Stephanie Tea's Kimchi Fried Rice

According to Stephanie Tea, rice is life—and there’s nothing better than some quick comfort food like cheesy kimchi fried rice: made effortlessly in your rice cooker. For a short video on how to prepare this recipe, be sure to visit our Instagram!

Ingredients

For the Rice:

• 2 cups uncooked rice, washed and rinsed
• 1 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup kimchi, chopped into bite-sized pieces
• 1/3 cup kimchi juice
• Cheddar or Mozzarella cheese

For the Sauce:

• 1 1/2 tbsp gochujang 
• 2 tbsp. soy sauce
• 1/2 tbsp. sugar
• Black pepper, to taste

For Garnish:

• Green onion, chopped
• Seaweed snack paper, julienned
• Fried egg

Directions

1. Mix all sauce ingredients together in a small mixing bowl.
2. Add rinsed rice into the inner pot and add sauce, kimchi and juice into pot and gently mix until combined.
3. Initiate WHITE RICE mode on the rice cooker and allow the cooking cycle to complete.
4. Once the rice is finished cooking, fluff the rice then add mozzarella cheese.
5. Close the lid and allow the rice to sit for about 5 minutes or until the cheese has completely melted.
6. Top with your choice of crushed seaweed paper, fried egg and chopped green onions. Enjoy!

Notes

We recommend using a heating pressure rice cooker like CUCKOO's 6-Cup HP Twin Pressure Rice Cooker (CRP-RT0609F) to achieve the best texture when making Stephanie Tea's Kimchi Fried Rice.