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Kimchi Chicken Salad Sandwich

[heart_this] · Mar 5, 2010 · 23 Comments

Kimchi Chicken Salad Sandwich

After waiting for a long month my new batch of kimchi was finally ready and I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it to start. After the success of the kimchi egg salad sandwich I wanted to try a chicken version and as luck would have it I had just stumbled across a container filled with leftover cooked shredded chicken in the freezer. I pretty much just used the same recipe substituting in chicken for the egg. I cooked some bacon in a pan and then slightly caramelized the kimchi in the bacon grease to impart it with its flavour while eliminating any excess moisture to prevent the sandwich from getting soggy. After that it was as easy as mixing the chicken salad ingredients and assembling the sandwich. The kimchi chicken salad sandwich was just as good ans the egg salad sandwich version! I certainly have been having fun adding kimchi to dishes that I enjoy all the time.

Kimchi Chicken Salad Sandwich

Kimchi Chicken Salad Sandwich

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Servings: 1
ingredients
  • 2 strips bacon (cut into bite sized pieces)
  • 1/4 cup kimchi (drained and chopped)
  • 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
  • 1/2 tablespoon gochujang
  • 1/2 cup chicken (cooked and shredded)
  • 1 green onion (sliced)
  • 1 teaspoon sesame seeds (toasted)
  • 2 leaves of lettuce
  • 2 slices tomato
  • 2 slices of bread
directions
  1. Cook the bacon and set aside.
  2. Saute the kimchi in the bacon grease until caramelized, about 3-5 minutes.
  3. Mix mayonnaise and gochujang in a small bowl.
  4. Mix the bacon, kimchi, gochujang mayo, green onion and sesame seeds.
  5. Assemble sandwich.
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Comments

  1. Bob says

    March 5, 2010 at 4:20 am

    The sandwich looks awesome, I need to try kimchi. I've heard such frightening things about it though…

    Reply
  2. Joie de vivre says

    March 5, 2010 at 4:21 am

    Kevin,
    You are INCREDIBLY imaginative.

    Reply
  3. Jenn says

    March 5, 2010 at 5:11 am

    Yum!! I can totally go for this. Kimchi goodness with chicken on a sandwich. Works for me. I've got to try making kimchi for myself.

    Reply
  4. _ts of [eatingclub] vancouver says

    March 5, 2010 at 7:10 am

    Love all the Korean and Korean-inspired dishes! The bulgogi, bibimbap, Korean tacos, Korean burritos, and this. =)

    Reply
  5. MaryMoh says

    March 5, 2010 at 7:20 am

    Mmmm….what a delicious sandwich! I cooked kimchi chicken yeaterday and made another big batch of kimchi, some for myself and some to give to a friend. I love Korean food!

    Reply
  6. Rosa's Yummy Yums says

    March 5, 2010 at 10:05 am

    Extremely delectable! This sandwich looks mighty good!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

    Reply
  7. Joanne says

    March 5, 2010 at 11:12 am

    I think you might be part Korean. This sandwich looks delicious!

    Reply
  8. Ed Schenk says

    March 5, 2010 at 12:29 pm

    Making my own Kimchi is something I've wanted to do but just haven't gotten to yet. I'll bet it's great with chicken salad.

    Reply
  9. Queen B. says

    March 5, 2010 at 1:27 pm

    SOMETHING I'D REALLY LIKE TO TRY…

    Reply
  10. Michael says

    March 5, 2010 at 1:54 pm

    I'm impressed with the red, ripe tomato! Must be nice to be able to get these in the Great White North in the middle of winter!

    Even the greenhouse ones down here are looking a little pale…

    Reply
  11. Kitchen Monki Dan says

    March 5, 2010 at 2:36 pm

    What!? This is very clever! The cool thing is that you could make the same sandwich two weeks straight with the same batch of kimchi and they'd taste totally different. I think I'd prefer week one's…

    Reply
  12. Carolyn Jung says

    March 5, 2010 at 5:09 pm

    I tell ya, with this phenomenon of kimchi lately, I'm thinking you could put this stuff on pretty much anything and create something great. What a way to turn the usual staid chicken salad into something new and bold. Love it!

    Reply
  13. Anonymous says

    March 5, 2010 at 7:48 pm

    Saveur magazine just did an article on the virtues of Kimchi with various different kimchi recipes so I've been toying with the idea of making my own which I see you have done. You've come up with some raelly creative uses for it on your blog. Now I HAVE to try making my own. Thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
  14. Barbecue says

    March 5, 2010 at 11:27 pm

    You know, I've always thought that sandwiches were underrated. Thanks for bringing back the awesomeness of a good sandwich!

    Reply
  15. dawn says

    March 6, 2010 at 1:27 am

    sweet sarah! kevin I LOVE my kimchi and never thought to use it in my boring chicken salad.
    you so totally rock man

    Reply
  16. Street Foodie says

    March 6, 2010 at 1:57 am

    The cook at my new school makes THE best Kimchi. I'd forgotten how good the stuff is! Intrigued that you are making your own – I don't think I'd have the patience for all that fermentation!

    Reply
  17. Anonymous says

    March 6, 2010 at 3:03 am

    This looks divine. You've just helped me decide my lunch.

    Reply
  18. cindi says

    March 6, 2010 at 5:43 am

    Hi, this looks amazing! I recently found your blog and really enjoy it. I made the goat cheese/olive marinara sauce yesterday and loved it. I especially love a lot of these korean dishes. I'm korean myself and have been thinking about these flavor combinations for sometime too!

    Reply
  19. Victoria says

    March 6, 2010 at 6:21 am

    I love reading your blog and I really enjoy the diversity of the food you cook! I love Korean food and are amazed at all the delicious innovative dishes you make! Don't stop!

    Reply
  20. Chris says

    March 6, 2010 at 4:17 pm

    Not only is that a great sandwich, your photo is "picture perfect"! I haven't seen a tomato that pretty in a few months.

    Reply
  21. Kay says

    March 9, 2010 at 7:52 am

    You're doing it again. It's not even 9am and I'm already drooling 🙂

    Reply
  22. Anonymous says

    January 30, 2011 at 5:20 pm

    I am INCREDIBLY impressed with your creativity.

    Reply
  23. Yaoli says

    April 16, 2013 at 5:14 am

    This was so delicious! I can also imagine making a batch ahead of time to eat later, since the flavors should keep pretty well. Thanks for the great recipe!

    Reply

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