Kimchi-Fried Grains
A savory Korean-inspired dish combining cooked grains with tangy kimchi, crispy fried eggs, and fresh vegetables, finished with sesame oil and soy sauce for a perfect balance of flavors and textures.
Ingredients
- •½ cup kimchi, plus 3 Tbsp. juice from jar
- •4 whole scallions
- •2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- •2 whole large eggs
- •1 to taste Kosher salt
- •1 medium carrot
- •2 cups cooked grains
- •2 tsp soy sauce
- •1 tsp toasted sesame oil
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Squeeze kimchi over a small bowl to catch juices. Add juice from jar and set aside. Chop kimchi; set aside. Cut dark green tops from scallions and thinly slice; set aside. Thinly slice white and pale green parts and set those aside too. (Whenever you make a stir-fry, you should prep your ingredients in advance, but it doesn't have to be a whole thing; just scoot these things into their own piles on your cutting board.)
5 min
- 2.
Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high. Crack eggs into pan; season with salt. Cook, shaking occasionally to prevent sticking, until whites are golden and crisp around edges and puffing up and set near yolks, about 4 minutes. Transfer eggs to a plate.
4 min
- 3.
Return skillet with oil to medium-high heat, add carrot, and cook, tossing often, until slightly softened, about 2 minutes. Add reserved white and pale green parts of scallions and kimchi and cook, tossing often, until scallions are just golden, about 3 minutes. Add grains, soy sauce, sesame oil, and reserved kimchi juices; cook, tossing, until grains are slightly softened, about 2 minutes. Season with salt; divide between plates. Top with eggs, then nori, sesame seeds, and reserved scallion tops.
7 min