Kimchi Fried Rice

This is a recipe from Dr Saliha Mahmood's "Kitchen Prescription" Cookbook available in all good bookstores. This recipe is a great blueprint to have i...n your repertoire for when you’ve cooked too much rice. The combination of garlic, kimchi and chilli oil makes for an outstanding dish that you can rustle up in minutes. Feel free to add any other vegetables from your fridge instead of (or alongside) the suggested vegetables here. Leave out the fried eggs to keep this vegan. Read more This is a recipe from Dr Saliha Mahmood's "Kitchen Prescription" Cookbook available in all good bookstores. This recipe is a great blueprint to have in your repertoire for when you’ve cooked too much rice. The combination of garlic, kimchi and chilli oil makes for an outstanding dish that you can rustle up in minutes. Feel free to add any other vegetables from your fridge instead of (or alongside) the suggested vegetables here. Leave out the fried eggs to keep this vegan.

Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
10 mins
FREEZER FRIENDLY
No
SHELF LIFE
2
Why is this healthy?
Plant
points
Probiotics
Contains
Eggs, Soy
Why is this healthy?
Plant
points
Probiotics

NUTRITION PER SERVING (Read more)

13g
Protein
347kcal
Calories
17g
Total Fat
40g
Carbs
5g
Sugars
5g
Fibre
97mg
Calcium
7%
 
3mg
Iron
17%
 
38mg
Magnesium
9%
 
379mg
Potassium
8%
 
525mg
Sodium
23%
 
0mg
Vitamin B1
0%
0.5mcg
Vitamin B12
21%
 
1.2mcg
Vitamin D
6%
 
2.1mg
Vitamin E
14%
 
104mcg
Vitamin B9
26%
 
468mcg
Vitamin A
52%
 
35mg
Vitamin C
39%
 
1.6mg
Zinc
15%
 
100mcg
Vitamin K
83%
 
0.2mg
Copper
22%
 
0.4mg
Vitamin B2
31%
 
1.8mg
Vitamin B3
11%
 
0.3mg
Vitamin B6
18%
 
188mg
Phosphorus
15%
 
Protein: 13g; Calories: 347kcal; Total Fat: 17g; Carbs: 40g; Sugars: 5g; Fibre: 5g; Calcium: 97mg (7%); Iron: 3mg (17%); Magnesium: 38mg (9%); Potassium: 379mg (8%); Sodium: 525mg (23%); Vitamin B1: 0mg (0%); Vitamin B12: 0.5mcg (21%); Vitamin D: 1.2mcg (6%); Vitamin E: 2.1mg (14%); Vitamin B9: 104mcg (26%); Vitamin A: 468mcg (52%); Vitamin C: 35mg (39%); Zinc: 1.6mg (15%); Vitamin K: 100mcg (83%); Copper: 0.2mg (22%); Vitamin B2: 0.4mg (31%); Vitamin B3: 1.8mg (11%); Vitamin B6: 0.3mg (18%); Phosphorus: 188mg (15%)
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Why is this healthy?
Plant
points
Probiotics
Contains
Eggs, Soy

Ingredients

Serves 4
rapeseed oil
Swaps: olive oil
peas (frozen)
chilli oil
Lao Gan Ma is preferable
dark soy sauce
kimchi
plus more for serving
basmati rice (cooked)
or your preferred rice
finely shredded
garlic cloves
sliced
optional
carrot
grated
finely sliced
green pepper
finely diced
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Method

1. Gather and prepare your ingredients. Add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil to a frying pan or wok and crank up the heat to high. Add the garlic and spring onions and when they have started to turn golden (after just a minute or two), add the carrot, cabbage and green pepper. Ensure that the heat remains high as you want the vegetables fry quickly and caramelise, rather than stew.

2. After 2 minutes, add the rice to the frying pan along with the peas, soy sauce and chopped kimchi. Splash about 3 tablespoons of warm water into the pan. The steam will soften the rice and bring all the ingredients together. Give everything a good toss to combine and within a minute or so your fried rice will be ready. Taste and season with salt if you feel the dish needs it (the kimchi and soy sauce are already salty, so be cautious).

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