Edited by Yoon Hee Young
Recipe and photos = World Institute of Kimchi

"Spoon pizza" is a trending concept in Korea of pizza eaten with a spoon. Unlike the traditional round version cut into triangular pieces, this dish is consumed by scooping with a spoon the toppings mixed with cheese.

This week's recipe combines kimchi with this nouveau idea, which is trending at restaurants in Korea. The dish will also appeal to those averse to spicy food and children since the bread and cheese lower kimchi's spiciness.

Ingredients:

200 g of baechu (cabbage) kimchi; 40 g of onions; 20 g of button mushrooms; 40 g of mozzarella cheese for pizza; 1/4 tofu (80 g) for stew; one slice of bread; 10 g of black olives (bottled or canned); 40 ml of cooking oil; 10 ml of sesame oil; bit of salt; and ground pepper

Directions:

1. Stir-fry ingredients
Put 20 ml of cooking oil in a pan and fry 40 g of onions and 200 g of baechu kimchi. Add 10 ml of sesame oil and fry again. Put them in a mixing bowl.

2. Blanch tofu
Pour water in a pot and slightly blanch tofu cut into small pieces when boiling. Place the tofu into an extra mixing bowl.

3. Stir-fry button mushrooms
Put 10 ml of cooking oil in a pan and fry 20 g of chopped button mushrooms for three minutes. Season with salt and ground pepper.

4. Cut bread
Cut the crust off the slice of bread and cut into two pieces.

5. Toast bread
Put 10 ml of cooking oil in a pan and toast both sides of the bread until golden.

6. Add ingredients
Put fried onions and kimchi in an ovenproof dish and add tofu and mushrooms.

7. Cover with cheese and bake
Add 40 g of mozzarella cheese and 10 g of black olives and bake the dish in the oven for five minutes. If using a microwave oven (700 watts), cook for five minutes until the cheese melts.

8. Serve 
Take the pizza out and put the toasted bread on top.

Chef's inside tip 1. When stir-frying the ingredients, adding extras like button mushrooms, ham and corn is recommended. Sprinkle green parsley flakes to boost the dish's visual appeal. 2. A silver foil lunch box container can also work instead of an ovenproof dish except when using a microwave oven.

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