It’s a delicious korean food that I know you will love.
When I was in America 10 years ago, I made kimbap for a potluck party. One Ukrainian lady was eating my kimbap, but peeling off the “black paper.” She thought that it was real paper, and she only wanted to eat the delicious stuff inside!
I make 2 kinds of kimbap in this video, so be sure to watch until the end for special bonus footage.
Tuna Kimbap
Ingredients:
- 5-6 cups cooked rice (made from 3 cups of uncooked rice)
- laver (“kim”)
- yellow radish pickle (“danmu ji”)
- 1 avocado
- crabmeat, a can of tuna
- soy sauce, garlic, sesame oil and seeds, and a green onion.
(2-3 servings)
- Prepare about 5-6 cups of cooked rice in a large bowl
- Make your mixing sauce by mixing up ½ tbs sugar, 1 ts salt, and 1 tbs of vinegar until the liquid looks clear
- Mix rice with the mixing sauce and stir it evenly. Set it aside for now.
Prepare a large plate to arrange all ingredients for kimbap
- Make seasoned tuna flakes
- Open a can of tuna and remove the oil or water. Put it on a heated pan and drizzle some sesame oil over it. Toss it and cook it for 2 minutes
- Add 1 tbs of soy sauce, ½ tbs of sugar, 1 clove of minced garlic, and 1 ts of ground black pepper.
- Keep stirring for another 3 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and add 1 chopped green onion, 2 ts of sesame oil and 1 tbs of toasted sesame seeds.
- Place 3 yellow radish pickle strips on the plate.
- Place 3 pieces of crab meat on the plate.
- Slice an avocado and place it on the plate.
Let’s roll Kimbap!
- Place a sheet of laver(“kim”) on the bamboo mat and evenly spread a layer of rice in the center of it.
- Place 2-3 spoons of seasoned tuna flakes on top of the layer of rice. Add a yellow radish pickle strip, some avocado, and a red crab meat strip.
- Roll it up gently using the bamboo mat.
- Remove the bamboo mat and cut the roll into pieces about 2 cm thick and place it on a plate
*tip: prepare a wet cloth or paper towel to wipe the knife while cutting, it will make it slice easier.
Fillings for Kimchi kimbap
If you want to make kimchi kimbap, instead of tuna kimbap, mix the following ingredients and use them instead of tuna:
½ cup of chopped Kimchi, ½ tbs of hot pepper paste, 1 ts sugar, ½ tbs of sesame oil, ½ tbs of sesame seeds, and 1 chopped green onion.
I was wondering if the crabmeat you used in your kimbap is cooked or raw?
It’s cooked.
I finally got the chance to try making kimbap, and it was successful on my first try! Your website is great and very comprehensive. I’ve been wanting to cook Korean food, but my only cookbook is in Korean, so it’s difficult for me to understand the unusual ingredients. I’m going to try more of your recipes in the future!
yay! Congratulations! Another kimbap master is born! lol,
Happy cooking,
Hi Maangchi!! I’m from Mexico. I really don’t have too mucho time to cook, but I made some time and I prepared your tuna kimbap and let me tell you, is delicious!! I even use yellow radish!! My friend Saina got it for me in Mexico City. In this little city is very difficult to get some ingredients, but I do my best. I’m almost an expert preparing your recipe of hoddeok, my friends just love it. Thank you for everything!!
“My friend Saina got it for me in Mexico City” Wow, you are very passionate about Korean cooking! Hoddeok doesn’t need special Korean ingredients, right? cool!
Hi Maangchi !!
I just made these wonderful kimbap today , but instead with tuna , i made them with bulgogi beef , spinach , eggs ,carrots and cucumber , they turned out so yummy . I shared some with some friends and they loved it , my husband loves it too . Thanks so much to show us the video how to make these yummy kimbap .. oh and i’ve tried your bibimbap too , my 5 years old loves it !! You rock !!
awesome! Did you email the photo to me? If so, I emailed you. It looks yummy!
Yes ! i emailed 2 pictures to u , thanks again !! it was fun making them
안녕 하새요 Maangchi….:)
I am a philipine girl and my husband is korean. i am currently here now in korea.im so thankfull that i found your wedsite. its very helpfull for me. now i know how to cook a korean food. specialy kimbap! and my husband was so happy that i cook it. it was very delicious. thank you so much Maangchi! :)..조심 하새요….
hi thank you for such a good recipe ^^
but im not a fan of tuna so i want to use ham ~
but what kind of ham is it o.o
is it ham or spam xD?
im getting hungry! i came across your channel on youtube cause i was searching videos on how to make cucumber kimchi. everything you made looked so delicious. ive been wanting to make kimbap and tomorrow im going to the market to make it. wish me luck!
yes, I wish you tons of luck!
unnie~ here’s my kimbap lunch a few days ago :D
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=987847&l=9bcb94d418&id=1336795557
with danmuji, crabstick and egg.. my friend ate it too XD
Your kimbap lunch box looks cute! : )
Just caught your video. May i suggest that you cover your bamboo mat with saran wrap. Makes even less mess on your mat Thank you for videos, can’t wait to try.
Hi Maangchi,
For more traditional Kimbap using beef, egg, danmuji etc. what seasoning should I use for the rice?
I usually use just sesame oil and salt, is that considered the correct seasoning for traditional Kimbap?
Thank you!
yes, you are right. Check my recent kimbap photo. I explained it.
