Kimchi-fried rice with shiitake mushrooms

Name: Kimchi-fried rice with shiitake mushrooms
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 500g of short grain rice, cooked and allowed to cool completely, ideally overnight in the fridge; 2 tsp toasted sesame oil; 1 tbsp of light soy sauce; 2 tbsp of kimchi liquid, from the bottom of the jar; 1 tbsp of gochujang; 2 tbsp of groundnut oil; 1 onion, finely chopped; 200g of shiitake mushrooms, sliced; 200g of kimchi, ideally more mature and funky tasting kimchi, drained and roughly chopped; 2 spring onions, finely chopped; 2 eggs, fried or boiled

by Shu Han Lee

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For a Korean main or side dish that packs a punch, you can't do better than this kimchi-fried rice recipe from Shu Han Lee, which includes shiitake mushrooms for added earthiness. If serving to vegetarians, check the ingredients list on the jar of kimchi to make sure it doesn't contain fish. Check out Shu's other fried rice recipes here.

First published in 2019

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The secret to a good kimchi-fried rice is to use both the kimchi and its juices, so that you’re packing as much umami punch as possible into the dish. I like to separate the two, frying the kimchi so its edges caramelise and turn extremely fragrant, before using the kimchi juices to make a stir-fry sauce along with sweet sticky gochujang (Korean fermented hot pepper paste).

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Kimchi fried rice

500g of short grain rice, cooked and allowed to cool completely, ideally overnight in the fridge
2 tsp toasted sesame oil
1 tbsp of light soy sauce
2 tbsp of kimchi liquid, from the bottom of the jar
1 tbsp of gochujang
2 tbsp of groundnut oil
1 onion, finely chopped
200g of shiitake mushrooms, sliced
200g of kimchi, ideally more mature and funky tasting kimchi, drained and roughly chopped

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2 spring onions, finely chopped
2 eggs, fried or boiled

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Method

As cooked short grain rice is much stickier than long grain, I like to stir the sesame oil into the rice first, breaking up any large clumps along the way. Prepare your sauces by stirring the soy sauce, kimchi juice and gochujang together in a bowl

1 tbsp of gochujang
500g of short grain rice, cooked and allowed to cool completely, ideally overnight in the fridge
2 tsp toasted sesame oil
1 tbsp of light soy sauce
2 tbsp of kimchi, juice from the bottom of the jar

In a wok or large frying pan, preaheat the groundnut oil over a medium heat. Fry the chopped onion until golden. Add the shiitake mushrooms and kimchi, then fry until their edges caramelise and the mixture smells very aromatic

200g of kimchi, ideally more mature funky tasting kimchi, drained and roughly chopped
2 tbsp of groundnut oil
1 onion, finely chopped
200g of shiitake mushrooms, fresh, sliced

Turn the heat up to high before adding the cold cooked rice. Spread the rice out so that everything is heated through, and jab lightly with the edge of your spatula to break up any lumps

Pour the sauce mixture over the rice, stirring and tossing to make sure all the grains are thoroughly coated. Continue cooking until the rice starts to brown and crisp up on the edges

As the saltiness of kimchi varies, check for seasoning, adjusting with a pinch of sea salt as necessary. When ready, stir in the chopped spring onions and serve topped with fried or boiled eggs

2 eggs, fried or boiled
2 spring onions, finely chopped

First published in 2019

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Shu Han Lee

Shu grew up in Singapore and continues her nation's obsession with food in London, where she writes about food that's seasonal, British, yet Singaporean at the same time.

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