madbaker: (mammoth garlic)
madbaker ([personal profile] madbaker) wrote2013-02-23 11:39 am

Quick is better than none.

This week's Resolution Recipe: Quick Kimchi.

2 lbs cabbage
1 cup water
1/4 cup salt
1/3 c red pepper flakes (I used a combination of flakes and Rooster sauce)
1 Tbsp sugar
1/4 cup fish sauce
1/4 c garlic (I used... more.)
3-4 green onions
1/4 cup julienned carrot
I added: 1 Tbsp or so powdered ginger

Cut the cabbage in 1/4" strips 2-3" in length. Add water and salt, massaging the cabbage thoroughly. Let sit for 10-15 minutes.

Mix the remainder into a saucy paste. Wash and rinse the cabbage thoroughly, several times. Mix in the sauce. Bag up, press out the air, and let ferment on the counter at room temperature for 3 days.

What worked: It was good and I've been craving kimchi. This was an acceptable substitute.

What didn't: Next time I'll make a batch from 1 lb of cabbage - this was a lot. It wasn't zingy the way that properly fermented kimchi is.

Will I make it again? Certainly.


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