# Korean Rice Rolls

> Kimbap (김밥)

By David Kim for Nosh with David. Full page: https://noshwithdavid.com/recipes/kimbap-recipe/

- Cuisine: Korean
- Course: Main Dish
- Time: prep 1 hr, cook 30 min, total 1 hr 30 min
- Serves: 4

## Ingredients

### For the Rice

- 3 cups cooked rice
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds

### For the Fillings

- 4 sheets dried seaweed
- 2 eggs (made into thin omelet)
- 1 carrot (julienned)
- 1 cucumber (julienned)
- 4 imitation crab sticks
- 4 pickled radish strips
- 1 cup spinach (blanched and seasoned)
- 1 cup bulgogi or spam

### For Rolling

- Sesame oil for brushing
- Rice paddle or spoon
- Bamboo rolling mat

## Instructions

1. Season rice with sesame oil, salt, and sesame seeds while still warm.

### Prepare fillings

2. Make thin egg omelet and slice into strips
3. Julienne carrots and sauté until tender
4. Season blanched spinach with sesame oil and salt
5. Cut all ingredients into similar-sized strips

### Rolling

6. Place seaweed shiny side down, horizontally
7. Spread rice thinly, leaving top edge bare
8. Layer fillings in lower third of rice
9. Roll tightly using bamboo mat
10. Brush with sesame oil
11. Slice into 8 pieces

## Nutrition per serving

- Calories: 410
- Carbohydrates: 54 g
- Protein: 15 g
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated fat: 3 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 773 mg