Korean Saury Kimchi Rice Bowl
Quick answer
- Total time
- 30 min
- Level
- Easy
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Ingredients
- 9
About this dish
Canned mackerel pike (kkongchi) is stir-fried with aged kimchi and sliced onion, using a couple spoonfuls of the can liquid to deepen the sauce's umami.
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The kimchi cooks down for three minutes first to drive off excess moisture and tame its sourness, then the fish is broken into generous chunks - keeping them large preserves a pleasant flaky texture. Chili flakes, soy sauce, and sugar simmer together for four minutes into a thick, clinging glaze that soaks into the rice below. Topped with fresh scallion, this is a pantry-friendly rice bowl that transforms humble canned fish into something deeply flavorful.
Ingredients
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Instructions
Read the steps as a cooking flow: prep, heat, seasoning, doneness control, and finish.
- 1Finish
Cut 180 g aged kimchi into bite-size pieces and thinly slice 80 g onion.
Chop 30 g scallion and keep it separate for finishing, so it stays fresh instead of wilting in the pan.
- 2Control
Add 1 tbsp cooking oil to a pan and warm it over medium heat.
Stir-fry the onion for about 1 minute first, then add the kimchi when the edges begin to turn translucent.
- 3Control
Cook the kimchi over medium heat for about 3 minutes to drive off moisture and soften the sharp sourness.
If liquid still pools on the bottom, keep stirring briefly so it reduces without scorching.
- 4Step
Add 200 g canned mackerel pike with 2 tbsp of the can liquid.
Use a spatula to split the fish only a few times into large chunks, keeping the pieces intact for a better flaky texture.
- 5Control
Add 1 tbsp Korean chili flakes, 1 tbsp soy sauce, and 1 tsp sugar.
Lower the heat to medium-low and simmer for about 4 minutes, until the seasoning thickens and clings to the kimchi and fish.
- 6Finish
Divide 2 bowls of warm rice into serving bowls and spoon the saury kimchi mixture generously on top.
If it tastes too sour, balance it with a little more sugar, then finish with scallion and serve immediately.
Practical Cooking Checks
The cues that matter most while cooking.
- Key technique
- Savory umami from canned saury strengthens aged kimchi for a flavorful kkongchi kimchi deopbap.
- Finish cue
- Stir-fry the onion for about 1 minute first, then add the kimchi when the edges begin to turn translucent.
Cooking decision evidence
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