Kimchi Jjigae Cheesy Crispy Fried Rice

Method

1. Chop the pork belly and kimchi into 1 cm pieces. Cut the tofu into 1.5 cm cubes and pat them very dry with kitchen paper. Slice the spring onion and break up any clumps in the cold rice with your hands.

2. Heat half the oil in a 24 cm pan, spread out the tofu and fry over medium-high heat for 5 min, turning, until at least two sides are golden and crisp. Set aside.

   Add in this stepCooking oil ¾ tbspFirm tofu 150 g

   medium-high heat

3. Add the rest of the oil and the pork to the same pan and cook over medium heat for 4 min, until the fat runs out and the edges are golden.

   Add in this stepCooking oil ¾ tbspPork belly 130 g

   medium heat

4. Add the kimchi, sugar and chili flakes and fry over medium heat for 4 min until the kimchi turns translucent, then stir in the kimchi juice and soy sauce until the liquid has almost gone.

   Add in this stepWell-fermented kimchi 180 gSugar 1 tspKorean chili flakes (gochugaru) 1 tspKimchi juice 3 tbspSoy sauce 1½ tsp

   medium heat

5. Fry no more than 2 servings in one pan or the rice will steam and turn mushy; for larger amounts, set some of the kimchi mixture aside and work in 1 batch(es). Add the rice and fry over medium-high heat for 4 min, pressing out clumps with a spatula, until every grain is red and steaming hot. Fold the tofu back in.

   Add in this stepCold cooked rice (day-old) 400 g

   medium-high heat

6. Press the rice flat across the pan and drizzle the sesame oil around the edge. Scatter over the mozzarella, cover and leave over medium-low heat for 4 min: you will hear crackling as a crust forms underneath and the cheese melts. Repeat in 1 batch(es), as before.

   Add in this stepToasted sesame oil 1½ tspShredded mozzarella 80 g

   medium-low heat

7. In another 20 cm pan with a little oil, fry the eggs over medium heat for 2 min 30 sec, until the whites are set and the yolks still runny. Slide them onto the rice, scatter with spring onion and sesame seeds and serve straight from the pan.

   Add in this stepEggs 2Spring onion 1Toasted sesame seeds to taste

   medium heat