KIMCHI FRIED RICE WITH PORK BELLY RECIPES

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium heat and drizzle 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil. Reduce heat to medium-low and add pork belly. Cook until pork belly pieces turn golden brown, stirring occasionally. When pork fat has been rendered, remove pork belly and set aside. Leave 2 tablespoons of pork fat in skillet and discard the rest. Add onion and sauté over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until onion starts to brown. Add kimchi and sauté until kimchi turns from almost translucent to opaque white in the middle. Drizzle 1 teaspoon of the soy sauce and stir to mix. If using, add red pepper flakes into the skillet for added spicy heat and more vibrant color. Stir to incorporate red pepper flakes. Turn off heat and immediately add rice, sesame oil to skillet. Stir to mix; taste and adjust seasoning with remaining soy sauce if needed. Drizzle remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil over medium heat in a separate large skillet. When skillet is hot, add eggs and fry to your preferred doneness. Divide kimchi fried rice into four bowls and top each serving with a fried egg, crumbled nori, and sesame seeds. Serve warm.

Steps:

• In a nonstick sauté pan or well-seasoned cast-iron skillet, melt butter over medium-low heat, and add onions. Cook, stirring, until the onions start to sizzle, about 2 minutes. Add kimchi and kimchi juice, and stir until it comes to a boil, about 3 minutes. Add Spam, and cook until sauce is nearly dried out, about 5 minutes.
• Break up the rice in the pan with a spatula, and stir it to incorporate. Turn heat to medium. Cook, stirring, until the rice has absorbed the sauce and is very hot, about 5 minutes. Stir in soy sauce and sesame oil. Taste, and adjust with more soy sauce, sesame oil or kimchi juice. Turn heat down slightly, but let the rice continue to cook, untouched, to lightly brown while you cook the eggs.
• Place a small nonstick sauté pan over medium heat, and add the vegetable oil. When it is hot, add eggs, season with salt and fry to your desired doneness. Serve rice topped with fried eggs, nori and a sprinkle of sesame seeds.