Fried black rice with beetroot kimchi

Total: 50 min. | Active: 50 min.
vegan, lactose-free

Fried rice is usually served as an accompaniment and rarely as the main component of a dish – not with this recipe though! Instead of white rice, I'm using black rice to give the dish a special twist. I'm serving it with beetroot kimchi, which goes beautifully with the nutty flavour of the rice.

Fanny Frey - fannythefoodie

Ingredients

for 4 person

To cook the rice
200 g Venere rice (black rice)
  salted water, boiling
Fried rice & vegetables
1 tbsp coconut oil
spring onion incl. green part, cut into rings, greens set aside
garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 cm ginger, finely grated
400 g broccoli, cut into small florets
200 g frozen peas, slightly defrosted
4 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp sesame oil
To serve & garnish
1 tbsp sesame seeds
300 g Beetroot Kimchi (Karma)

How it's done

To cook the rice

Cook the rice in boiling salted water for approx. 40 mins. until just soft, drain, cover and set aside.

Fried rice & vegetables

Heat the oil in a frying pan. Sauté the spring onions, garlic and ginger for approx. 3 mins. Turn up the heat. Add the broccoli and the reserved rice, stir fry for approx. 3 mins. Add the peas, soy sauce and sesame oil, fry for approx. 3 mins., stirring occasionally.

To serve & garnish

Plate up the fried rice, garnish with the sesame seeds and reserved onion greens. Serve with the kimchi.

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