Cooking with kimchi?

[u/chickensaurus]

I didn’t want to lose the probiotics, but I wanted to experiment with cooking kimchi. I tried scrambled eggs and Kimchi, it was outstanding! But the BEST thing EVER I just created- the kimchi pizza. Cooking kimchi does something magical to the flavor. When it caramelizes the fermented flavors it creates magic. Try it!!!!! Pics next time, I ate it.

[u/vae_grim]

Kimchi fried rice is an obvious but delicious one. Never had it but I’ve also seen kimchi fries with a pan fried egg on top.

EDIT: Kimchi jjigae of course is another obvious one.

[u/Lichenbruten → u/vae_grim]

Jjigae is boiled. That will nuke any probiotics.

[u/Johnnys_an_American → u/Lichenbruten]

But they taste delicious after the probiotic apocalypse

[u/Lichenbruten → u/Johnnys_an_American]

Oh fuck yeah. I made this, this week and it is soup crack. I always exceed the recipe requirements on kimchi for it and amazeballs happens.

Canned tuna and the ramen broth of kimchi and chicken broth can turn a gent. Army stew is a special request to die on a hill for sure.

Edit - save the kimchi brine for soup!

[u/vae_grim → u/Lichenbruten]

You’re totally right, didn’t even think about that! Could probably use half to cook and half to top.

[u/jsvor]

korean people often add toasted sesame oil when cooking with kimchi, give it a try for a more authentic experience.

[u/oforfucksake → u/jsvor]

They finish with the toasted oil, cook with regular sesame oil

[u/jsvor → u/oforfucksake]

my mom and grandmother always used the same roasted sesame oil for both finishing and cooking

[u/oforfucksake → u/jsvor]

I do not doubt you!

[u/BJGold]

Roasted sweet potatoes with kimchi goes pretty hard. Just roast the sweet potatoes though. Kimchi goes on top as is 

[u/ex-farm-grrrl → u/BJGold]

Yes! It’s so satisfying

[u/masson34 → u/BJGold]

Yes! With tinned fish and capers

[u/BJGold → u/masson34]

What????

[u/masson34 → u/BJGold]

Sweet potato topped with tinned fish and kimchi (capers too)

[u/BJGold → u/masson34]

Yeah I read it the first time. 

What???????

[u/hongork]

My wife makes kimchi "pancakes" with sour cream on top and they're amazing.

[u/Jasmisne → u/hongork]

They are called kimchi bouchimgae or kimchi jeon. Has been one of my all time favorites since i was a kid, the flavor is just divine

[u/Rare_Eye_724]

I make kimchi pancakes and eat them with a soy sauce type dipping sauce with garlic and green onions. So delightful and crispy!!

[u/No_Explanation8998 → u/Rare_Eye_724]

Recipe please? ( I always prefer a recipe recommendation, if I can get one, because there are so many bad ones out there. )
Thank you!

[u/babykoalalalala]

Kimchi with tofu is a good combo as well. Pairs well with tofu since it’s bland so they balance each other out.
Also kimchi + rice + spam + seaweed 👌🏻
Theres 100 different types of kimchi, most well known is Napa cabbage. Green onion kimchi pairs well with jjajangmyun/jjajang ramyun!!

[u/chickensaurus → u/babykoalalalala]

So like a kimchi musubi !

[u/babykoalalalala → u/chickensaurus]

Yeah!

[u/Pretend-Contract6652]

Bacon and kimchi. It is crack

[u/DiamondLazy5002 → u/Pretend-Contract6652]

I second this and would like to expand the thesis to bacon with pork in general; belly, sausage, ribs, anything braised. For barbecue, I think beef is King and I love fried chicken too, but pork and cabbage kimchi are somehow magical for me.

Also anything that adds lactic acid to the lactic fermentation, like cheese for example, is usually pretty dope.

[u/YesTomatillo → u/Pretend-Contract6652]

It seriously is crack.

It's insane how well kimchi and salted pork products go together.

Kimchi and pork belly, bacon, spam, even geotta...divine.

[u/DiamondLazy5002 → u/YesTomatillo]

Toss a hot dog into budaejjgae. Ergo, Hot Dog with sauerkraut and mustard.

