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Kimbap slices are beautiful arranged in a serving dish.

Kimbap (Korean Seaweed Rice Roll)

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Kimbap (or Gimbap) is a traditional Korean seaweed rice roll that consists of rice, vegetables, and seaweed. This recipe provides an easy way to make the flavorful Korean rice dish, perfect for any quick meal or outdoor event. Vegetarian adaptable.
Course Lunch
Cuisine Korean
Diet Low Lactose
Keyword finger food, gimbap, healthy recipe, kimbap, Korean picnic food, korean seaweed rice rolls, Korean seaweed rolls, Korean sushi, Korean sushi roll, picnic food, seaweed, seaweed rice rolls, sushi roll
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Assembling time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 370
Author Holly Ford

Ingredients

For the rice

For the filling ingredients

  • 6 strips pickled radish (danmuji), 1/2 inch thick drained
  • 6-12 strips braised burdock root (Oeong) drained
  • 6 strips imitation crab meat
  • 2 tbsp oil divided
  • 10 oz (283 g) package shredded carrot
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 4 eggs beaten

For the fishcake

For the spinach

Instructions

  • For the rice: Rinse rice several times and drain. Soak rice in 2 1/2 cup water for 10 minutes. Cook rice until soft. Put hot rice in a large mixing bowl, add plum extract and salt; toss well. Cover rice with a kitchen towel and set aside to cool.
  • For the egg: Beat eggs and cook in a skillet in 3 batches. Roll them up and slice thinly
  • For the carrot: cook shredded carrot in a little oil over medium high heat with some salt. Add 2 tbsp of water to create a steam and cover with a lid. Cook for 2 minutes until crisp but tender.
  • For the fishcake: slice fishcake sheets thinly and stir-fry in a little oil for 1 minute over medium high heat. Mix together soy sauce, sugar, and rice wine in a bowl, and add the mixture to the fishcake. Continue to stir-fry for another minute.
  • For the spinach: blanch spinach in a pot of boiling water with some salt. Drain and rinse with cold water. Squeeze out the excess water. Place the spianch in a mixing bowl and season with salt, sesame oil, and sesame seeds. Toss well.

To assemble Kimbap

  • Cut 3 sheets of seaweed in half and set aside.
  • Place a full sheet of seaweed, shiny side down, longer side toward you, on a bamboo rolling mat. Spread about 1 cup of rice (1/6 amount) evenly on the seaweed leaving 1 inch of space at the end. Lay a half seaweed sheet in the middle of rice.
  • Put filling ingredients on top of the half seaweed sheet in a contrasting color pattern.
  • Lift the entire end of mat from your side with both hands, roll over to cover the fillings, tucking in the filling with your fingers. Put firm pressure on the roll and continue to roll again as you roll away the mat until it reaches to the end.
  • Place the finished kimbap on a platter, seam side down, while you are making another. Cut kimbap into 1/2 inch thick slices with a sharp knife.

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Notes

  • If you want to season rice with sesame oil, toss rice with 1 tbsp sesame oil and 1/2 tsp salt.
  • If you want to season rice with vinegar mixture; whisk together 4 tbsp rice vinegar, 2 tbsp sugar, 1/2 salt in a small mixing bowl. Microwave for 1 minute until sugar dissolves. Pour into rice and toss well.

Nutrition

Calories: 370kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 109mg | Sodium: 650mg | Potassium: 606mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 13561IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 113mg | Iron: 3mg