Making Kimchi
Ingredients:
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Onion
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Green Onion
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Apple
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Pear
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Radish
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Ginger
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Dried Anchovies & Kelp (or Fish Sauce)
These ingredients are boiled together to create a clean, flavorful base for kimchi.
Prepare the Broth
1
Ingredients:
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Garlic
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Red Pepper Powder
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Fish Sauce
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Salted Shrimp (Saeujeot)
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Plum Extract (Maesilcheong)
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Sugar
The seasoning paste combines savory, spicy, and slightly sweet flavors that define kimchi.
Make the Seasoning Sauce
2
Ingredients:
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Napa Cabbage
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Coarse Salt
The cabbage is salted until softened, allowing it to absorb the seasoning and develop authentic kimchi texture.
Salt the Napa Cabbage
3
Ingredients:
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Sweet Rice Flour (Glutinous Rice Powder)
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Water (for cooking)
The thickened rice paste helps the seasoning coat the cabbage evenly and aids fermentation.
Cook the Sweet Rice Paste
4
After salting, thoroughly rinse the napa cabbage in cold water to remove excess salt. Drain well before mixing with the seasoning.
Rinse the Cabbage
5
Mix the cabbage with the prepared seasoning paste until evenly coated. Pack it into a container to ferment into delicious kimchi.