Schezuan Kimchi Rice

This is Korean dish. Koreans are proud of their Kimchi. Kimchi means seasonal pickle, usually made from vegetables. Most famous Kimchi comes from whole cabbage. They soak cabbage in salted water for several hours, and when cabbage softens, they season it with garlic powder, ginger, red chili, white vinegar etc. Primarily, Kimchi is served with sea-food, meat, and/or rice. Basically it's a side dish. It's popularity is growing up, and in India, its more famous with those Chinese food stall on the streets. They make Kimchi with their own twist. You can find Kimchi in any Asian grocery store, usually in packed tins.

I made fresh Kimchi for this dish. Usually, store-bought Kimchi are extra sour, but when you make it fresh, to give that sour taste, I had to use extra white vinegar. The sourness of Kimchi can be controlled by quantity of white vinegar.


Ingredients:-

-- For Kimchi

• 2 tbsp Sesame Oil
• 2 cups Cabbage, chopped
• 1 tbsp Scallions, chopped
• 1 tbsp Brown Sugar,
• 1 tsp Schezuan Pepper powder
• 1/2 tsp Red Chili Paste
• 1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
• 1-1/2 tbsp Soy Sauce
• 2 tbsp White Vinegar
• 1/2 tsp Garlic, chopped
• 1 tsp Ginger, grated
• Salt to taste

-- For Rice

• 2 cups Cooked Rice
• 2 tsp Green Peas, boiled
• 1 tsp Carrot, grated
• 2 tbsp Toasted Sesame Seeds
• 1 tbsp Oil

Method:-

1. Heat Oil in pan. Sauté ginger, garlic for 1-2 minutes. Add chopped cabbage and cook for 3-4 minutes on medium-high heat.

2. Now add carrot, green onion, soy sauce, schezuan pepper powder, brown sugar, salt, red chili paste, white vinegar and cook them for another 3-4 minutes.

3. Now at this point add green peas and red pepper flakes and leave Kimchi on low heat.

4. In the meantime, take another pan and toasted sesame seeds until they are toasted. Keep aside little amount of toasted sesame seeds for garnish.

5. Now add cooked rice and toasted sesame seeds to Kimchi with 1 tbsp oil. Mix well.

6. Try not to break rice. Taste and adjust seasoning before serving.

7. Garnish with sesame seeds and scallions, serve hot.

Enjoy...