Napa Cabbage Kimchi (Poggi Kimchi)
Once you make your own Napa Cabbage Kimchi (Poggi Kimchi), you will never go back to store bought. Homemade kimchi tastes so much better and fresher.
Keyword : cabbage kimchi, napa cabbage kimchi
Ingredients
- 1 small Napa cabbage (about (2½ lb/1.12kg)
- ¼ cup kosher salt / coarse salt
- 1 tbsp glutinous rice flour
- ¾ cup water (180)
- 6 oz Korean radish (julienned) (170g)
- 3 oz Chinese chives (cut into 2-inch lengths) (85g)
- 6 green onions (sliced lengthwise and cut into 2-inch lengths)
Sauce
- ¾ cup Korean red pepper powder (75g)
- ½ inch ginger (minced) (about 1 tsp)
- 8 cloves garlic (minced )
- 1 tbsp sauejeot (Korean salted shrimps) or 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
Instructions
- Quarter Napa cabbage lengthwise. Rinse under running water and drain. Place in a large bowl and sprinkle salt evenly over cabbage leaves, lifting leaves to sprinkle salt in between leaves. Cover and leave for 6 to 8 hours.
- Drain and rinse cabbage really well under running water. The, drain on colander for 30 minutes.
- In a small pot, combine glutinous rice flour with ¾ cup (180ml) water. Bring to a boil and keep stirring as the water heats up and the mixture thickens. When it reaches pancake batter consistency, turn off heat. Set aside to cool.
- Prepare the sauce by combining all the sauce ingredients and glutinous rice paste (from Step 3) in a large bowl.
- Add radish, chives, and green onions. Mix well.
- Place one of the cabbage quarters on a plate. Spread sauce mixture between each leaf and around the cabbage. Repeat with the the other three cabbage quarters.
- Place cabbage facing up in a container and close the lid. Keep container in the fridge. Container may be left out at room temperature for a day to quicken the fermenting process. After that it should be kept in the fridge.
- To serve, cut off the root end of the cabbage and discard. Slice cabbage quarter into slices and serve in stacks in a small dish.
Notes
Ideally, stuffed cabbage should be placed in a flat container so that the cabbage can lie flat, facing upwards, to keep the sauce ingredients within the cabbage.
Nutrition
Calories: 43kcal
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