Special Lunch: Kimbap

Hi, dear bloggers and food lovers! Have a great weekend. Today I’m going to share a filling lunch recipe that’s perfect for lunch or as a bento box filling when you’re planning a weekend trip. Made with rice and nori, it’s a satisfying meal to take along on your journey. You can customize the kimbab fillings to your liking; this time, I used sausage, egg, fried chicken, cucumber, carrot, and onion as the fillings for my kimbab. Okay, let’s get started!

Ingredients:

• 1 sheet of nori
• 1/2 onion
• 1/2 carrot
• 1/4 cucumber
• 2 sausages
• 1 egg
• 1 piece of fried chicken (optional)
• 2 scoops of rice
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 3 tbsp sesame oil
• cream cheese to taste
• spicy mayo (optional)
• sesame seeds

Instructions:

• Cut the sausages, carrot, and cucumber lengthwise

• Slice the onion

• Crack the egg into a bowl

• Add a pinch of salt and pepper

• Beat the egg until well combined

• Cook the omelet in a pan

• Remove from heat and let cool

• Once cool enough, cut the omelet lengthwise

• Set aside

• Sauté the carrots, sausage, and onion briefly

• Remove from heat and set aside

• Prepare warm white rice

• Add salt and sugar to the rice

• Drizzle sesame oil over the rice

• Stir until well combined

• Prepare the nori

• Place the rice on top of the nori (with the rough side of the nori facing up)

• Spread cream cheese on top

• Add the toppings on top

• Roll up the nori

• Brush sesame oil on top of the kimbab

• Cut the kimbab into pieces to your liking

• Top the kimbab with spicy mayo (optional) then sprinkle black and white sesame seeds on top

• The kimbab is ready to eat