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:

Maangchi New York City joined 8/08 & has 12,021 comments
Posted September 11th, 2008 at 10:45 pm | Log in to reply.

샤넨,
I use red and spicy sauce for pork bulgogi.
It’s included in the list of my upcoming cooking videos.
샤넨
Posted September 11th, 2008 at 8:15 pm | Log in to reply.

Maangchi, how can i make the marinade for Pork bulgogi?
Maangchi New York City joined 8/08 & has 12,021 comments
Posted September 4th, 2008 at 12:35 pm | Log in to reply.

dori,
Thank you for your request jangjorim (beef side dish)
Yes, I am going to post the recipe on my blog someday.
It’s already included in the list of my upcoming cooking videos.
dori
Posted September 4th, 2008 at 10:22 am | Log in to reply.

i just found your website and i love it! do you have a recipe for jang-jo-rim by any chance? thank you for the wonderful tutorials on korean food!
Maangchi New York City joined 8/08 & has 12,021 comments
Posted August 30th, 2008 at 10:44 am | Log in to reply.

Lydia,
Thank you for your update! Wonderful!
Lydia
Posted August 29th, 2008 at 7:14 pm | Log in to reply.

thanks Maangchi!
I made this yesterday and my siblings loved it =)
Maangchi New York City joined 8/08 & has 12,021 comments
Posted August 28th, 2008 at 9:54 am | Log in to reply.

Jenny!
wow, happy news! Your kimchi already fermented and cooked kimchi stew! Wonderful!
Jenny& has 27 comments
Posted August 28th, 2008 at 9:19 am | Log in to reply.

Hi Maangchi.Finally i found hot pepper paste in Singapore.Only 5 minutes walking from Raffles Place mrt.I made kimchi 5 days ago.It turn out great.Last night i cook kimchi stew.Yummmyyyy.thx again
- thisiscarene& has 1 comment
  Posted May 1st, 2009 at 4:42 pm | Log in to reply.
  
  HI Jenny,
  where exactly did you get the hot pepper paste?
  name of the location would be greatly appreciated!
  thanks!
Jenny& has 27 comments
Posted August 23rd, 2008 at 10:29 am | Log in to reply.

Thx Maangchi
Maangchi New York City joined 8/08 & has 12,021 comments
Posted August 22nd, 2008 at 11:14 am | Log in to reply.

Jenny,
I found this information on the internet.
I will translate it in English.

1.Korean grocery market:
20 North Canal Road
Phone : 6538－9801∼3(delivery possible)

2. Koreana Youtong:
163 Tras Street #01-01, Lian Huat Building

Phone : 6324-5016/5017(delivery possible)

3.samjin shik poom (shik poom means grocery)
37 MALAN Road
Phone: 6777－4988(delivery possible)

Good luck with finding a good grocery market there!
Jenny& has 27 comments
Posted August 22nd, 2008 at 9:31 am | Log in to reply.

Maangchi,i love ur website.Does anyone know where i can buy hot pepper paste in Singapore ? thx
Maangchi New York City joined 8/08 & has 12,021 comments
Posted August 15th, 2008 at 7:01 pm | Log in to reply.

Melbourne Chic
Yes, they are the same. I have never used Chinese soy sauce, so I can’t tell you the difference. Probably it’ll be alright. Thanks!
Melbourne Chic& has 1 comment
Posted August 15th, 2008 at 6:54 pm | Log in to reply.

Hi Maangchi

I love your site!

I was just wondering if the Korean sesame oil and the Chinese sesame oil are the same? What about Korean soy sauce and Chinese soy sauce?

Thanks :)
Maangchi New York City joined 8/08 & has 12,021 comments
Posted July 20th, 2008 at 10:35 pm | Log in to reply.

hi, DolsotBibimbap.com
I checked out your website and found it’s very informative. Thank you very much.
DolsotBibimbap.com
Posted July 19th, 2008 at 10:04 pm | Log in to reply.

Nothing better than the combination of the two most traditional Korean food.

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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,