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A compartmentalized Korean lunch box with rice, ham, and side dishes

Shaken Dosirak Recipe

How to make heundeul dosirak, the shaken Korean lunch box from Reply 1988 nostalgia — spam, rice, kimchi, and gochujang, shaken into one bowl.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 1
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup / 200 g cooked short-grain rice, warm
  • 80 g / 3 oz spam or luncheon meat, diced
  • 1 egg, fried or scrambled
  • 1/3 cup chopped kimchi, lightly squeezed of excess juice
  • 1 tbsp gochujang Substitute: 1 1/2 tsp ssamjang for a rounder, less spicy mix
  • 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp crumbled roasted gim, or gim-garu seaweed flakes
  • 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds

Method
 

  1. Heat a dry pan over medium heat and pan-fry the diced spam until the edges are browned and crisp, about 3 minutes. It renders its own fat, so no oil is needed.
  2. In the same pan, fry or scramble the egg to your preference.
  3. Layer the warm rice, spam, egg, and kimchi into an airtight lunch container with a well-sealed, locking lid.
  4. Add the gochujang, sesame oil, gim, and sesame seeds on top last, so they don't get buried under the rice.
  5. Close the lid firmly, making sure it's fully sealed, then shake the container — a real shake, holding the lid down with your hand — for about 15 seconds, until everything is tangled together into one loose, orange-tinted mix.
  6. Open and eat straight from the container, or tip it out onto a plate.