Kimchi fried rice

Kimchi-bokkeumbap 김치볶음밥

This simple, simple dish is super, super tasty. It’s just a few ingredients, but it’s a dish much loved by Koreans.

This version is simple, but you can dress it up with a bit of beef or pork. I posted a version of this recipe a few years ago that included the leftover sauce and drippings from a simple version of bulgogi, but the recipe was without a video. Eventually I made a video for more traditional bulgogi, and now I made a video for kimchi bokkeumbap too.

Many Koreans also like to put a fried egg on top, but my family prefers this simple version. When my son lived in the school dorm, visits with him were rare. I talked to him on the phone before he came and I asked:

“What food do you miss the most? I’ll make it for you when you come.”

I figured I would need some time to prepare and shop ahead of time, but he answered: “I miss kimchi bokkeumbap.”

“What? That’s it? Is there anything else?”

“Just kimchi bokkeumbap, Mom.”

As you see in this video, you don’t need to prepare much in advance for kimchi bokkeumbap if you have kimchi and rice on hand. So of course I made it for him, along with grilled beef and lots of high protein food. As soon as he came home, I was ready to stir fry. He loved it!

Ingredients

3 bowls steamed rice (3 cups)
1 cup chopped kimchi
¼ cup kimchi juice
¼ cup water
2-3 tablespoons gochujang
3 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 green onion, chopped
1 tablespoon roasted sesame seeds
1 sheet of kim, roasted and shredded

Directions

Heat up a pan. Add the vegetable oil.
Add the kimchi and stir fry for 1 minute.
Add rice, kimchi juice, water, and gochujang. Stir all the ingredients together for about 7 minutes with a wooden spoon.
Add sesame oil and remove from the heat.
Sprinkle with chopped green onion, roasted gim, and sesame seeds. Serve right away.

Posted on Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 at 10:03 pm. Last updated on October 5, 2014.
Tagged: 김치볶음밥, fried rice with kimchi, kimchi bokkeumbap, kimchi fried rice, kimchi stir fried rice, korean food, Korean recipes, spicy fried rice

240 Comments:

Therapy Jefferson, MD joined 5/20 & has 2 comments
Posted May 19th, 2020 at 12:11 am | Log in to reply.

I’m from Nebraska and have always been intimidated by Asian cooking, but your recipes make it very easy. I first made Kimchi which my American born Korean friend hadn’t even tried and it turned out perfect, then I made Kimchi fried rice with this recipe (added pork belly) and he thought it looked great, tasted great too. I thought it had just the right amount of heat for me and I would only add more eggs-they were so yummy in it!

I look forward to trying your basic rice recipe because mine needs work.

Thank you,
Matt

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- Maangchi New York City joined 8/08 & has 12,003 comments
  Posted May 20th, 2020 at 5:59 pm | Log in to reply.
  
  Hi Matt,
  Your kimchi bokkeumbap looks fantastic even though you made this for the first time! Good luck with Korean cooking!
  - freldici France joined 6/20 & has 7 comments
    Posted June 17th, 2020 at 7:41 pm | Log in to reply.
    
    Bonjour. Moi aussi Matt j’ai un problème avec le riz de base. … riz long, riz rond, riz sushi, riz jasmin, etc…ce n’est JAMAIS le bon !!! Si vous faites une découverte prévenez moi !!
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Posted April 28th, 2020 at 10:42 am | Log in to reply.

What is kimchi juice?
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  Posted April 29th, 2020 at 9:52 am | Log in to reply.
  
  When you open up a packet or jar of Kimchi there should be juice in the bottom of the packet or jar.
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    Posted May 12th, 2020 at 4:27 pm | Log in to reply.
    
    I saw your kimchi hot dog video today and thought, why not? Turned out good!
    
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Posted March 28th, 2020 at 7:43 pm | Log in to reply.

Tried it today, followed step by step & came out fantastic ! Boyfriend loved it. :) Thank you !!!
Laarnih Salt lake utah joined 2/20 & has 1 comment
Posted February 3rd, 2020 at 3:22 pm | Log in to reply.

Amazing recipe. Thank you maanchi ♥️

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Posted January 25th, 2020 at 3:13 am | Log in to reply.

Wonderful recipe I always make this after my Kimchi has fermented
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Posted July 18th, 2019 at 7:44 pm | Log in to reply.

Delicious! Thank you :)

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Posted April 11th, 2019 at 5:43 pm | Log in to reply.

I just made it for lunch and its sooo delicious!

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Posted February 21st, 2019 at 10:45 pm | Log in to reply.

Hi Maangchi! I saw in your video that you sometimes add meat to your fried rice to make it upgraded. How can I incorporate thin strips of pork belly (for shabu shabu) into my fried rice?
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Posted December 6th, 2018 at 3:44 pm | Log in to reply.

Made the Kimchi 1 month ago from your recipe and today made the fried rice with poached egg. Perfection! Thank you Maangchi!!!

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Posted September 1st, 2018 at 7:27 am | Log in to reply.

Thank you

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- Maangchi New York City joined 8/08 & has 12,003 comments
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  It looks amazing especially the egg! Congratulations!
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Kamsahamnida.

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Kimchi fried rice
Other English name(s): Fried rice with kimchi
Korean name: 김치볶음밥
Romanized: Kimchi-bokkeumbap
Also Romanized as: kimchi bokkeumbap, kimchi bok eum bap, kimchi bokkeum bap, gimchi bokkeumbap

Categories: easy, main dish, one bowl meal, rice, spicy
Made with: green onion, hot pepper paste, kim, kimchi, rice, sesame oil, sesame seeds, vegetable oil, water,