Quick is better than none.

[madbaker]

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.

Comments

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Was that regular cabbage, or Chinese?

(And thanks for this: I too am craving kimchi, and a quick gateway version may be just the thing to get me going...)

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

I used Chinese cabbage, but the recipe notes that regular cabbage will work in this. It is after all a substitute for the real stuff.