Recipe for Kim Bap

RECIPE: KIM BAP


(2-3 Servings)

What you need: Skillet, pot, rice cooker, bamboo roller and … confidence!

Preparation time: 15-20 minutes / Rolling time: 1-2 minutes per roll

Ingredients:
 3-4 sheets of fresh kim (laver/dried seaweed)
 2 cups of cooked calrose rice
 1 bunch of fresh spinach
 4 pieces of imitation crab meat
 1 carrot
 4 strips of pickled radish (Dan Moo Ji)
 4 strips of beef (ground beef can be used)
 2 eggs, beaten
 1 tbsp of rice vinegar
 Toasted sesame seed for garnish
 1 tbsp of sesame oil

Beef marinate:
2 tsp of soy sauce
1 tsp of sesame oil
1 teaspoon of garlic
1 tsp of splenda/sugar

Step by Step Instructions:

1. Cook the rice in rice cooker or pot first as this will take about 20 minutes

2. Cut the carrots into long thin slices

3. Beat 2 eggs in a bowl. Pan fry the egg in the skillet with 1 tsp of cooking oil, in thin sheet on both sides

4. Pan fry the carrots with a little cooking oil.

5. Make the marinate in a bowl and mix in the beef

6. Pan fry the marinated beef strips in the pan until they are medium well done

7. Arrange all cooked ingredients onto a plate, along with the imitation crab meat and radish

8. Boil water in a pot and add spinach in the boiling water for 40 seconds to soften it

9. Drain and squeeze water out of the spinach. Put it in a bowl and ad some salt, 1 tsp of sesame oil and mix well

10. When the rice is cooked, move them into a large container and let it cool off. Add some salt and 1 tbsp of rice vinegar and mix the rice properly

11. Place one laver on the bamboo mat.

12. Put the rice on the laver and spread it thinly all around

13. Then put each ingredient neatly in the middle of the rice

14. First, roll it with your hand

15. Then re-roll it tightly using the bamboo roller

16. Brush sesame oil over the kim bap roll

17. Use a sharp knife to cut the roll and place them on a plate

18. Sprinkle roasted sesame seed over as garnish

19. Serve with additional picked radish on the side

Useful Tips:

1.  Make sure the rice is cooled off before you start rolling
2. If the laver doesn’t stick, paste some water at the edge
3. Instead of using beef, you can also use cooked ham
4. Another commonly used vegetable is cucumber. Remember to slice it in long thin strips and lightly pan fry it as well

• Kim Bap is a great, healthy snack food to enjoy at home or work, on the road or on family picnics!

Bon Appétit!