Korean Spicy Pork Kimchi-Style Bowl with Spinach and Egg-Free Crunch
A spicy, tangy pork bowl inspired by kimchi flavors, finished with wilted spinach and crisp cucumber. No eggs used.

Total
50 min
Prep
25 min
Cook
25 min
Serves
3
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Recipe serves 3
Ingredients
- 500 g Pork shoulder (boneless)
- 4 cloves Garlic
- 1 tbsp Ginger
- 200 g Kimchi (no shellfish ingredients)
- 1.5 tbsp Gochujang
- 1 tbsp Rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp Low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 150 g Spinach
- 1 Cucumber
- 2 Green onion
- 0.25 tsp Black pepper
- 0.25 tsp Salt
Instructions
- 1
Cut pork into thin bite-size pieces for faster cooking.
- 2
In a bowl, mix minced garlic, grated ginger, gochujang, rice vinegar, soy sauce, salt, and black pepper.
- 3
Heat olive oil in a pot or deep skillet over medium-high heat. Brown pork 6–8 minutes.
- 4
Add kimchi and the gochujang mix. Stir and cook 10–12 minutes until pork is tender and sauce is thick.
- 5
Wilt spinach in the pot for 30–60 seconds; stir to coat.
- 6
Slice cucumber and green onion. Serve pork bowl with cucumber crunch on top.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
560
28% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 42 g |
| Carbohydrate | 18 g |
| Fat | 36 g |
| Fiber | 5 g |
| Sugar | 6 g |
| Sodium | 980 mg |
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