Kimchi Fried Rice

Ingredients

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

½ small onion, medium dice

1 cup roughly chopped kimchi (6 ounces)

2 tablespoons kimchi juice, or to taste

½ cup small-dice Spam, ham or leftover cooked meat

2 cups cooked, cooled rice (preferably short-grain)

2 teaspoons soy sauce, or to taste

1 teaspoon sesame oil, or to taste

2 teaspoons vegetable oil

2 eggs

Salt to taste

Crumbled or slivered nori (roasted seaweed) for garnish

Sesame seeds for garnish

Directions

In a nonstick sauté pan or well-seasoned cast-iron skillet, melt butter over medium-low heat, and add onions. Cook, stirring, until the onions start to sizzle, about 2 minutes. Add kimchi and kimchi juice, and stir until it comes to a boil, about 3 minutes. Add Spam, and cook until sauce is nearly dried out, about 5 minutes.

Break up the rice in the pan with a spatula, and stir it to incorporate. Turn heat to medium. Cook, stirring, until the rice has absorbed the sauce and is very hot, about 5 minutes. Stir in soy sauce and sesame oil. Taste, and adjust with more soy sauce, sesame oil or kimchi juice. Turn heat down slightly, but let the rice continue to cook, untouched, to lightly brown while you cook the eggs.

Place a small nonstick sauté pan over medium heat, and add the vegetable oil. When it is hot, add eggs, season with salt and fry to your desired doneness. Serve rice topped with fried eggs, nori and a sprinkle of sesame seeds.

Nutrition

Trans Fat: 1 gram
Fat: 31 grams
Calories: 1061
Saturated Fat: 14 grams
Unsaturated Fat: 15 grams
Sodium: 973 milligrams
Sugar: 2 grams
Fiber: 3 grams
Carbohydrate: 162 grams
Protein: 28 grams