Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, korean kimchi. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Kimchi is a traditional Korean dish made of seasoned vegetables and salt. Koreans eat it at nearly every meal. It can be fresh, like a salad, or it can be fermented.
Korean Kimchi is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Korean Kimchi is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook korean kimchi using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Korean Kimchi:
- Make ready 2 pieces Chinese Cabbage
- Make ready 1/2 cup Rock Salt
- Take 1/2 cup Glutinous Rice Flour
- Take 1/4 cup White Sugar
- Take 3 cups Water
- Prepare 1 cup Garlic
- Make ready 2 tablespoons Ginger
- Get 1 cup White Onion
- Take 1 cup Fish Sauce
- Make ready 2 cups Gochugaru
- Make ready 4 stalks Leeks
- Make ready 1 piece Carrot
- Make ready 1 piece Radish
- Get Honey (optional)
In its simplest form, Korean Kimchi is fermented cabbage (Chinese cabbage) with red pepper powder. Kimchi, also spelled gimchi or kimchee, refers to a traditional Korean fermented dish made of seasoned vegetables. The most common Korean banchan, Koreans eat kimchi eaten with rice along with other banchan dishes. This easy kimchi recipe is a speedy version of the traditional Korean kimchi !
Instructions to make Korean Kimchi:
- PREPARE THE CABBAGE - - Cut the cabbage lengthwise into quarters, then chop into bite-size pieces. Soak in cold water for 5 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large bowl.
- Add 1/2 cup salt and mix well; turn it over after 30 minutes. - repeat 2x (total of 1 hour) - - Rinse and drain for 3x. Squeeze out water on the last time, put on a strainer and let it air dry for 30 minutes.
- MAKE THE GLUTINOUS PASTE - - Dilute the rice flour in water. Heat and bring to boil while stirring, for about 5 minutes. Lower the heat. - - When you see it bubbling, add sugar. Cook for a few more minutes until it becomes translucent. Let it cool completely. - - Tip: To cool faster, but the pot in a pan half-filled with water; just make sure that the pot is taller than the pan.
- PREPARE THE KIMCHI SAUCE - - Using the food processor, chop and blend the garlic, ginger, onion, and fish sauce for about 1 minute. Mix it with the cooled glutinous paste and hot pepper flakes.
- Wash the leeks thoroughly. Dry it with paper towel and cut diagonally. Peel the carrot and radish and cut into thin strips. Add the leeks, carrots, radish, (and honey) to the kimchi sauce and mix well. - - You can taste test and adjust depending on the level of heat, saltiness, and sweetness that you prefer.
- MIX THE KIMCHI - - In a clean large bowl, put the cabbage and add the sauce gradually. Use clean and dry hands (or use a clean food-grade gloves) to mix the ingredients. Make sure to distribute the kimchi sauce evenly and all cabbage pieces have been covered with sauce. Transfer to a clean container and press it to remove air bubbles. Leave at room temperature and place in a dark area or cover it with dry clean towel. Transfer to the ref on the 3rd day.
- Best eaten after its 1st to 2nd week of fermentation.
Nevertheless, for something simpler and quicker, Korean cooks turn to this mak kimchi. Easy Kimchi or Mak Kimchi (막김치). Easy Kimchi made with cabbages and radishes. Korean Mak Kimchi is an everyday kimchi that is simple to make but delicious with a zing. Kimchi Ssambap (Kimchi Wrapped Rice Rolls) - Korean Bapsang.
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