10-min. Easy Folded Kimbap

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  • Prep Time

    10 mins

  • Total Time

    10 mins

  • Servings

    4 servings

  • Calories

    70 kcal

  • Cuisine

    Korean

10-min. Easy Folded Kimbap

This folded kimbap is a compact, quick-to-prepare Korean-inspired snack using seaweed, short grain rice, tuna with mayonnaise, kimchi, and a fried egg. Unlike traditional rolled kimbap, the ingredients are arranged in quadrants on a nori sheet and then folded to form a square, making it convenient to eat. The combination offers a mix of savory, spicy, and creamy flavors along with varied textures from the soft rice, crunchy kimchi, and tender egg.

Description

The 10-minute Folded Kimbap assembles cooked short grain rice, a tuna-mayo mixture, kimchi, and a pan-fried egg on a sheet of nori (seaweed). The preparation involves frying the egg to the preferred doneness and shaping it roughly to fit within a quadrant of the nori. The nori sheet is scored vertically halfway up to create separate sections.

Each ingredient is spread into a quadrant: tuna-mayo in one, kimchi in another, cooked rice, and the egg in the remaining ones. Folding the nori from the bottom left quadrant upwards encapsulates the fillings into a neat square package, providing a portable bite. This method preserves the distinct ingredients while creating a unified snack.

The result is a flavorful, texturally interesting snack blending the spiced and fermented kimchi, creamy tuna-mayo, and the richness of egg and rice wrapped in crisp seaweed. It is best eaten soon after assembly to keep the nori from becoming soggy.

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 1 heet nori or gim
  • cup short grain rice cooked
  • ¼ cup tuna strained, canned
  • 1 tablespoon mayonnaise or sub with American mayo, Japanese style
  • cup kimchi
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Instructions

  1. First, combine strained tuna and mayo and mix well. Set aside.
  2. Heat vegetable oil in a small pan on medium heat. Fry your egg easy over for 3-5 minutes depending on how jammy you like your egg. Try to shape the egg so it fits into a 3 x 3 inch square. Set aside.
  3. Place a sheet of nori rough side up vertically facing you. Using clean scissor a vertical slit halfway up the sheet.
  4. Evenly spread the tuna mayo mixture in the bottom left quadrant.
  5. Place the fried egg in the top right quadrant.
  6. Spread kimchi in the top left quadrant.
  7. Lastly, evenly spread hot cooked rice in the bottom right quadrant.
  8. Fold the kimbap starting from the bottom left quadrant upwards until you form a square. Enjoy immediately!

Nutrition Information

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Calories 70kcal (4%) Carbohydrates 5g (2%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 4g (6%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 2g (12%) Monounsaturated Fat 1g (5%) Trans Fat 0.01g (1%) Cholesterol 46mg (15%) Sodium 108mg (5%) Potassium 54mg (1%) Fiber 0.2g (1%) Sugar 0.2g (0%) Vitamin A 109IU (2%) Vitamin C 0.2mg (0%) Calcium 12mg (1%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 70 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 70kcal 4%
Carbohydrates 5g 2%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 4g 6%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g 12%
Monounsaturated Fat 1g 5%
Trans Fat 0.01g 1%
Cholesterol 46mg 15%
Sodium 108mg 5%
Potassium 54mg 1%
Fiber 0.2g 1%
Sugar 0.2g 0%
Vitamin A 109IU 2%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Calcium 12mg 1%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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