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Salmon Kimchi Fried Rice

Salmon Kimchi Fried Rice is an awesome light dish that is packed with flavor.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian, Korean
Keyword: best salmon kimchi fried rice, easy salmon kimchi fried rice recipe, kimchi fried rice, korean fried rice, salmon fried rice, salmon kimchi fried rice
Servings: 4
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Ingredients

  • 4 cups cold cooked rice at least 1 day old
  • 1 cup Napa cabbage kimchi with juice chopped
  • 2 tbsp kimchi juice
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • ½ onion chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 tbsp vegetable or canola oil 

Marinate

  • 8 oz salmon cut into ½" cubes
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • ½ tbsp ground gochugaru Korean Chili Powder

Instructions

Marinate

  • Clean, chop (½" cubes) and pat the salmon dry with a paper towel. Place them in a bowl. Add the rest of the marinade ingredients and mix well. Cover and marinate for 15 minutes.

Cook

  • Add 2 tbsp of oil to a wok/pan and heat up to medium-high. Add salmon and cook for 4-5 minutes. Make sure all sides are nicely seared. Remove salmon and set aside.
  • Place the chopped onions and minced garlic in the pan/wok. Cook for 1-2 minutes or until fragrant.
  • Turn up the heat to high. Add cold cooked rice, soy sauce, oyster sauce. Then mix everything together. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
  • Add chopped cabbage kimchi and juice. Mix everything together until the rice is well coated with the sauce. Remove from heat source. Add cooked salmon.

Serve with fried eggs. Garnish with chopped green onions &  Fumi Furikake (Seaweed Rice Seasoning). Enjoy!

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