Fiery Jjamppong Seafood Fried Rice

Method

1. Break up the cold rice with your hands. Cut the squid and shrimp into 1 cm pieces, and the onion and cabbage into 1 cm pieces. Finely slice the green onion and mince the garlic. Fried rice moves fast once you start, so keep everything within reach.

2. Heat a generous splash of the oil in a 20 cm pan over medium-high heat, crack in the eggs and fry for 2 min, until the edges are brown and crisp and the yolks still soft; lift them out. Slide the eggs in from low down, as the hot oil can spit.

   Add in this stepEggs 2Neutral vegetable oil 1¼ tbsp

   medium-high heat

3. Heat oil in a 28 cm wok, add the green onion and garlic and fry over medium heat until fragrant, then add the ground pork and cook together for 3 min 30 sec. When the pork is golden, turn down to low heat, add the gochugaru and stir for 15 sec to make a red chili oil. Chili flakes burn in an instant, so never turn the heat up at this point.

   Add in this stepNeutral vegetable oil 2 tbspLarge green onion (daepa) 40 gGarlic cloves 2Ground pork 60 gGochugaru (Korean chili flakes) 4 tsp

   medium heat→low heat

4. Immediately turn up to high heat, add the squid, shrimp, onion and cabbage and stir-fry for 2 min 30 sec, until the squid turns white and curls and the shrimp turn pink.

   Add in this stepSquid, cleaned 80 gSmall shrimp, peeled 8Onion 100 gGreen cabbage 80 g

   high heat

5. Add the rice and the rest of the oil, pour the soy sauce around the edge of the wok so it sizzles and caramelises, add the oyster sauce and stir-fry over high heat for 3 min 30 sec. Press the rice flat with a spatula as you go, and leave it still now and then so the bottom catches slightly. It is ready when the grains are red and hop in the wok. If your wok is too small, fry in 1 batch(es).

   Add in this stepCold cooked rice (day-old is best) 400 gNeutral vegetable oil ¾ tbspSoy sauce 2 tspOyster sauce 2 tsp

   high heat

6. Turn off the heat, stir in the sesame oil, taste and season with salt. Mound the rice in bowls, top with the fried egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

   Add in this stepToasted sesame oil 1 tspToasted sesame seeds 1 tspSalt to taste