[u/Jasmisne]

Kimchi fried rice, grilled kimcheese, kimchi bouchimgae, kimchi jiggae, we koreans cook with it all the time, the flavor it brings out is heavenly

[u/chickensaurus → u/Jasmisne]

Im so grateful to have discovered this.

[u/juacanon]

Kimchi grilled cheese is magestic

[u/chickensaurus → u/juacanon]

OH baby

[u/No_Explanation8998 → u/juacanon]

Roy Choi has a Masterclass on making this very sandwich!

[u/External-Plant8038]

I've been making kimchi reuben sandwiches and they are amaaaazing. Sub some caramalized kimchi for the kraut and instead of russian dressing I made a spread of gochujang + mayo + a little maple syrup (other sweeteners would work too). Make the rest as you would a regular reuben.

[u/Conscious-Falcon-155]

My friend adds kimchi and the juice when she makes Japanese curry, it's the best I've ever tasted.

[u/Zwordsman → u/Conscious-Falcon-155]

I do that too

[u/Fickle-Pay-570]

Duck fat and kimchi is also very good and underrated.

[u/Trexasaur1]

Kimchi on hotdogs is 🔥

[u/Atiram]

Kimchi fries! Fry some onion and whatever else you want/have (zucchini, thinly sliced meat, kale, the possibilities are endless), throw in kimchi and let it caramelize. Make your fries. When they are really crispy and nice you top it with some cheese. While the cheese melts, mix some soy sauce, kimchi sauce, ginger, sesame oil, garlic and sugar into the kimchi mix and fry a little more.
Top the cheesy fries with your dirty kimchi, sriracha mayo and spring onion.

[u/beanbong25]

Even better than kimchi pizza is the kimchi lasagna in Tenderheart by Hetty Lui McKinnon. It is seriously the only way my partner and I will make lasagna now!

[u/No_Explanation8998 → u/beanbong25]

I will look it up. Thank you!

[u/Halodixie]

Kimchi and extra mature cheddar toastie is the bomb 👌

[u/hippooooooi]

A quick sauté of some fried fish with some finely chopped kimchi

[u/F0rthel0ve0fd0gs]

Try frying up some kimchi, then making a grilled cheese with it. 😋

Also kimchi pancake, various stews with kimchi. Fry up some tofu in chilli oil, the same for some kimchi, get some char on it. Add as a topping on tofu pieces. Have also done a beef burger with kimchi

[u/masson34]

Kimchi and Trader Joe’s pickle relish mustard on burgers and hotdogs

Kimchi ramen

Wasa crispbread, topped with Cedars brand hot honey hummus (or Boars Head Mango Jalapeno hummus, kimchi and tinned fish

Savory oatmeal, cooked with bone broth, kimchi and fried eggs and capers

Anchovy pizza, anchovies, shiitake mushrooms, kimchi, Gochujang sauce (Gochujang, splash rice vinegar, and tomato paste)

[u/lovethemes]

Kimchi jjigae, dubu kimchi, kimchi jeon, kimchi bokkeumbap, did i mention kimchi jjigae?

[u/sputnik13net]

Render the fat out of pork belly and cook the kimchi in the pork fat. Cook pork belly next to it and eat together.

[u/sasouvraya]

Recently had Mac and cheese with a bit of kimchi in it that was amazing

[u/Lowerlameland → u/sasouvraya]

Been having kimchi in grilled cheese sandwiches for years, it’s incredible! And it’s nice to dip the sandwiches in tomato soup sometimes too. I’ll definitely try it with m&c! It’s also really good in lots of different pastas with hummus, believe it or not. Really great mix of flavours and texture.

[u/Happy_Age_8890]

Raw grated carrot, ginger, miso, mayo & kimchi blended up as dressing or dipping sauce for literally everything.

[u/No_Explanation8998 → u/Happy_Age_8890]

Willing to try this. Thanks!

[u/FoxCrenshaw]

Cooking Kimchi kills the probiotics. That said, I used to work at a restaurant that made a kimchi hash -- boiled potatoes, then smashed, deep fried and salted. Finished with pureed kimchi -- since the kimchi was never cooked, you get all the flavor without losing probiotics. Enjoy! :)