KIMCHI

This week on Basics, I'm showing you how to make kimchi!

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Ingredients

Kimchi Ingredients:

• Napa Cabbage

• 1 cup gochugaru

• 1 cup onion, chopped

• 15 cloves garlic

• ¼ cup ginger, peeled

• 2 Tbsp salt

• 2 Tbsp sugar

• 1 Tbsp oyster sauce

• 1 Tbsp soy sauce

• ¼ cup fish sauce

• 2 Tbsp rice vinegar

• ½ cup water

• Chives, sliced

Method

Kimchi Method:

1. Start by cutting the Napa cabbage into quarters lengthwise and soak in lightly salted water for 1 hour. 

2. Into a blender goes 1 cup of gochugaru, 1 cup of chopped onion, 15 cloves of garlic, ¼ cup of peeled ginger,  2 tablespoons each of salt and sugar, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, ¼ cup of fish sauce, 2 tablespoons of rice vinegar, ½ cup of water and then blending everything together until as smooth as possible. 

3. Place the cabbage quarters on a rimmed baking sheet, using a spoon or a brush thoroughly coat the cabbage layer by layer with the paste. Try getting deep in each layer. 

4. After each layer is covered, massage the paste all over the cabbage, covering as much as possible with the paste. Repeat with the rest of the cabbage quarters. 

5. Once covered, finely chop some chives and place them within each layer of the cabbage similar to the paste. 

6. Place some of the paste on the baking sheet and roll the cabbage quarters like a log in the paste and covering completely. 

7. Once the cabbage has been rolled in the paste, cut the cabbage in half (depending on the size of the jar) and cover the newly exposed areas with the paste. 

8. Carefully layer the pieces of cabbage into the jar making sure the layers of the cabbage stay together. Jam in any remaining pieces of cabbage to the top and then top it with leftover paste. 

9. Place a paper towel over the jar and give it a few taps to make sure everything is settled.

10. Let it sit at room temperature for 2 days before refrigerating for 2 weeks.