion, and cut the 160 g pork belly into pieces about 1 cm wide.
- 2
Heat a wide pan over medium heat and add the pork belly without extra oil.
Stir-fry for 4 to 5 minutes, turning often, until the edges are golden and enough fat has rendered to coat the pan.
- 3
Add the onion and green onion to the rendered pork fat and stir-fry for about 1 minute, just until fragrant.
Add the kimchi and cook over medium-high heat for 2 to 3 minutes to drive off excess moisture.
- 4
Push the mixture aside, add 1 tablespoon gochujang and 1 tablespoon soy sauce to the hot pan surface, and fry for about 20 seconds.
When the seasoning smells deeper, add 2 cups cold rice and break it up with a spatula.
- 5
Raise the heat to high, spread the rice against the pan, then flip and stir for about 3 minutes.
If clumps remain, press them through the kimchi and pork fat so every grain is seasoned without turning mushy.
- 6
When the rice looks dry and separate, drizzle in 1 teaspoon sesame oil just before turning off the heat and toss briefly.
Fry 2 eggs separately, place them on top, and serve while the yolks are still soft.
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