Recipe of Perfect Kimchi (Easier than you think! ;) )

Hey everyone, it's John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, Step-by-Step Guide to Make Any-night-of-the-week Kimchi (Easier than you think! ;) ). One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I'm gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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Many things affect the quality of taste from Kimchi (Easier than you think! ;) ), starting from the type of ingredients, then the selection of fresh ingredients, the ability to cut dishes to how to make and serve them. Don't worry if you want to prepare Kimchi (Easier than you think! ;) ) delicious at home, because if you already know the trick then this dish can be used as an extraordinary special treat.

As for the number of servings that can be served to make Kimchi (Easier than you think! ;) ) is 2 qts (.5 gal). So make sure this portion is enough to serve for yourself and your beloved family.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook Kimchi (Easier than you think! ;) ) using 11 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

If you're intimidated by the idea of making your own kimchi, my recipe is exact, reliable, small enough, and tasty enough that you won't regret the effort. Plus it uses what are likely more accessible ingredients - fish sauce, - crushed chili flakes (like the kind you put on your pizza or pasta) - steamed white rice in lieu of the more traditional/typical - brined microshrimp (saewoo juht), - gochugaru (Korean red chili flakes), and - sweet rice flour (chapssal garu) that might be harder for you to get your hands on if you don't live a reasonable distance from a Korean market or don't feel like ordering those ingredients online, entire packages of which would probably take a long time for you to use up otherwise. Choose heads of Napa cabbage that are dense and heavy for their size, which means the leaves are fresher. The best way to know if a head is heavy for its size is to pick up a few that are about the same size and feel their weight in your hands. If you, like my kids, hate the leafy green parts, look for the heads that have more stem than leaf, and a lighter yellowish green color to the leafy part rather than a darker green color. If you have gochugaru and would like to use it, I'd start with about 1/3 cup gochugaru alone, give it a taste and add more before bottling if you'd like. Or if you'd like to use a combination, the kimchi pictured up top is using a blend of crushed red chili flakes and gochugaru - about 1/4 cup of each.

Ingredients and spices that need to be Take to make Kimchi (Easier than you think! ;) ):

1. 4-5 pounds Napa cabbage, cut into roughly 1"x 2" pieces (about 30 cups of chopped raw cabbage)
2. 1 bunch green onions, washed, roots trimmed, and cut into 2 inch segments
3. 5 Tablespoons kosher salt (about 10% less if you're using regular table salt)
4. For the paste:
5. 1/4 cup minced garlic (about 5 or 6 large cloves)
6. 1/4 cup minced fresh ginger root (about a 2" segment, peeled)
7. 1/4-1/2 cup crushed red chili flakes depending on how hot you want your kimchi. See notes above re: gochugaru
8. 1/4 cup steamed white rice, lightly packed. Short or long grain is fine. If stale, microwave with 2 Tbsp. water for 1 minute
9. 1/4 cup fish sauce
10. 1/4 cup sugar
11. 1/4 cup water for blending + 1/3 cup water for rinsing seasoning from bowl (see directions below)

Steps to make to make Kimchi (Easier than you think! ;) )

1. In a large stainless steel or mixing bowl, toss the raw cabbage, green onion, and the salt together to pre-brine the cabbage. Make sure to thoroughly incorporate the salt throughout the cabbage. In 10 to 15 minutes, you should start to see the cabbage leach liquid and wilt. Let the cabbage sit for 1.5 to 2 hours, tossing and redistributing every 30 minutes to ensure even brining.
2. After at least 90 minutes of pre-brining, rinse the cabbage with enough water to cover the cabbage by 4 or 5 inches by swishing the cabbage in the water 7 or 8 times. Remove the cabbage into a strainer and let the excess water drain while you prepare the paste.
3. Make the paste by putting all the paste ingredients into a blender and blend until you can't see the individual grains of rice. Pour the paste over the cabbage.
4. Get into the bowl with your hands and mix the paste into the cabbage until all the pieces are evenly and thoroughly coated.
5. Pack your kimchi into a clean, dry bottle or other tight-lidded container (this time I repurposed a half gallon kimchi jar) and use the last 1/3 cup of water to swish around the mixing bowl, pick up all the remaining paste, and pour that liquid on top of your kimchi. Remember to leave 2 to 3 inches of headspace at the top to allow for expansion as fermentation takes place.
6. Your batch of kimchi is now ready for fermentation in a dark but not cold place like the inside of your cupboard. Or, if you can find a warmish spot in your garage, you can put it there. (I know that's not always possible for cold climate people in the middle of winter.) As it ripens, it's a good idea keep the lid slightly unscrewed to relieve the pressurization caused by fermentation. (Your jar can literally explode from the pressure on a specially active fermentation day.)
7. People often ask HOW RIPE DOES THE KIMCHI HAVE TO BE BEFORE I REFRIGERATE OR EAT IT? You can eat the kimchi whenever you want. Fresh, just after it's been made, all the way up to when it's so incredibly old, ripe and stinky you could choke out a subway system by placing an open jar in one of the vents. It remains safe for human consumption for A VERY LONG TIME.
8. But as to when to refrigerate, just go out once a day every day to taste a piece, and when it gets to the ripeness you like, stick it in the fridge. It'll continue to ripen, but very slowly.
9. Enjoy! :)

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