Authentic Korean Fried Rice Recipes

SOONYE'S KOREAN FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Cook sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat, breaking meat apart into small pieces until completely browned, about 10 minutes. Drain and remove sausage from the skillet.
• Place cabbage, onion, carrots, celery, green onions, and garlic in the skillet. Cook and stir over medium heat until bright but still crunchy, about 4 minutes. Add sausage and cook for 2 minutes more. Mix in soy sauce, sesame oil, and red pepper flakes until evenly combined, about 1 minute.
• Combine cabbage mixture and cooked rice in a large bowl; mix until rice is evenly distributed.

KIMCHI FRIED RICE

Steps:

• On medium high heat preheat a pan/wok and once heated, add the cooking oil and spread it well with a spatula.
• Add the garlic, stir it fast for about 10 seconds. Then add the bacon and stir it well until half of it is cooked.
• Add the Kimchi and stir until 80% of it is cooked.
• (Optional) Add the mushrooms and mix them well for a few seconds. Reduce the heat to medium-medium low.
• Add the rice and the kimchi juice. Mix all of them together well and thoroughly.
• Add the sesame oil and mix them well. Remove from the heat.
• Serve the Kimchi fried rice on a plate. Garnish with the sesame seeds, green onion and seaweed strips. (Garnish is all optional). Place the cooked egg on top. Enjoy!

KOREAN-STYLE FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant and sizzling, about 3 minutes. Add cooked rice, chicken, and kimchi and stir-fry until all ingredients are well combined and rice starts to dry out, 3 to 5 minutes. Season with soy sauce and pepper and stir-fry for 2 more minutes.
• Remove from heat and drizzle sesame oil on top.

KIMCHI FRIED RICE

Steps:

• In a nonstick sauté pan or well-seasoned cast-iron skillet, melt butter over medium-low heat, and add onions. Cook, stirring, until the onions start to sizzle, about 2 minutes. Add kimchi and kimchi juice, and stir until it comes to a boil, about 3 minutes. Add Spam, and cook until sauce is nearly dried out, about 5 minutes.
• Break up the rice in the pan with a spatula, and stir it to incorporate. Turn heat to medium. Cook, stirring, until the rice has absorbed the sauce and is very hot, about 5 minutes. Stir in soy sauce and sesame oil. Taste, and adjust with more soy sauce, sesame oil or kimchi juice. Turn heat down slightly, but let the rice continue to cook, untouched, to lightly brown while you cook the eggs.
• Place a small nonstick sauté pan over medium heat, and add the vegetable oil. When it is hot, add eggs, season with salt and fry to your desired doneness. Serve rice topped with fried eggs, nori and a sprinkle of sesame seeds.

CHINESE FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp oil in wok; add chopped onions and stir-fry until onions turn a nice brown color, about 8-10 minutes; remove from wok.
• Allow wok to cool slightly.
• Mix egg with 3 drops of soy and 3 drops of sesame oil; set aside.
• Add 1/2 tbsp oil to wok, swirling to coat surfaces; add egg mixture; working quickly, swirl egg until egg sets against wok; when egg puffs, flip egg and cook other side briefly; remove from wok, and chop into small pieces.
• Heat 1 tbsp oil in wok; add selected meat to wok, along with carrots, peas, and cooked onion; stir-fry for 2 minutes.
• Add rice, green onions, and bean sprouts, tossing to mix well; stir-fry for 3 minutes.
• Add 2 tbsp of light soy sauce and chopped egg to rice mixture and fold in; stir-fry for 1 minute more; serve.
• Set out additional soy sauce on the table, if desired.

KOREAN-STYLE FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a frying pan over a high heat, season the steaks and cook for 2-3 mins each side. Remove from the pan and leave to rest.
• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a separate frying pan, stir-fry the mushrooms until softened, then stir in the garlic, beansprouts, soy and chilli sauce. Cook for another 2 mins, then add the cooked rice and heat through. Stir in the spring onions and keep warm.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in the pan that you fried the steak in. Add the eggs and fry until done to your liking. Slice the steaks and spoon the rice into bowls. Top each one with the sliced steak, an egg and a drizzle of chilli sauce.