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Kimchi

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Prep time
4320 min
Portions
2
Difficulty
Medium
Calories
131 kcal
K
Nutrition

Per portion

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131
kcal
Carbs
23g
Protein
7g
Fat
2g
Ingredients

For 2 portions

  • Napa cabbage
    1 Stk
  • Iodized salt 15 g coarse
    as needed
  • White radishOr: Daikon
    1 Stk
  • Carrots
    1 Stk
  • Spring onions
    1 Stk
  • Garlic cloves
    1 Stk
  • Ginger
    ½ cm
  • PearOr: Apple
    1 Stk
  • GochugaruOr: Chili flakes
    15 g
  • Fish sauce
    ½ tbsp
  • Rice flourOr: Sticky rice
    ¼ tbsp
  • Water
    30 ml
  • Brown sugar
    ¼ tbsp
Method

Step by step

  1. 1

    Quarter napa cabbage lengthwise, sprinkle coarse salt between leaves.

  2. 2

    Let rest 4 hours, occasionally turn, rinse well, squeeze.

  3. 3

    Boil rice flour with water into smooth paste, cool.

  4. 4

    Puree garlic, ginger and pear in blender.

  5. 5

    Mix with rice paste, fish sauce, gochugaru and sugar to paste.

  6. 6

    Cut radish and carrots into fine sticks, spring onions into pieces.

  7. 7

    Mix vegetables with paste.

  8. 8

    Spread paste generously between cabbage leaves.

  9. 9

    Press into a jar so no air bubbles, seal tightly.

  10. 10

    Ferment at room temperature for 2 days, then ripen further in refrigerator.

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