Spam Kimchi Rice Pockets

Ingredients

• 1.5 cup cooked rice (Warm)
• 0.5 block Spam (Diced small)
• 2 tsp mirin
• 1 tsp soy sauce (For glazing the Spam)
• 1 tsp sugar (For glazing the Spam)
• 0.75 cup kimchi (Chopped)
• neutral oil (For sautéing)
• 1 tsp soy sauce (For sautéing the kimchi)
• 1 tsp sugar (For sautéing the kimchi)
• 0.25 cup Korean chives (Chopped; regular chives or green onion may be used instead)
• 1.5 tbsp sesame oil
• 1 tbsp sesame seeds
• 2 sheet gim (nori) (Cut diagonally)
• 4 fried eggs (Prepare before assembly)
• 2 slice cheddar or American cheese (Cut diagonally)

Steps

1. 1

   Pan-fry the diced Spam until lightly browned.

2. 2

   Add the mirin, 1 teaspoon soy sauce, and 1 teaspoon sugar to the Spam. Cook until the Spam is lightly glazed.

3. 3

   Heat a little neutral oil in the same pan.

4. 4

   Add the chopped kimchi, remaining 1 teaspoon soy sauce, and remaining 1 teaspoon sugar. Sauté until the kimchi is softened.

5. 5

   Combine the warm cooked rice, glazed Spam, sautéed kimchi, chopped Korean chives, sesame oil, and sesame seeds. Mix well.

6. 6

   Place one triangle of gim on the work surface with the shiny side facing down.

7. 7

   Shape the Spam-kimchi rice into a ball with your hands. Place it over a fried egg, then shape the rice and egg into a triangle.

8. 8

   Place a triangle of cheese on each side corner of the gim.

9. 9

   Fold the bottom corner of the gim up over the rice.

10. 10

    Fold both side corners inward so the cheese helps seal everything into a triangular pocket.

Notes

The recipe says it makes about 4 pockets. If cheese is omitted, use a little rice along the gim edges to help seal the pockets instead. The source does not specify exact frying temperatures or cooking times.

Nutrition per serving

• snack
• main
• Korean-inspired
• portable
• picnic
• lunch
• noodle-free
• pan-fried