homemade kimchi
This is a great easy recipe for kimchi. You can adjust the heat by adding more or less Korean chili flakes. Easy and nutritional
prep time
2 Hr 10 Min
cook time
method
No-Cook or Other
yield
Many
Ingredients
- 1 large head green cabbage cored and chopped
- 1 bunch green onions
- 2 medium carrots thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup kosher salt
- 2-4 tablespoons korean chili flakes
- 12 cloves garlic minced
- 3 - inch piece fresh ginger grated
- 2 teaspoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons white miso paste
- - unsweetened apple juice
How To Make homemade kimchi
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Step 1Place the cabbage and carrots in a large bowl. Sprinkle the salt over the top and massage it into the veggies. Fill with cold water and let sit for 2 hours. Drain the cabbage mixture.
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Step 2Cut the dark green parts of the green onions off and mince. Set aside. Place the white and light green parts of the green onions in a food processor.
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Step 3Add the garlic, ginger, miso paste, and Korean chili flakes. Process until well incorporated. Add the fish sauce and apple juice and process until it looks like a thin pancake batter.
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Step 4Stir the dark green parts of the green onions into the cabbage mixture. Pour the garlic paste over the cabbage mixture and massage it well.
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Step 5Cram the mixture in 4 to 5 pint jars pressing it down making it super tight. Place the lids on the jars and set them on rimmed baking sheet. Let sit at room temp for 72 hours once a day press the cabbage mixture down with a spoon letting the bubbles rise to the top and release the gas.
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Step 6Refrigerate after three days. The longer it sits the stronger it gets.
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