Classic Kimbap Recipe
Kimbap: The ultimate portable meal! This delicious "Korean sushi" is packed with rice, protein, and vegetables, making it the perfect on-the-go snack for picnics, trips, and more.
Servings: 3 people
Ingredients
Rice
- 5-6 sheets Seaweed Paper
- 500 grams Rice Cooked and cooled
- 2 tbsp Sesame Oil
- Salt To taste
- Sesame Seeds
Fillings
- 3 pcs Crabsticks
- 2-3 pcs Eggs
- 5-6 strips Pork, Beef, Ham, or Fishcake
- 1 pc Cucumber
- 1 pc Carrots
- Spinach Use more because it wilts
- 6 pcs Danmuji
- Salt To taste
- Sesame Oil For seasoning the veggies
- Sesame Seeds
- Vegetable or Canola Oil For sauteing
Instructions
- Season the rice with sesame oil, salt, and sesame seeds. Mix thoroughly and set aside.
- Crabstick: Defrost and slice in half.
- Eggs: Beat the eggs and cook a thin layer in a pan and slice it into strips. Or make a rolled omelette and slice it into strips.
- Meat: According to your preference, season the meat either with salt and pepper or bulgogi sauce.
- Cucumbers: Remove the seeds and slice julienne.
- Carrots: Slice julienne and saute for a couple of minutes and season with salt.
- Danmuji: Drain and slice into strips as needed.
- Spinach: Blanch and drain, then season with sesame oil, salt, and sesame seeds.
- Once the ingredients are prepared, lay the seaweed on a flat surface, smooth side down.
- Grab a handful of rice and spread it out evenly in the seaweed, but make sure to leave an inch at the bottom.
- Place the ingredients one by one, making sure that the strips that are whole (crabsticks, danmuji, etc) are all on the side while putting the julienned vegetables in the middle.
- Once all the ingredients are placed on top of the rice, roll, tuck every inch, and roll again until you are able to close the whole thing.
- Use small pieces of rice on the ends of the seaweed to serve as a lock for it.
- Coat each roll with sesame oil and let it rest for several minutes before cutting.
- After resting, wet or oil the knife and make big slicing motions to cut the kimbap.
- Plate or place in a bento box and serve. Garnish with sesame seeds. Enjoy!