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Korean Breakfast Rice Bowl

Built around cooked short-grain rice and eggs -- the method starts by warming the rice.

Korean Breakfast Rice Bowl
Prep
30 min
Cook
15 min
Total
45 min
Serves
4
Level
Medium
Rating
★ 4.8

This breakfast korean breakfast rice bowl builds its flavor from cooked short-grain rice, eggs and kimchi, and comes together in about 45 minutes with medium-level technique. The method starts by warming the rice.

A 45-minute cook time that's mostly hands-off simmering or roasting.

A few technique steps to focus on, but nothing that needs special equipment.

Built around cooked short-grain rice, so the flavor comes from real ingredients, not a spice packet.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cooked short-grain rice
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup kimchi, chopped
  • 1 avocado, sliced
  • 1 sheet nori, cut into strips
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tsp gochujang (optional), sesame seeds, scallions

Nutrition (estimated, per serving)

230
Calories
7.3g
Protein
10.4g
Fat
26.9g
Carbs
4.6g
Fiber
242mg
Sodium

Calculated from this recipe's own ingredient list; treat as an estimate, not a lab measurement.

Method

1

Warm the rice and divide it between two bowls.

2

Fry the eggs in a little oil, keeping the yolks runny (or cook to your liking).

3

Warm the kimchi in the pan for a minute for extra flavor, if you like.

4

Arrange the kimchi, avocado, and nori strips over the rice.

5

Set a fried egg on top of each bowl.

6

Drizzle with soy sauce and sesame oil, and add a little gochujang if you want heat.

7

Sprinkle with sesame seeds and scallions and mix together before eating.

Tips from the test kitchen

The step worth not rushing: Drizzle with soy sauce and sesame oil, and add a little gochujang if you want heat.