Easy Kimchi Fried Rice Recipe: A Simple Korean-Inspired Meal

This was my dinner the other night Kimchi Fried Rice. 🍚🌶️

It's been quite a while since I last made kimchi fried rice, so after preparing Pookie Bear's meal, I decided to make some for myself.

I also had some leftover sautéed squash with soy sauce from the previous day. There wasn't much left, so I thought I'd better finish it before it spoiled. Sometimes the simplest meals are the ones that work best when you're just cooking for yourself.

I didn't have anything fancy in the kitchen, but I had the basic ingredients I needed for a quick and tasty kimchi fried rice recipe.

Ingredients

• Cooked or steamed rice
• Kimchi
• Garlic, minced
• Onion, chopped
• Eggs
• Cooking oil
• Salt, to taste

How to Make Kimchi Fried Rice

1. Sauté the garlic and onion.
   Heat a little oil in a pan, then sauté the garlic and onion until fragrant.
2. Add the kimchi.
   Add the kimchi and mix it with the garlic and onion. Cook for a few minutes so the flavors come together.
3. Add the cooked rice.
   Put the steamed rice into the pan and mix everything together. Break up any large clumps of rice as you stir.
4. Add the eggs.
   Add the eggs and continue stirring, just like you would when making regular fried rice. Cook until the eggs are done.
5. Season with salt.
   Taste and add a little salt if needed. Since kimchi can already be salty, I recommend adding the salt gradually.
6. Serve hot.
   That's it! A simple, filling kimchi fried rice is ready to enjoy.

My Simple Homemade Kimchi Fried Rice

This isn't a complicated recipe at all, but that's exactly what I like about it. It's quick, inexpensive, and a great way to use leftover rice and kimchi.

I especially like making fried rice when I have some leftover ingredients in the refrigerator. Instead of letting them go to waste, I can turn them into another meal.

And of course, kimchi makes almost everything better. 😋

When I Have Nothing to Blog About, I Write About Dinner

Here we go again I have nothing to blog, nothing interesting happened today in my everyday life, while encoding this I am eating my dinner consist of rice, eggs and kimchi in short KimcHere we go again—another day when I have absolutely nothing to blog about. 😂

Nothing particularly interesting happened today. It was just an ordinary day filled with ordinary things. But I guess that's what happens when you keep a personal blog for years. Not every day comes with an exciting story, a trip, or some big event.

Sometimes, the most interesting thing you have to share is simply what you had for dinner.

While writing this post, I was actually eating my dinner: kimchi fried rice made with rice, eggs, and kimchi.

Kimchi fried rice, or kimchi-bokkeumbap, is a simple Korean dish commonly made with kimchi and cooked rice, and it's the kind of easy meal that's perfect when you don't feel like preparing anything complicated.

One Serving for Me, One for Pookie Bear

I actually had to cook two separate servings of kimchi fried rice.

One for me and one for Pookie Bear.

Why?

Because Pookie Bear is very particular about the rice he eats. 😆

So instead of making one big batch and having him complain about the rice afterward, I decided it was easier to just make two servings.

Sometimes, marriage means learning which little things are worth arguing about—and which ones are better solved by simply cooking another serving. LOL.

I already have a more detailed post about how I make kimchi fried rice, so if you're interested in the recipe, you can check out my other food blog post.

Nothing Special, But Still Worth Writing About

It's funny how I sometimes feel like I have nothing to blog about.

I used to think that a blog needed something exciting every day—a trip somewhere, an interesting experience, a new discovery, or something worth photographing.

But after years of blogging, I've realized that ordinary moments can become memories too.

A simple dinner.

A quiet evening.

Cooking for yourself and your husband.

Sitting in front of the computer while eating kimchi fried rice and trying to think of something—anything—to write about.

Maybe that's what personal blogging is really about.

You don't always have to have an extraordinary life to have something worth writing down.

Sometimes, dinner is the story. 🍚❤️