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Homemade Kimchi

Name: Homemade Kimchi
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 head napa cabbage (2¼ lb); 3 tbsp coarse salt; 1 carrots grated; 4 cloves garlic crushed; 1 tbsp hot chili pepper coarsely ground; 1 tsp sugar; 4 stalks green onion (scallion) chopped; 1 tbsp soy sauce

Homemade kimchi — Korean fermented cabbage with garlic and hot pepper, probiotic and wonderfully tasty.

⏱ 1 hr🍽 4 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona

⚖ Pareve 🥬 Vegetarian 🌱 Vegan

Versions:Original 🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

1
Slice the cabbage into quarters lengthwise, then into 4 cm pieces.
KnifeCutting board
2
Put the cabbage in a large bowl, sprinkle the salt over it and squeeze by hand. Let stand 2 hours, until the cabbage loses liquid and softens.
Bowl
3
Rinse the cabbage and dry.
Colander
4
In a bowl, mix the garlic, hot paprika, soy sauce and sugar into a paste.
Bowl
5
Add the cabbage, the carrot and the scallions and mix well with the paste.
6
Transfer the cabbage to a clean jar and pack it down well.
Jar
7
Close and leave at room temperature, away from the sun, 24–48 hours, to ferment.
8
Move to the fridge. It's ready to eat after 3–5 days in the fridge, and improves with time.
Refrigerator

56calories

5 gprotein

7 gcarbs

1 gfat

● protein 35%● carbs 55%● fat 10%

Per serving (296 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

Napa cabbage: 13 kcal per 100 g · More about Napa cabbage →
Coarse salt: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 14 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Coarse salt →
Carrots: measured in pieces: one ≈ 62 g · 41 kcal per 100 g · More about Carrots →
Garlic: measured in pieces: one ≈ 5 g · 149 kcal per 100 g · More about Garlic →
Hot chili pepper: measured in tbsp in this recipe · 40 kcal per 100 g · More about Hot chili pepper →
Sugar: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 4.2 g · 387 kcal per 100 g · More about Sugar →
Green onion (scallion): measured in pieces: one ≈ 15 g · 32 kcal per 100 g · More about Green onion (scallion) →
Soy sauce: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 18 g · 53 kcal per 100 g · More about Soy sauce →

🔧 Tools needed (6)

Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
Colander · Also works: Lid (a lid held slightly open over the sink, you lose a little) · Slotted spoon (for small amounts)
Jar · Also works: Storage container (None)

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Fermented Cabbage

Fermented Cabbage · Pickles
Alternatives for this part: Vinegar-Pickled Vegetables · Salt-Brined Pickles · Makdous · Oil-Sealed Jar Pickle
Possible additions: Nigella seeds · Whole cumin · Fridge storage time · Grated carrot · Cabbage rests in salt (hours) · Garlic in the paste · Ginger in the paste · Hot paprika in the paste · Fish sauce in the paste · Sugar in the paste · Green onion · Short fermentation (hours) …

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