I’ve always been a fan of kimchi. Many years ago, I was very lucky to learn to make Kimchi with an amazing Korean chef. And today, I’d like to share with you my homemade kimchi recipe. It’s easy and delicious. Let’s get started.
Kimchi Recipe
Rest time: 3 hours and 20 minutes
Prep time: 45 minutes
Cook time: 5 minutes
For the Napa Cabbage:
3 pounds Napa cabbage
3 tablespoons coarse sea salt
For the Rice Paste:
3/4 cup water
3 tablespoons sweet rice flour
For the Spicy Paste:
6 garlic cloves, pureed
1/2 teaspoon ginger, peeled, pureed
1/2 apple, chopped, pureed
1/4 onion, chopped, pureed
2 tablespoons sand lance fish sauce
2 tablespoons anchovy fish sauce
1 tablespoon salted shrimp (saeu-jeot)
2 tablespoons Korean plum extract syrup (maesil chung)
2 stalks scallions, cut into 2 inch pieces
1 1/2 cups Korean radish, cut into matchstick pieces
1 cup carrot, cut into matchstick pieces
1/2 cup Korean red pepper flakes (gochugaru)…