Judy Joo’s Kimchi Fried Rice

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      45 min

Appears in
Today Loves Food: Recipes from America’s Favorite Kitchen

By The Today Show

Published 2025

  • About

Known as kimchi bokkeumbap in Korean, this funky fried rice is a simple dish TV chef Judy’s mom used to make for her as an after-school snack. And now, no matter the time of day, whether for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, it’s her go-to comfort meal. This is a purist version, with just kimchi and pork, but you can throw anything into it—chopped-up lunch meats, frozen peas, broccoli, carrots—whatever needs to be used