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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.

Korean Spicy Pork Kimchi-Style Bowl with Spinach and Egg-Free Crunch

Total

50 min

Prep

25 min

Cook

25 min

Serves

3

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Servings

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. 1

    Cut pork into thin bite-size pieces for faster cooking.

  2. 2

    In a bowl, mix minced garlic, grated ginger, gochujang, rice vinegar, soy sauce, salt, and black pepper.

  3. 3

    Heat olive oil in a pot or deep skillet over medium-high heat. Brown pork 6–8 minutes.

  4. 4

    Add kimchi and the gochujang mix. Stir and cook 10–12 minutes until pork is tender and sauce is thick.

  5. 5

    Wilt spinach in the pot for 30–60 seconds; stir to coat.

  6. 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

Protein42 g
Carbohydrate18 g
Fat36 g
Fiber5 g
Sugar6 g
Sodium980 mg

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