Authentic Kimchi
Known as Korea’s national dish, kimchi is served at every meal. The balanced flavour of kimchi makes it the perfect side dish to most meals and it can also be blended and added to mayonnaise or used as a dressing. Try making it at home today.
Ingredients (Serves 1)
- 1 Chinese cabbage sliced into 4cm chunks
- 3 cups water
- 1 cup sea salt
- ½ mu (Korean radish) or daikon
- 1 ½ tablespoons salt
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 2 tablespoon rice flour
- 2 tablespoons anchovy sauce
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon salted shrimp (saewoo gert)
- 6 garlic cloves
- 2cm piece ginger
- 1 small onion
- 2 birds eye chillis
- ½ cup Korean chilli flakes (gochugaru)
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 3 sliced shallots
Place cabbage in a large bowl. Pour the salt water over the cabbage and leave until wilted (about 3 hours). Rinse the cabbage well and drain. Set aside.
Mix the remaining salt with the radish in a bowl. Leave for 15 minutes, drain and set aside.
Place rice flour and a cup of water in a small pan and bring to the boil, stirring continuously. Put the paste into a bowl and cool. Mix with the chilli powder.
Blend the garlic, ginger, onion, chillis and salted shrimp in a blender.
Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl and pack into sterilised glass jars and ferment for a few days at room temperature. Taste until it is fermented to your liking and then place in the fridge.