Recipe Roundup

14 Ways to Cook With Kimchi

Toss the spicy Korean condiment into everything from pancakes to soups.

By Epicurious Editors

September 15, 2016

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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Anna Hampton
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Korean-Style Grain Bowls with Spicy Marinated Steak
These bibimbap-inspired grain bowls are brimming with bright vegetables and spicy marinated steak.
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Romulo Yanes
2/14
Kimchi Fritters with Soy Dipping Sauce
Kimchi provides the spice in these savory fritters, while soaked raw mung beans hold the flourless pancakes together. They're great with or without the dipping sauce and pickled pears.
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Michael Graydon
3/14
Kimchi-Braised Chicken With Bacon
To make the finished dish less of a knife-and-fork affair, remove the braised chicken from the bone, shred it with a couple of forks, and then stir it back into the tomato-kimchi sauce.
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Photo by Rinne Allen
4/14
Kimchi Creamed Collard Greens
Wake up long-simmered greens with spicy, savory kimchi and add a glug of cream for richness.
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Andrew Purcell, food styling by Rhoda Boone
5/14
Roasted Hot-Honey Shrimp with Bok Choy and Kimchi Rice
Roasting shrimp and bok choy together not only intensifies their natural sweetness in a near effortless 22-minute preparation, it also frees you up to whip together a gently spicy, savory batch of kimchi rice to serve alongside.
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Gentl & Hyers
6/14
Spicy Kimchi Tofu Stew
This fiery Korean stew is spicy, clean, and capable of reviving the weariest of souls.
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Chris Morocco
7/14
Roast Chicken with Kimchi Smashed Potatoes
Kimchi and peppery, bitter greens add zingy spice to this roast chicken and smashed potatoes dinner.
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Marcus Nilsson
8/14
Kimchi Spread
Fiery kimchi gets a little sweetness from gochujang pepper paste. Use the spread on sandwiches or as a garnish for grilled steak.
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Photo by Sam Horine.
9/14
Butter Mandu (Butter Dumplings)
Unlike versions stuffed with finely chopped kimchi, this Korean dumpling is served with kimchi on the side. The star in this recipe is the very generous quantity of butter, which is mixed in with the pork, garlic, and ginger and adds richness to each bite.
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Photo by Alex Lau
10/14
Matzo-Kimchi Pancakes
These spicy pancakes are a Korean-infused twist on matzo brei, a classic Jewish Passover meal. Serve them with a poached egg for lunch or dinner.
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Photo by John Kernick
11/14
Sweet Potato and Kimchi Pancakes
The garlicky heat of kimchi is mellowed when tossed with shredded sweet potatoes, which are pan-fried until crisp.
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Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott.
12/14
Galangal-Braised Pork Belly With Trout Roe
You might find the braised pork belly is too sweet on its own. But paired with the sour kimchi and salty roe, it comes into eye-opening balance.
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Gabrielle Stabile
13/14
Bo Ssäm
Kimchi is the traditional condiment in these Korean shredded-pork lettuce cups from Momofuku's David Chang.
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Michael Harlan Turkell
14/14
Spring Bibimbap
Kimchi and assorted quick-pickled vegetables make bright-tasting, tangy toppings for a filling rice bowl.
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