Kimchi Bacon Fried Rice is the ultimate comfort food for me. The bacon just puts it over the edge. Thanks to my gal Erica Acevedo of The Crumby Cupcake who is our gracious Baconator host today!

When I think comfort food, Kimchi Fried Rice or bokkeum bap is one of the dishes that pops into my head. It’s one of those dishes you make when you haven’t gone grocery shopping in a week and because rice and kimchi are staples in a Korean household. It’s also that dish you order in Koreatown at 2 in the morning after a night out with friends. I’ve made this dish a million times – sometimes with Spam, or pancetta, or pepperoni (yes, I was desperate), or even without meat, but always with kimchi. And you want to get a hold of the really aged stinky cabbage kimchi. The flavor combination is so magical – spicy, smoky, tangy, salty, and a hint of sweetness. The bacon certainly puts this dish over the edge. So damn good. Top that mound of goodness with an egg and savor.

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Kimchi Bacon Fried Rice #SundaySupper

Easy, flavorful, and fiery! The ultimate comfort food!

Course: Main

Cuisine: Korean

Servings: 1 -2

Author: Amy Kim | kimchi MOM

Ingredients

3-4 slices bacon
1/2 cup cabbage kimchi roughly chopped
1 cup rice cooled
1 tablespoon gochujang Korean red pepper paste
2 stalk green onion thinly sliced
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
Cooking oil
1 egg optional

Instructions

Cut the bacon crosswise in 1/4" slices. Cook the bacon in a medium-sized skillet over medium heat. Cook until the edges of the bacon start crisping up. Spoon out the bacon fat, but leave abut 1-2 teaspoons in the skillet.
Add the gochujang and stir until the bacon are thoroughly coated. Add kimchi and cook until it starts to carmelize. Add the rice and green onions and continue stirring until coated with the gochujang mixture. Take the skillet off the heat and stir in the sesame oil.
Heat 1 tablespoon of cooking oil in a clean small skillet over medium heat. Cook your egg as desired or for a sunnyside egg, carefully crack the egg in the heated pan. Let cook undisturbed for a few minutes, until the whites turn opaque. To serve, place the egg atop the plated fried rice.

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