Kimbap (김밥)

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Kimbap is considered one of the most popular and nutritious Korean meal. It consists of rice and strips of vegetables, egg, and meat, rolled in laver (dried seaweed) and then sliced. This is a popular snack or lunch that can be made with infinite variety of ingredients using different kinds of meat and/or vegetables. Popular ones include bulgogi, spinach, pickled radish, and eggs.

At first glance, kimbap often resembles a Japanese maki or a sushi roll. However, there are a few differences between the Japanese sushi roll and the Korean-style kimbap. The main difference is that Japanese sushi rolls are rather minimal in ingredients. Sushi rolls usually consists of just tuna or salmon within the roll whereas kimbap contains a variety of ingredients as mentioned earlier. Also, while the Japanese use raw fish (sashimi) in their sushi rolls, Korean kimbap do not contain any raw fish. Lastly, Japanese sushi is often dipped in wasabi while kimbap usually has sesame oil.

Ingredients

4 cups cooked white rice

7 sheets of dried seaweed

1 can of Spam

1 medium to large carrot

1 cucumber

3 eggs

1 ripe mango

sesame seeds

sesame oil

Serving: Depends on your appetite. For some, one roll makes one serving. Others may eat four rolls in one sitting. My mother made 7 rolls with 4 cups of white rice. The more rice you add in each roll, the less rolls you’ll get. If you prefer stronger flavors, add in less rice per roll.

Cooking Directions

• Cook the white rice. Be sure it is not soggy. Let the rice cool down

• Pan-fry the Spam. As it already contains oil, there is no need to add more. Dab the excess oil with paper towel. Once cooked and cooled, cut into long strips.

                                         

• Julienne the carrot. Pan-fry with a tad of olive oil and a pinch of salt.

                                        

• Scramble your eggs and pan-fry into a flat form. Cut into long strips

• Cut the raw cucumber into long strips.

                                       

• Once you cut the rolls and peer into the cross-section, the ingredients’ shape inside may look simple or complex. Depends on you. For beginners, thicker cuts will be easier to assemble prior to rolling the kimbap. I suggest the slices to be less than 1cm x 1cm thick.

                                       

• Grab a sheet of dry seaweed. Spread an even layer of rice, leaving about 1/5 of the top empty.

                                      

• Place a row of each ingredient across the rice in the middle. Allow the ingredients to slightly go beyond the seaweed perimeter. In this case, we have cucumber, carrot, spam, egg and mango. For a saltier flavor, add more spam. For more sweetness, add in more mango. My mother also sprinkled sesame seeds on the ingredients. You can also use black sesame seeds to add another layer of color

                                     

• Take a couple grains of rice. Gently spread it across the top area of the seaweed (where we left 1/5 of it blank). This will act as glue, keeping the kimbap slices together after you roll them up.

• Lifting from the bottom of your seaweed, start rolling. From the side profile, a circular shape will form. You can use a bamboo roller or roll directly with your hands. The bamboo roller will be a great help for those making kimbap for the first time

                                     

• Once you create the cylinder, you can squeeze the ends.Not too tight, otherwise your kimbap will explode.

                                    

At this point, you can brush on a layer of sesame oil onto the seaweed. The sesame oil will add a nutty taste. Street food stalls in Korea also sprinkle on a generous amount of sesame seeds on top of the sesame oily exterior. For those who prefer to taste more of the seaweed, skip the sesame oil.

                                   

• Time to cut the cylinder into bite-sized slices! Preferably with a thin sharp knife. If it’s a challenge cutting the kimbap, carefully dab on sesame oil at the edge of the knife.

                                  

• All there is left to do is invite your buddies over and munch out! Or you can keep the edible secrets to yourself. Whichever way you ROLL, hope you enjoyed this post!!

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