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Pesto Korean Fried Rice
🇰🇷 Korean

Pesto Korean Fried Rice

🇰🇷 Korean

Kimchi fried rice with bacon, gochujang and sesame, topped with a fried egg. This pesto version is finished with fresh basil and pine nuts and parmesan cheese. Ready in about 22 minutes.

Prep 10 min Cook 12 min Serves 2 Easy

Ingredients

  • Garlic2 cloves
  • Rice3 cups, cooked and cold
  • Fresh Basil1 cup
  • Eggs2
  • Bacon100 g, chopped
  • Spring Onions2
  • Soy Sauce1 tbsp
  • Sesame Oil1 tsp
  • Pine Nuts2 tbsp
  • Kimchi1 cup, chopped
  • Gochujang1 tbsp

Optional extras

  • Parmesan Cheese1/4 cup

Instructions

  1. 1

    Fry the bacon until crisp; add garlic and kimchi and cook 3 minutes.

  2. 2

    Add cold rice, gochujang and soy sauce; stir-fry until hot and slightly crisp.

  3. 3

    Fry the eggs sunny-side up.

  4. 4

    Drizzle rice with sesame oil, top with eggs and spring onions.

  5. 5

    Blend basil, pine nuts, parmesan and olive oil into a quick pesto and spoon it over.

Chef's tip

Cold, day-old rice fries up without clumping.

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