Simple Steps to Perfect Kimchi Fried Rice

kimchi

🥗Healthier: sauerkraut

💰Cheaper: pickled vegetables

Sauerkraut offers a similar tangy flavor at a lower cost.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil provides healthy fats and a higher smoke point.

egg

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: scrambled egg substitute

Tofu offers a plant-based protein alternative.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium soy sauce reduces sodium intake.

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat until shimmering.

Add minced garlic and diced onion; sauté until fragrant, about 2-3 minutes.

Stir in diced luncheon meat and cook until heated through.

Add kimchi and gochujang; stir-fry for 2-3 minutes until heated through.

Incorporate leftover rice, breaking up clumps; stir-fry for 5 minutes until heated evenly.

Add oyster sauce and sesame oil; mix well to combine.

Push rice to one side of the skillet; crack an egg into the empty space and scramble until cooked.

Mix the scrambled egg into the rice mixture.

Add chopped spring onions; stir-fry for an additional 2 minutes.

Season with black pepper to taste and serve hot.

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