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Mushroom Fried Rice with Kimchi

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This fried recipe utilizes kimchi to create a delectable Korean fusion dish that elevates the classic fried rice experience with the umami richness of mushrooms and the sour kick of kimchi.

This recipe combines earthy baby bella, oyster, and shiitake mushrooms, sautéed to perfection, with cooked rice and a medley of colorful vegetables. The star of the show, kimchi, adds a bold and spicy flavor, creating a balance of textures and tastes.

Garnished with green onions, sesame seeds, shredded seaweed sheets, and a sunny-side-up egg, this Mushroom Fried Rice with Kimchi recipe is a flavorful and satisfying dish that brings together the best of Asian-inspired ingredients.

 

Mushroom Fried Rice with Kimchi

Mushroom Fried Rice with Kimchi

Description

This kimchi fried rice gets its appeal from the zingy notes of kimchi, the sweetness and heat from gochujang, and the savory umami flavors of baby bella, oyster, and shiitake mushrooms.


Ingredients

  • 8 oz. Monterey Mushrooms® Umami Stir Fry Blend (Baby Bella, Oyster, and Shiitake Mushrooms)
  • 3 Tbsp. vegetable oil, divided
  • 6 oz. ground pork (optional)*
  • 4 oz. onion, sliced
  • 1⁄2 oz. garlic, minced
  • 1 oz. ginger, minced
  • 3 cups brown rice, cooked and cooled
  • 8 oz. kimchi, diced
  • 4 Tbsp. kimchi juice
  • 2 Tbsp. gochujang
  • 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
  • 2. Tbsp. sesame oil
  • 2 oz carrot, julienne
  • 3 oz. kale, shredded
  • 4 scallion, thinly sliced
  • 1⁄4 cup sesame seeds
  • 4 eggs, cooked sunny side up
  • 4 Tbsp. roasted seaweed sheets, julienne

Instructions

  1. Pulse Monterey Mushrooms® Umami Stir Fry Blend in food processor until finely sliced.
  2. Add 2 Tbsp. of vegetable oil to smoking wok. Add mushrooms and ground pork and stir fry until golden brown. Remove from wok.
  3. (Without cleaning wok) add remaining 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil, onion, garlic, and ginger and stir fry until aromatic. Add rice and stir fry until very hot.
  4. Mix together the kimchi, kimchi juice, gochujang, soy sauce, and sesame oil in small bowl.
  5. Add kimchi mixture and cooked pork/mushroom mixture to rice, carrot, and kale. Continue to stir fry until kale is wilted and rice is very hot and aromatic. Season to taste.
  6. Stir in scallion and sesame seeds.
  7. Serve kimchi fried rice topped with  sunny side up egg, additional kimchi (if desired), and shredded, roasted seaweed sheets.

Notes

For a vegan or vegetarian version of this dish, replace the ground pork with 6 oz. of additional mushrooms, and omit the fried egg.

Mushroom Fried Rice with Kimchi
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Mushroom Fried Rice with Kimchi


Description

This kimchi fried rice gets its appeal from the zingy notes of kimchi, the sweetness and heat from gochujang, and the savory umami flavors of baby bella, oyster, and shiitake mushrooms.


Ingredients

  • 8 oz. Monterey Mushrooms® Umami Stir Fry Blend (Baby Bella, Oyster, and Shiitake Mushrooms)
  • 3 Tbsp. vegetable oil, divided
  • 6 oz. ground pork (optional)*
  • 4 oz. onion, sliced
  • 1⁄2 oz. garlic, minced
  • 1 oz. ginger, minced
  • 3 cups brown rice, cooked and cooled
  • 8 oz. kimchi, diced
  • 4 Tbsp. kimchi juice
  • 2 Tbsp. gochujang
  • 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
  • 2. Tbsp. sesame oil
  • 2 oz carrot, julienne
  • 3 oz. kale, shredded
  • 4 scallion, thinly sliced
  • 1⁄4 cup sesame seeds
  • 4 eggs, cooked sunny side up
  • 4 Tbsp. roasted seaweed sheets, julienne

Instructions

  1. Pulse Monterey Mushrooms® Umami Stir Fry Blend in food processor until finely sliced.
  2. Add 2 Tbsp. of vegetable oil to smoking wok. Add mushrooms and ground pork and stir fry until golden brown. Remove from wok.
  3. (Without cleaning wok) add remaining 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil, onion, garlic, and ginger and stir fry until aromatic. Add rice and stir fry until very hot.
  4. Mix together the kimchi, kimchi juice, gochujang, soy sauce, and sesame oil in small bowl.
  5. Add kimchi mixture and cooked pork/mushroom mixture to rice, carrot, and kale. Continue to stir fry until kale is wilted and rice is very hot and aromatic. Season to taste.
  6. Stir in scallion and sesame seeds.
  7. Serve kimchi fried rice topped with  sunny side up egg, additional kimchi (if desired), and shredded, roasted seaweed sheets.

Notes

For a vegan or vegetarian version of this dish, replace the ground pork with 6 oz. of additional mushrooms, and omit the fried egg.

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