Step 1

Fluff the freshly made rice and add it to a large bowl. Add ½ teaspoon sesame oil and mix it together. Let it cool down. For fillings, you can use kimchi or bulgogi, or both. If you use both, you will make 8 samgak-gimbap and you need 5 cups cooked rice (made from 2 cups short grain rice).

Step 2

Squeeze out excess kimchi brine from the chopped kimchi and put it into a small bowl. Add the gochujang, 1 teaspoon sesame oil and sesame seeds.chopping kimchikimchi filling Mix well and set aside.

Step 3

Heat a small pan over medium high heat. Add 1 teaspoon sesame oil, ground beef, and garlic. Cook for a few minutes, stirring with a wooden spoon until the beef is no longer pink. Stir in soy sauce, sugar, and ground black pepper. Cook another minute until flavorful but still a little juicy.beef filling Remove from the heat and transfer to a small bowl.

Step 4

Divide the rice into 4 portions. Take a sheet of seaweed wrapped in plastic paper, and find the side with the numbers. Put it on a cutting board, with the numbers side down and #1 pointing away from you, at the top of the sheet.samgak-gimbap-gim Place the triangular mold on the gim, in the middle of the sheet and towards the top. The point of the mold should point away from you, and towards the #1.samgak-gimbap mold Add about ⅔ of a portion of the rice into to the mold. Flatten the rice with a small spoon and make a little indent in the middle, to put your filling. Add about 2 tablespoons filling (kimchi or beef) to the center, in the indent. Add the rest of the portion of the rice over top and flatten it gently.adding bulgogiadding rice Take the triangular press and gently put it into the mold and firmly press down on the rice with enough pressure that the rice sticks together. Don’t squash your rice! Just a little pressure is enough.pressing rice Slowly lift the mold and take it away, while you keep your other hand on the press to keep the rice down.triangle-gimbap making Remove the press, and you should have a nice triangle of rice with some fillings in the middle. Fold the sheet over the rice. Start with the bottom of the sheet, lifting it up over the rice, towards the #Then fold up the sides and keep them in place with a sticker provided with the samgak-gimbap gim package.samgak-gimbap makingtriangle-gimbap sticker Make 3 more samgak gimbap with the rest of rice and the fillings.

Step 5

Look for #1 on the side of the packet. Pull the tab and the plastic will peel off. Remove the sticker, too Gently remove the side of #2 and #3 plastic, leaving the crispy seaweed and rice. Place the seaweed back to the rice and eat.