Easy Korean Folded Kimbap with Tuna Mayo and Cheese
Original creator's video demonstrates the same folded tuna-mayo and cheese gimbap.
Official cooking video · Kimchimari · YOUTUBETuna-Mayo and Perilla Folded Square Gimbap (2 Pieces)
This modern Korean gimbap sandwich folds a seaweed sheet into a square instead of rolling it. Tuna mayo, perilla leaves, cheese, cucumber and pickled radish make two easy portions.
Ingredients
servings: 2 · Check ingredients
Steps
- 01
Warm 210 g cooked rice in a microwave or pot, then spread on a plate until lukewarm, not hot, to help prevent soggy seaweed.
- 02
Drain one can of tuna thoroughly and mix it with 2 Tbsp mayonnaise. If any remains, transfer it from the can into a covered food container.
- 03
Rinse and dry the perilla leaves and cucumber. Slice cucumber into long thin strips roughly the length of the seaweed, drain pickled radish and prepare two cheese slices.
- 04
Imagine each sheet divided into four quarters. Cut one slit straight up from the middle of the bottom edge to the center only; do not cut all the way through. Repeat for the second sheet.
- 05
On one sheet, spread half of that sheet's rice thinly on each right-hand quarter. Put perilla and half the tuna mayo on the bottom left, and one cheese slice with half the cucumber and radish on the top left; leave a small border.
- 06
Fold the bottom-left quarter up over the top-left quarter, then fold the stack right over the top-right quarter, and finally down over the bottom-right quarter. Press gently into a square and repeat with the second sheet.
- 07
Eat soon after assembly for the best seaweed texture. Use a clean knife to halve each square if desired. If packing lunch, keep it cold with an ice pack.
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Before you cook
Tuna is fish; mayonnaise may contain egg and cheese contains milk. Check packaged foods for wheat, soy and other allergens. Pregnant or breastfeeding people and children should consult FDA tuna-selection guidance. Eat promptly; refrigerate within 2 hours (within 1 hour above 32°C/90°F) and pack in a chilled lunchbox with an ice pack.
Allergens: 참치(생선), 마요네즈(달걀 포함 가능), 치즈(우유), 김밥 속 가공식품의 밀·대두 등 표시 확인
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