Napa Cabbage Kimchi (Aka Paechu Kimchi)

Serves: 5

Jolie Turcotte

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

55

Spice

44

Sweetness

45

Sourness

36

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Fish Sauce

Directions:

1

Cut the cabbage lengthwise in half, then cut the halves crosswise into 1-inch-wide-pieces

2

Toss the cabbage with the salt and 2 tablespoons of the sugar in a bowl

3

Let sit overnight in the refrigerator

4

Combine the garlic, ginger, kochukaru, fish sauce, soy sauce, shrimp, and remaining 1/2 cup sugar in a large bowl

5

If it is very thick, add water 1/3 cup at a time until the brine is just thicker than a creamy salad dressing but no longer a sludge

6

Stir in the scallions and carrots

7

Drain the cabbage and add it to the brine

8

Cover and refrigerate

9

Though the kimchi will be tasty after 24 hours, it will be better in a week and at its prime in 2 weeks

10

It will still be good for another couple weeks after that, though it will grow incrementally stronger and funkier

11

Cut the cabbage lengthwise in half, then cut the halves crosswise into 1-inch-wide-pieces

12

Toss the cabbage with the salt and 2 tablespoons of the sugar in a bowl

13

Let sit overnight in the refrigerator

14

Combine the garlic, ginger, kochukaru, fish sauce, soy sauce, shrimp, and remaining 1/2 cup sugar in a large bowl

15

If it is very thick, add water 1/3 cup at a time until the brine is just thicker than a creamy salad dressing but no longer a sludge

16

Stir in the scallions and carrots

17

Drain the cabbage and add it to the brine

18

Cover and refrigerate

19

Though the kimchi will be tasty after 24 hours, it will be better in a week and at its prime in 2 weeks

20

It will still be good for another couple weeks after that, though it will grow incrementally stronger and funkier