Kimchi (Korean Fermented Spicy Cabbage)



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Prep Time:
1 hr

Cook Time:
10 mins

Additional Time:
2 days 8 hrs 15 mins

Total Time:
2 days 9 hrs 25 mins

Servings:
14

Yield:
14 servings


Ingredients

  • 3heads napa cabbage
  • 3cupswater
  • 4cupscoarse sea salt
  • 3cupswater
  • 3tablespoonssweet rice flour
  • 1yellow onion
  • 12clovesgarlic, peeled
  • 2tablespoonsminced fresh ginger root
  • 1tablespoonwater, or as needed
  • 4cupsKorean red chile flakes (gochugaru)
  • ½cupfish sauce
  • ¼cupdried salted shrimp (saeujeot)
  • 2tablespoonsbrown sugar
  • 1tablespoonsesame seeds, or more to taste
  • 2cupsKorean radish, cut into matchstick-size pieces
  • 3green onions, cut into 2-inch pieces

  • Directions

    Remove discolored, bruised outer leaves of cabbage and rinse cabbage under cold water. Cut cabbage head into 2-inch pieces.

    Divide 3 cups water among 3 bowls. Stir 1 cup sea salt into each bowl of water. Sprinkle the remaining 1 cup sea salt over cabbage.

    Place salted cabbage in the 3 bowls salted water until partially submerged; let sit 6 to 12 hours.

    Rinse cabbage thoroughly under cold water several times. Squeeze cabbage to remove excess water. Cabbage should have a rubbery texture. Transfer cabbage to a colander or basket to thoroughly drain the cabbage, at least 2 hours.

    Combine 3 cups water and rice flour in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Whisk mixture until a glue-like consistency, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and cool rice mixture to room temperature.

    Combine onion, garlic, ginger, and 1 tablespoon water in a food processor; pulse until smooth, adding more water if needed.

    Pour chile flakes into a large bowl; stir in onion-garlic mixture, cooled rice flour mixture, fish sauce, shrimp, brown sugar, and sesame seeds until well mixed. Add radish and green onions and mix well.

    Coat each cabbage piece with chile mixture by using your hands. (Rubber gloves are highly recommended.) Pack coated cabbage leaves inside air-tight glass jars or containers; cover each tightly with a lid. Keep jars at room temperature for fermentation to occur, about 2 days. Refrigerate kimchi after the 2 days.



    Nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of salt. Most of the salt is washed off, so the actual amount of salt consumed will vary.


    Nutrition Facts (per serving)

    88

    Calories

    1g

    Fat

    18g

    Carbs

    4g

    Protein

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