Kimchi

If you are serious about Korean cooking, you'll definitely want to make your own kimchi. This spicy medley of pickled vegetables is used as an ingredient and garnish for many Korean recipes. You can determine the "bite" of homemade kimchi by using more or less gochugaru (red chile pepper flakes) and by fermenting it longer - up to a full week if you can stand the heat.

Recipe courtesy Esther Choi for Cooking Channel
TOTAL TIME: 51 hr 5 min
Prep: 40 min
Inactive Prep: 50 hr
Cook: 25 min
YIELD: 4 quarts
LEVEL: Easy

ingredients

  • One 1-inch piece ginger, peeled
  • 1 medium onion, quartered
  • 1 medium apple pear, peeled, cored and quartered
  • 1 1/2 to 2 cups gochugaru (Korean red chile pepper flakes), depending on desired level of spiciness
  • 2 medium leeks, whites only, quartered, rinsed of all sand and cut into 2-inch pieces
  • 1 medium daikon radish (about 1 pound), cut into 2-inch matchsticks
  • 1 bunch scallions, cut into 2-inch pieces
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Directions

Place the cabbage in a large bowl and toss with 4 cups of water and the salt. Let sit for 2 hours, tossing the cabbage every 30 minutes. Drain, rinse with cold water and gently pat dry to remove any excess moisture.

Add the rice flour and 2 cups of water to a small saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil, and then reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook for 20 minutes, whisking constantly, until the liquid is thickened to a ribbon-like consistency and you can see the bottom of the pan while whisking. Set aside to cool.

Combine the fish sauce, sugar, salted shrimp, garlic, ginger, onion and apple pear in a food processor and pulse until smooth. Pour the mixture into a large bowl and then mix in the sweet rice paste and gochugaru until smooth. This will be the kimchi sauce base.

Place the leeks, daikon and scallions in a large bowl and mix with the kimchi sauce. Gently add the cabbage and carefully toss all of the ingredients together until fully incorporated, making sure not to bruise the cabbage. Tightly pack the kimchi into jars or containers with tightly fitting lids, or cover tightly with plastic, making sure it is not exposed to the air. Allow the kimchi to sit at room temperature for at least 2 days, or longer if you desire a stronger flavor. Refrigerate until ready to use.

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