Kimchi Fried Rice with Leftover Vegetables
Up your dinner game with easy weeknight kimchi fried rice! Made with garlic, onions, ginger, kimchi, peas and whatever leftover vegetables you've got on hand.
Servings: 4
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/2 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 yellow onion diced
- 2 carrot peeled and diced
- 2 cups cooked white rice
- 1/2 cup chopped prepared kimchi
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon ginger powder
- 1/3 cup green peas
- 1 cup roasted broccoli see note if using fresh
- 2 egg
Instructions
Prep Ahead:
- Cook the rice and store it in a resealable bag or container.
- Dice the onions and carrots and store in a resealable bag or container.
- Chop the kimchi and broccoli, if needed, and store in a resealable bag or container along with the garlic, ginger powder, and peas.
- Store in the freezer for up to 3 months or the fridge for 5-7 days
Prepare From Prepped:
- Heat sesame oil and vegetable oil in pan until shimmering, then add the carrots and onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft.
- Add the rice and cook, stirring often, until the rice has started to brown and crisp.
- Add kimchi, garlic, ginger powder, peas, and broccoli and stir to heat through.
- Push the rice to one side and add egg, scramble, then stir into the remaining rice.
Make From Fresh:
- Combine vegetable oil and sesame oil and heat until shimmering in a large pan over medium heat.
- Add the onions and carrots and cook until the onions have gone translucent and the carrots have softened, about 3-5 minutes.
- Add the rice and break apart with a wooden spoon. Toast the rice, stirring occasionally, about 3-5 minutes or until it has started to brown.
- Add the kimchi,, garlic, ginger powder, peas and broccoli and cook, stirring to combine, another 3-5 minutes or until the vegetables have heated through.
- Push all the ingredients to one side of the pan and crack the eggs into the space left behind. Use the wooden spoon to scramble the eggs, then stir the scrambled eggs into the rice mixture.
- Remove from heat and serve.
Notes
Fried rice is a great way to use up leftover vegetables or protein you have from past meals. I recommend starting with precooked vegetables and rice in all instances; day old rice has less moisture content which makes it fry up well. Freshly cooked rice tends to get sticky or mushy in the cooking process.