Kimbap (Korean Seaweed Rice Roll)
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Kimbap (Korean Seaweed Rice Roll)
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Kimbap (or Gimbap) is a traditional Korean seaweed rice roll made with rice, vegetables, and your choice of meat. This classic recipe offers a simple way to enjoy this flavorful Korean dish, perfect for quick meals or outdoor gatherings.
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Ingredients
- 9 seaweed sheets (gim)
For the rice
- 2 cups (480 ml, about 450 g) uncooked short grain white rice
- 2 1/2 cups (600 ml) water
- 2 tbsp Korean plum extract (maeshil cheong)
- 1/2 tsp salt
For the filling ingredients
- 6 strips pickled radish (danmuji), 1/2 inch thick drained
- 6-12 strips braised burdock root (Oeong) drained
- 6 strips imitation crab meat
- 2 tbsp oil divided
- 10 oz (283 g) package shredded carrot
- 2 tbsp water
- 4 eggs beaten
For the fishcake
- 3 sheets flat fish cake sliced thinly
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp sweet rice wine (mirim)
- 1 tbsp corn syrup
For the spinach
- 1 bunch (12 oz, 340 g) spinach
- 2 pinches salt
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- dashes toasted sesame seeds
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Instructions
- For the rice: Rinse rice several times and drain. Soak rice in 2 1/2 cup water for 10 minutes. Cook rice until soft. Put hot rice in a large mixing bowl, add plum extract and salt; toss well. Cover rice with a kitchen towel and set aside to cool.
- For the egg: Beat eggs and cook in a skillet in 3 batches. Roll them up and slice thinly
- For the carrot: cook shredded carrot in a little oil over medium high heat with some salt. Add 2 tbsp of water to create a steam and cover with a lid. Cook for 2 minutes until crisp but tender.
- For the fishcake: slice fishcake sheets thinly and stir-fry in a little oil for 1 minute over medium high heat. Mix together soy sauce, sugar, and rice wine in a bowl, and add the mixture to the fishcake. Continue to stir-fry for another minute.
- For the spinach: blanch spinach in a pot of boiling water with some salt. Drain and rinse with cold water. Squeeze out the excess water. Place the spianch in a mixing bowl and season with salt, sesame oil, and sesame seeds. Toss well.
To assemble Kimbap
- Cut 3 sheets of seaweed in half and set aside.
- Place a full sheet of seaweed, shiny side down, longer side toward you, on a bamboo rolling mat. Spread about 1 cup of rice (1/6 amount) evenly on the seaweed leaving 1 inch of space at the end. Lay a half seaweed sheet in the middle of rice.
- Put filling ingredients on top of the half seaweed sheet in a contrasting color pattern.
- Lift the entire end of mat from your side with both hands, roll over to cover the fillings, tucking in the filling with your fingers. Put firm pressure on the roll and continue to roll again as you roll away the mat until it reaches to the end.
- Place the finished kimbap on a platter, seam side down, while you are making another. Cut kimbap into 1/2 inch thick slices with a sharp knife.
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Notes
- If you want to season rice with sesame oil, toss rice with 1 tbsp sesame oil and 1/2 tsp salt.
- If you want to season rice with vinegar mixture; whisk together 4 tbsp rice vinegar, 2 tbsp sugar, 1/2 salt in a small mixing bowl. Microwave for 1 minute until sugar dissolves. Pour into rice and toss well.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
370kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
62g
(21%)
Protein
11g
(22%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
109mg
(36%)
Sodium
650mg
(27%)
Potassium
606mg
(17%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
13561IU
(271%)
Vitamin C
20mg
(22%)
Calcium
113mg
(11%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 370 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 370kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 62g | 21% |
| Protein | 11g | 22% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 109mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 650mg | 27% |
| Potassium | 606mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 13561IU | 271% |
| Vitamin C | 20mg | 22% |
| Calcium | 113mg | 11% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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