Kimchi Braised Chicken With Bacon Food

KIMCHI CHICKEN AND BACON FRIED RICE.

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a bowl and whisk until smooth. Set aside.
• Heat a large skillet or wok over medium heat. Add a drizzle of sesame oil. Once hot, add the eggs and let cook until they begin to set on the edges, then gently scramble the eggs. Cook until soft and set. Remove the eggs from the skillet and set aside. Wipe the skillet clean and return to the stove.
• Add the bacon and cook until crisp. Drain the bacon on a paper towel lined plate. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of bacon grease from the skillet. Add a small drizzle of sesame oil and set the skillet back on the stove over medium heat.
• Once hot, add the chicken and 2-3 tablespoons of the Korean BBQ sauce. Cook until the sauce glazes the chicken and the chicken is cooked through. Spoon the chicken onto the plate with the bacon.
• Heat another drizzle of oil in the same pan. Once hot, add the rice and pineapple chunks, stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the peas and kimchi, cooking until warmed through. Stir in the reserved eggs, bacon and chicken and cook another minute longer. Remove from the heat and add the green onions + cilantro.
• Divide the rice among bowls and serve drizzled with Korean BBQ Sauce and sesame seeds. EAT!

KIMCHI AND BACON RAMEN

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of unsalted water to a boil.
• Heat 1/2 cup of the oil in a small saucepan until hot but not smoking. Turn off the heat. Add half of the scallions and ginger. Let cool for 5 minutes. Pour the mixture into a blender and add the cabbage kimchi, sesame seeds and rice vinegar. Blend until coarsely chopped. Transfer the kimchi pesto to a small bowl and set aside. Rinse the blender carafe with hot water.
• Cook the bacon with the 2 remaining teaspoons oil in a large skillet over medium heat, turning occasionally, until brown and crisp, about 12 minutes. Remove the bacon to a paper-towel-lined plate and crumble 2 of the slices. Discard all but 1 tablespoon of the drippings from the skillet. Increase the heat to medium high. Add the garlic and the remaining scallions and ginger. Cook until browned, about 1 minute, then add 1 1/2 cups of the chicken broth and the crumbled bacon. Simmer until reduced by half, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer the bacon-chicken broth to the blender. Add the kimchi juice, miso, mirin and remaining 1 1/4 cups chicken broth. Leave the lid cracked and cover with a kitchen towel to collect any splatters. Blend until smooth.
• Add the ramen noodles to the boiling water and cook until al dente, about 1 1/2 minutes for fresh noodles and 2 1/2 minutes for dried noodles. Drain and divide among 4 soup bowls. Pour the hot broth from the blender into the bowls. Top with the kimchi pesto and remaining 4 slices of bacon. Add the soft-boiled egg, scallions, nori and kimchi.

KIMCHI-BRAISED CHICKEN WITH BACON

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large Dutch oven or skillet over medium and cook bacon, turning occasionally, until brown and lightly crisped, 5-8 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Season chicken generously with salt and pepper. Cook, skin side down, in bacon drippings, until skin is very deep golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Transfer to plate with bacon, placing skin side up.
• Add garlic and tomatoes to same pot and cook, stirring occasionally, until garlic is lightly browned and tomatoes have burst, about 5 minutes. Add wine, scraping up browned bits. Bring to a boil and cook until reduced by three-fourths.
• Add half of kimchi and nestle bacon and chicken, skin side up, into tomatoes (make sure chicken skin is above surface of liquid to keep it crispy). Bring to a simmer and cook, reducing heat if needed, until chicken is tender and cooked through, 45-60 minutes.
• Transfer chicken back to plate and bring braising liquid to a simmer; cook until slightly thickened, 8-10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook egg noodles in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup pasta cooking liquid.
• Return noodles to pasta pot and add butter and 1/4 cup pasta cooking liquid. Toss, adding more pasta cooking liquid as needed, until pasta is coated with buttery sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
• Stir remaining kimchi into chicken braising liquid; season with salt and pepper. Place chicken, skin side up, in braising liquid. Sprinkle half of chives over chicken and half over noodles; toss noodles to combine.
• Serve chicken and tomato-kimchi sauce over buttery noodles.

BACON AND KIMCHI NOODLE STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add the broccolini and cook until bright green and crisp-tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove with tongs to a colander and run briefly under cool water. (Keep the pot of water boiling.) Meanwhile, stir the kimchi brine, sesame oil, brown sugar, garlic and red pepper flakes in a small bowl.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the vegetable oil and bacon and cook, stirring, until the bacon is crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in the red onion and cook until browned and softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the kimchi and cook until softened, about 2 minutes.
• Add the noodles to the boiling water and cook until al dente, about 3 minutes. Using tongs, transfer the noodles to the skillet (reserve the cooking water); stir until the noodles are well coated in the bacon-onion mixture.
• Add the broccolini and kimchi sauce to the skillet and toss until combined, about 1 minute. (Add up to 1/2 cup of the reserved cooking water if the pasta is too dry.) Season with salt. Divide among plates; top with the toasted sesame seeds and finely chopped kimchi.

KIMCHI BRAISED CHICKEN WITH BACON

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large Dutch oven or skillet over medium and cook bacon, turning occasionally, until brown and lightly crisped, 5-8 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Season chicken generously with salt and pepper. Cook, skin side down, in bacon drippings, until skin is very deep golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Transfer to plate with bacon, placing skin side up. Add garlic and tomatoes to same pot and cook, stirring occasionally, until garlic is lightly browned and tomatoes have burst, about 5 minutes. Add wine, scraping up browned bits. Bring to a boil and cook until reduced by three-fourths.
• Add half of kimchi and nestle bacon and chicken, skin side up, into tomatoes (make sure chicken skin is above surface of liquid to keep it crispy). Bring to a simmer and cook, reducing heat if needed, until chicken is tender and cooked through, 45-60 minutes. Transfer chicken back to plate and bring braising liquid to a simmer; cook until slightly thickened, 8-10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook egg noodles in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain, reserving ½ cup pasta cooking liquid. Return noodles to pasta pot and add butter and ¼ cup pasta cooking liquid. Toss, adding more pasta cooking liquid as needed, until pasta is coated with buttery sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
• Stir remaining kimchi into chicken braising liquid; season with salt and pepper. Place chicken, skin side up, in braising liquid. Sprinkle half of chives over chicken and half over noodles; toss noodles to combine. Serve chicken and tomato-kimchi sauce over buttery noodles.