I think I love Kimchi

by BrightCold2747

26 Comments

  1. BrightCold2747 on

    No fish or oyster sauce, so it’s vegetarian. I bought a little less cabbage than I thought so there’s probably more “filler” vegetables than most Kimchi, but that’s fine with me.

    Ingredients:

    Cabbage and brining process :

    * 1600 g Napa cabbage
    * 60 g salt
    * Cabbage is rinsed, chopped, and then brined overnight. The softened cabbage is then rinsed a few times until the excess salt is removed, allowed to drain until relatively dry, and then squeezed thoroughly to remove as much water as reasonably possible.

    Veggies :

    * 200 g carrots, chopped into matchsticks
    * 200 g daikon, also chopped into matchsticks
    * 150 g ginger, chopped and reserved for the paste
    * 100 g garlic (I LOVE garlic), copped and reserved for the paste
    * 200 g Chinese chives, chopped and reserved for final assembly
    * 100 g green onions, chopped and reserved for final assembly.

    Making the Paste :

    * 3 cups of water
    * Added the garlic and ginger and blended with an immersion blender
    * 3 tablespoons of glutinous rice flour
    * bring to a simmer for about 6 minutes until thickened
    * Added 60 g of gochugaru (the korean red pepper)
    * 1 tbsp of coconut amines
    * 1 tbsp of regular soy sauce

    I then allowed the paste to cool until just warm, and then combined with the cabbage, carrots, chives, daikon and green onions. Then, I transferred the mix into a repurposed peanut powered jar and topped off with water until the liquid level was at the top of the veggies. Had my first serving fresh with rice and a little toasted sesame oil.

  2. curious_trashbat on

    It is such a great food to make friends with.

    I find that 2-3 days fermenting at room temp and then 2 weeks in the fridge see it at a perfect bubbly sourness 👌

  3. I was raised on this stuff! Looks great. If you haven’t already, I highly recommend cucumber kimchi. It’s my absolute favorite and doesn’t take as long to ferment.

  4. I’ve found some potstickers/dumplings with kimchi as the filler and they’re great! I think it was at Costco.

  5. PixelTreason on

    It’s spicy delicious but smells like death. People hate when I eat it near them, lol.

    It tastes so good though!

  6. Tardigradequeen on

    Same! I just made two large tubs of it! It’s rare to find a food that’s so addictive and healthy, so when I do, I’m all in. Let’s start a kimchi cult! lol!

  7. I have to refrain from buying it as often as I’d like because I eat too much. So good.

  8. Made a kimchi impossible burger today.
    Samjang on the bottom bun, mayo & Guac on the top bun.
    Lettuce, Tomato, cheddar & kimchi. SO. GOOD.

    Kimchi’s gonna take over the world one day, mark my words.

  9. Far_Neighborhood2723 on

    What does everyone eat kimchi with? I love it but would love more ways to use it

  10. When I tried to make kimchi, I didn’t really get any juices like this. Is that a common mistake or did I just do who knows what wrong?

    Edit: Welp, we put it in the fridge right away. Reading through the comments that seems to be the issue.

    Edit2: the recipe book we used said to store in the fridge right away… Back to the original question lol

  11. I was afraid of kimchi for a long time, but when I finally tried it it was amazing!

  12. Fiercedeity13 on

    A YouTube video I watched yesterday had a kimchi frittata in it that sounded really tasty

  13. I love kimchi but it has to be “just right.” I’ve purchased it and some were too spicy or too salty. I probably need to learn how to make it myself. Nasoya brand is pretty good, though. And there’s this kimchi noodle soup that’s really good. Haven’t seen it around here in a while, though.

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