Friday night kimchi fried rice from A Common Table: 80 Recipes and Stories from My Shared Cultures (page 113) by Cynthia Chen McTernan

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  • hbakke on April 01, 2021

    I would have preferred the Spam be crisped a bit before adding the rest of the ingredients since it doesn't have the most appealing texture. I felt like this recipe was missing something. I added a sprinkle of furikake at the end, but I maybe should have added more gochujang. It was alright, but not my favorite fried rice recipe. This recipe also makes a TON of servings.

  • hirsheys on September 15, 2019

    I don't know if I bought the wrong kind of spam, but I was decidedly grossed out by the catfood like consistency of it. It helped to brown it first (not called for in the recipe, but definitely necessary), and next time I'd use a ham steak instead. 2) The recipe uses the same technique of caramelizing the kimchi that Koreatown uses, but I liked K-town's version better - they ask you to separate the liquid and then reincorporate it in the rice. 3) I agree with McTernan that you don't need to make rice ahead for fried rice and used her smart trick of just lowering the amount of water while cooking the fresh rice, which worked nicely. All in all, the rice came out yummy, but I would rank it third out of the three kimchi fried rice recipes I've tried (Koreatown and Small Victories' versions each have their own virtues...) It also makes a vat - I made half a recipe and will be eating it for days. It's a solid recipe, but just not as good as the other two.

  • southerncooker on May 19, 2019

    I really enjoyed this but son said he thought it needed a little something. Hubby not feeling great and only had a couple bites. I put an over easy egg on mine and well done fried eggs on boys.

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