Octopus Kimchi Porridge (낙지 김치죽, NakJi Kimchi Juk) | Aeri's Kitchen

Steps

1. 1As today’s main ingredient, prepare about ⅔ cup of octopus (6 oz). You can also use shrimp, ground meat (pork, beef, chicken, etc), squid, or any other seafood you like.
2. 2Rinse them well and cut them into ½ inch little chunks.
3. 3We also need to chop 1 cup worth of well fermented kimchi into a similar size as the octopus along with ¼ cup of an onion.
4. 4For flavoring and garnishing, finely chop 2 Tbsp of green onion and 1 Tbsp of red hot pepper.
5. 5In a preheated pot with 1 Tbsp of sesame oil, add the green onion and fry for 30 seconds on medium high. This green onion oil will give good flavor to the porridge.
6. 6After 30 seconds, add the kimchi and the onion. Fry them for about 3 minutes on medium-high.
7. 7After 3 minutes, pour 2½ cups of water into the pot. You can use some homemade vegetable or anchovy broth instead of water, but water can make it easier. Bring it back to a boil.
8. 8Get 1½ cups of cooked rice. This recipe is a nice way to use up some of your leftover rice.
9. 9For the seasoning ingredients, we will need ¼ cup of Kimchi broth, 1 Tbsp of hot pepper powder, ½ Tbsp of fish sauce, and ½ tsp of minced garlic.
10. 10Once the broth starts to boil, add the prepared rice to the broth. Stir it well until the rice gets mixed into the broth and is no longer in chunks.
11. 11Now, add the octopus and all the seasoning ingredients except for the sesame oil. Cook for about 8 minutes on medium.
12. 12Crush about 2 Tbsp worth of seasoned and roasted dried laver in a zipper bag. If you like this a lot, you can have more for this recipe.
13. 13After 8 minutes, all the ingredients will be cooked beautifully. Let’s serve it.