Recipe Video: Kimchi Brown Rice | UPMC HealthBeat

Nutrient-dense Kimchi is an easy way to incorporate “healthy bacteria” into your diet. Kimchi is fermented cabbage that is common in Korean foods; but how can you easily add it into your meals?

This brown rice dish is an easy and delicious way to cook with Kimchi and it is sure to be a dinner-time win for the whole family.

Cooking time:30 minutes

Recipe serves: 4

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup kimchi (not strained), chopped
  • 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1/2 pound shiitake mushrooms, stems discarded and caps quartered
  • Kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1/4 cup low-sodium chicken broth
  • 3 cups cooked brown rice, chilled, or 3 cups frozen brown rice
  • 4 scallions, chopped

Directions

  1. Mix the kimchi, soy sauce, sesame oil, and sugar in a small bowl or measuring cup until the sugar is dissolved; set aside.
  2. Heat the vegetable oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering.
  3. Add the mushrooms and 1/8 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring, until the mushrooms release water, about 2 minutes.
  4. Lower the heat to medium-low and continue to stir until the mushrooms are lightly browned and soft, about 5 minutes.
  5. Add the ginger and garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 1 minute.
  6. Add the chicken broth, scraping up any browned bits in the skillet, and simmer until slightly reduced, about 1 minute.
  7. Stir in the rice, reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is heated through, about 3 minutes.
  8. Stir in the kimchi mixture and cook until everything is heated through, about 2 minutes.
  9. Transfer to a serving dish and top with the scallions. Serve hot.

Editor's Note: This video_recipe was originally published on , and was last reviewed on .

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