I’ve always wanted to make this ever since I was introduced to it in the Asian ghetto of Berkeley. It’s a deliciously unhealthy snack that combines the saltiness of spam, spiciness of kimchi, and irresistible temptation of fried rice into the Voltron of quick Asian foods. It’s made much like any other fried rice dish, but just with kimchi thrown in.
The portions aren’t strict, depending on how much Spam and kimchi you like. My recipe has a pretty good amount of Spam in it, so I personally would advise against putting more in because it might be too salty. If you want to cook it like the restaurant in Berkeley, fry an egg sunny-side up while you cook the fried rice, then top at the end.
2 cups rice, cooked
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 egg
1/3 block Spam, diced
1 cup kimchi (4-5 heaping spoonfuls from a container)
3 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp sesame seed oil
chopped green onions and sesame seeds for garnish
salt and white pepper to taste
1. Heat oil over medium-high heat and when hot, fry Spam for a minute or two until it’s a dark pink
2. Mix in egg and stir until scrambled
3. Mix in rice, soy sauce, and sesame seed oil and stir fry until well mixed
4. Reduce heat to medium-low, mix in kimchi and stir until all the rice is red, about a minute
5. Season with salt and pepper to taste
6. Plate and top with green onions and sesame seeds
Note that you can switch steps 3 and 4, if you like your kimchi to be more limp and hotter from being cooked longer. Personally, I prefer it crunchy and just warm (as a contrast to the softer spam and rice), so I put it in later.