kimchi Archives - The Candid Appetite

I grew up eating chilaquiles all the time! It was one of my favorite things my mom made us on the weekends. I still go to her house and request them. She’d serve them with chorizo scrambled eggs and black beans and some breakfast potatoes. Talk about heaven on earth. They always remind me of my childhood, and so because of this, they’ll always have a special place in my heart. I couldn’t just bring you basic chilaquiles though—because where is the fun in that?—and so here we have delicious Kimchi Chilaquiles. They’re slightly spicy and oh so hearty, making them the perfect brunch or breakfast dish to feed a crowd. Top them with fried eggs, avocado, cilantro, radish and scallions for that ultimate weekend dish. If you’re not familiar with kimchi, it’s this incredible Korean condiment that I could literally put on anything. It’s spicy fermented cabbage and I can’t get enough. They’re a great addition to an already amazing dish, and I think you should try it out!

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I’ve recently partnered with Idaho Potato to bring you a few new and exciting recipes in the month of July. I’ve already shared with you the ideal salad of my dreams, and I’ve taught you that making potato empanadas only gets better by making an irresistible dipping sauce to go along with them. This week though we’re making the ultimate of potato recipes…fries. But not just regular fries that we’re all used to. Instead, we’re cooking up loaded French fries. That’s crispy fried potatoes topped with cheese, bulgogi, kimchi, sriracha aioli, pickled daikon and carrots, cilantro and pickled jalapeños. The most important part about this recipe, aside from the Idaho potatoes, is the kimchi. I’m obsessed with kimchi, and just in case you have no idea what that is; it’s a fermented cabbage condiment from Korea. One of my all-time favorite restaurants is a Korean BBQ place in Korea Town in Los Angeles and it’s out of this world. You cook the meat yourself, right at your table, on a grill in the middle. It makes the whole eating experience fun and exciting. Then best part about Korean BBQ is that it’s all you can eat but also that you get a bunch of different little condiments and sides to eat with the beef. One of the sides is kimchi and it’s amazing with rice and bulgogi.

These fries takes all of my favorite things from Korean BBQ and places them on top of crispy fried potatoes along with melted cheese. These are proof that dreams really do come true. The idea actually came from a fan of the site a while ago. She left a comment asking me if I’ve tried kimchi fries before, and I hadn’t so I gave them a try and they were everything I thought they’d be along with everything she said they would be. So I came up with my own version and here we are. These are great as an appetizer or snack for the summer. If you don’t have time to make your own French fries at home, although you really should because they’re so much better when you do, then you can totally use frozen fries from the store. Just heat them up in the oven according to the package directions. Then you can invest your time and effort into the toppings. You need these in your life and you need them right this second.

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