RECIPE IDEAS – HOW TO COOK WITH KIMCHI
Kimchi is an incredibly versatile food that can be used in numerous dishes including: kimchi pancake, kimchi fried rice, kimchi soup, kimchi sandwiches, kimchi taco, and more. I can provide recipes on all of these dishes as seen below:
Recipe: Kimchi Soup
Ingredients (in approximate grams):
- 400 g kimchi
- cooking oil
- 100 g your choice of meat
- salt
- 1 green onion
- rice, if desired
Instructions:
- Chop up approximately 400 grams Kimchi
- Heat up a small pot
- Add a small amount of cooking oil.
- Drop in the chopped Kimchi.
- Stir
- Add approximately 100 grams of your choice of meat
- Continue stirring until meat well done.
- Pour in one and a half cups of water.
- Cover the pot until boiling.
- Add chopped sausage and/or small cubes of tofu
- Add salt, if desired.
- After boiling, turn down temperature to medium and let simmer for a few minutes.
- Chop a green onion into four or five pieces and add those..
- Goes well when paired with rice.
Recipe: Fried Kimchi Rice
Ingredients (in approximate grams):
- 350 grams kimchi
- Half yellow onion
- 75 grams of whatever meat desired
- 400 grams rice
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- sesame seeds
- 100 grams mozzarella cheese
Instructions:
- Chop up approximately 350 grams of Kimchi into small chunks
- Chop up one half of a yellow onion (approximately 200 grams)
- Chop up approximately 75 grams of whatever meat desired. (Tuna, beef, chicken, etc.)
- Cook the meat until well done, then add onions and Kimchi
- Decrease temperature to medium and continue to heat while stirring, until onions well cooked.
- Add 400 grams of rice and continue to mix.
- Add 1 tablespoon soy sauce, depending on taste.
- Turn off heat. Spread in 1 teaspoon of sesame oil.
- Spread in a few pinches of sesame seeds, depending on taste.
- If desired, place in oven-safe container, top with 100 grams mozzarella cheese, and cook at 350 degrees Fahrenheit until cheese melts.