Creamy Korean Turkey Rice Skillet (Printable)

Ground turkey simmers in gochujang sauce with rice, vegetables, and jammy eggs for a comforting Korean-inspired meal.

# What You'll Need:

→ Protein & Eggs

01 - 1 pound ground turkey
02 - 4 large eggs

→ Vegetables & Aromatics

03 - 1 small onion, diced
04 - 2 cloves garlic, minced
05 - 1 inch piece fresh ginger, minced
06 - 1 medium carrot, julienned or diced
07 - 1 cup baby spinach

→ Sauce

08 - 2 tablespoons gochujang
09 - 1.5 tablespoons soy sauce
10 - 1 tablespoon honey or brown sugar
11 - 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
12 - 1 tablespoon sesame oil
13 - 1/3 cup chicken or vegetable broth
14 - 2 tablespoons heavy cream or coconut cream, optional

→ Rice

15 - 3 cups cooked short-grain rice, preferably day-old

→ Garnish

16 - 2 tablespoons sliced scallions
17 - 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
18 - Kimchi, optional for serving

# Directions:

01 - Bring water to a gentle boil in a small saucepan. Carefully add eggs and simmer for 7 minutes to achieve jammy yolks. Transfer to an ice bath, peel, and set aside.
02 - Heat sesame oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add diced onion, minced garlic, and minced ginger; sauté until softened, approximately 3 minutes.
03 - Add ground turkey to the skillet. Cook while breaking up with a spatula until browned and cooked through, 5 to 6 minutes. Drain excess fat if necessary.
04 - Stir in diced carrot and cook for 2 minutes.
05 - Lower heat to medium. Add gochujang, soy sauce, honey, rice vinegar, and broth. Stir to coat turkey evenly and bring to a simmer.
06 - Add heavy cream if using and baby spinach. Cook until spinach wilts, approximately 1 minute.
07 - Fold in cooked rice, mixing thoroughly until rice is hot and well combined with the sauce.
08 - Taste and adjust seasoning as needed. Slice jammy eggs in half. Serve rice skillet in bowls, topping each with a halved egg, sliced scallions, sesame seeds, and kimchi if desired.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • The whole thing lives in one skillet, which means you're actually going to cook it on a Tuesday night instead of just thinking about it.
  • That jammy egg breaking into the warm rice is the kind of small luxury that makes ordinary dinner feel special.
  • You get that sweet-spicy-savory balance that makes you want another bite before you've even finished the first one.
02 -
  • Day-old rice is genuinely better here—fresh rice gets mushy when it absorbs all that liquid sauce, and nobody wants a clumpy situation.
  • The gochujang needs to mix in properly with the broth before the rice goes in, or you'll end up with spicy pockets instead of even flavor distribution.
  • Don't oversimplify the egg—that jammy center is literally the star; undercook it by even a minute and you lose the magic.
03 -
  • If you're meal-prepping, cook everything except the rice ahead of time and gently reheat with the rice mixed in; the egg should always be made fresh.
  • Kimchi on the side is optional but honestly feels essential—the fermented tartness cuts through the richness and makes the whole bowl feel complete.
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