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Gyeran bap
Egg rice with sesame oil
Gyeran bap: hot rice, a fried egg, sesame oil and soy, mixed up with roasted seaweed
Gyeran bap, egg rice, is the five-minute meal of Korean childhoods and student flats from Seoul to Busan: a bowl of steaming rice topped with a crisp-edged fried egg, a little butter or sesame oil and a splash of soy, all mixed together and scooped up with sheets of roasted seaweed (gim). Kimchi on the side is all it needs. The common mistake is using cold rice: it must be freshly cooked or reheated until piping hot so the yolk and butter melt into it. Chef's tip: fry the egg in sesame-scented oil on a high heat so the white blisters and crisps; that crunchy frill is the best bit. If you are cooking for anyone pregnant, a young child, an older person or anyone with a weakened immune system, cook the egg until the yolk is firm, or use British Lion or other pasteurised eggs.
- Total time
- 5 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 1
Ingredients
- 7 oz hot cooked short-grain ricefreshly cooked or reheated until piping hot
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
- ⅓ oz butteror 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
- 2 tsp soy sauce
- ½ tsp toasted sesame seeds
- 1 packet roasted seaweed (gim) snack sheets (optional)about 5 g
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Method
0/3 doneStep 1: Spoon 7 oz hot cooked short-grain rice into a bowl and tuck ⅓ oz butter into the middle so it starts to melt.
Step 2: Heat 1 tsp vegetable oil in a small frying pan over a medium-high heat, crack in 1 egg and fry for 2–3 minutes, until the edges are brown and lacy and the white is completely set. For a firm yolk, flip and cook 1 minute more.
3 minStep 3: Slide the egg onto the rice, drizzle over 2 tsp soy sauce and scatter with ½ tsp toasted sesame seeds. Mix everything together at the table and eat with 1 packet roasted seaweed (gim) snack sheets and kimchi.
1 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 420 kcal
- Protein
- 11 g
- Carbs
- 62 g
- Fat
- 14 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does gyeran bap take?
- About 5 minutes in total: 1 minutes to prepare and 4 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 1 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of hot cooked short-grain rice?
- Any long-grain rice, same amount.
- What can I use instead of egg?
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water per egg, left for 5 minutes (baking only; vegan).
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