Kimbap is similar to sushi roll. Vegetable Kimbap especially tastes similar to California roll. You can buy Kimbap at a Kimbap store, and there is one on nearly every corner of the street in Korea. (Kimbap is available from 1000 won (US $ 1.05) at the shop.)
Kimbap is very popular as a picnic meal. There are lots of variations of kimbap, however I’m going to show you how to make vegetable kimbap today. It is quite simple to follow.
Ingredients for 2 people
- Laver 4 sheets
- Steamed rice for 2 people
- 4 Yellow radish strips
- 2 Crab sticks
- 4 sticks of BBQ Kimbap ham (Kimbap ham is long and easy to slice. Because it is made for Kimbap)
- 3 stalks of spinach
- 1/5 a carrot
- 6 long sticks of seasoned edible burdock root
- 3 eggs
- Some sesame oil
- Some salt
Preparation (It will take about 15 minutes)
- Cut the crab sticks in half. (Length ways, it will give you a total 4 sticks.)
- Cut the carrots into long thin slices. (I need 6 sticks.)
- Rinse the spinach and parboil it in boiled water. (For 1 minute)
- Put the spinach into a bowl. Add 2 sprinkles of salt and 1 dash of sesame oil on spinach then mix it well.
- Beat one egg in a bowl. Fry the egg in a pan and make the egg stick by rolling it. (It is better if you can make it thin.) Do the same with rest of the eggs.
6. Cook the carrots, crab sticks and BBQ ham in a pan with a little oil. (You can use un-cooked ones, but I prefer cooked ones.)
7. Put all the ingredients on one plate. It makes it easy to roll.
8. Add 2 dashes of sesame oil and 2 sprinkles of salt on the rice. Mix it well.
- During the process of no 5 and 6 I used the same pan and I didn’t rinse or wash it.
Making (It will take about 10 minutes)
- Place one laver on the bamboo mat. (Actually you don’t really need a mat. I hardly use it.)
- Put the rice on the laver. You need to spread it thinly. (I use my fingers and rice spatula.)
- Put two burdock sticks, two carrot sticks, crab stick, ham, yellow radish, egg stick (all one each), and some spinach in the middle of the rice.
- Roll it. (If the laver doesn’t stick, paste some water at the edge.
5. Once you made rolls, paste some sesame oil onto the laver surface (just little bit) and slice them.
6. Serve it on the plate.
- Picture) Top right : Normal Kimbap
- Picture) Bottom left : Normal ingredients with 1 layer of mayonnaise
- Picture) Bottom right : 3 ingredients with 2 layer of mayonnaise
I expected to make 3 big rolls which is just enough for two of us, but there was some seasoned rice left over, so I had to make 1 small roll extra.
Tip) I tried one layer of mayonnaise just before I rolled the laver, it gives a moist texture and nice taste. So if you want, you can try.
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Hi,
I was reading about Kimbap and look for more recipes. To me, it seems like people in korea make bulgogi kimbap more. Does that mean I just need to change BBQ ham to bulgogi and the rest veggies are the same to make bulgogi kimbap? Also, I read that the other variation of kimbap can be lightly fry with egg coating. Does that mean I can lightly fry bulgogi kimbap or vegetable kimbap (your recipe) with egg coating or I have to change some ingredients?
About korean’s egg roll(seaweed inside)-What kinds of ingredients can be fillings of the egg roll? What many ingredients normally inside the egg roll? thanks a lot!
The fillings in Kimbap are really up to you.
If it tastes good, then great, if not, try something else.
There are no strict rules with what you add. Some people just use whatever vegetables or meat is available.
It won’t explode if you change it
And I won’t be offended if you change my recipes to your taste.
Kimbap is great. Fantastic for road trips when you don’t really want to stop and find a restaurant to eat at.
There are as many variations as there are people who make it. Some other ingredients to try - cucumber, kimchi, Korean spicy pork, smoked sweet squid, chicken breast strips —-
question, what do u call the kimbap ham? do i just ask the grocery for kimbap ham?
hehehe can i use any ham or spam? what is burdock root btw? 
hey thanks..!! your recipe was indeed a big help im sooo inlove with korean foods and now i dont have to buy in a expensive resto or korean grocery..
whoow i can make my own now..thanks KAMSAHAMNIDA!
wow yummy
i love kimbup
haha!!^^