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🌶️ Easy Homemade Kimchi Recipe (Authentic Korean Style)



Kimchi is Korea’s most famous traditional dish — a spicy, tangy, and flavorful fermented vegetable side that’s loaded with probiotics. The most popular version uses napa cabbage and Korean chili flakes (gochugaru). Here's how to make this delicious dish at home!

📝 Ingredients:

For the Cabbage:

  • 1 medium napa cabbage

  • 1/4 cup sea salt (non-iodized)

  • 4 cups water

For the Kimchi Paste:

  • 5 garlic cloves (minced)

  • 1 tablespoon grated ginger

  • 1 tablespoon sugar

  • 2–3 tablespoons gochugaru (Korean red pepper flakes) — adjust to taste

  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce (or soy sauce for vegetarian)

  • 1 small onion (blended or very finely chopped)

  • 1/2 small carrot (julienned)

  • 1/2 small daikon radish (julienned)

  • 2 spring onions (sliced)

👨‍🍳 Instructions:

Step 1: Prepare the Cabbage

  1. Cut the napa cabbage into bite-sized pieces.

  2. Dissolve salt in water and soak the cabbage for 1.5 to 2 hours, tossing occasionally.

  3. Rinse the cabbage 2–3 times under cold water and drain well.

Step 2: Make the Kimchi Paste

  1. In a bowl, combine garlic, ginger, sugar, onion, and fish sauce.

  2. Add gochugaru and mix into a thick paste.

  3. Add carrot, radish, and green onions to the paste and mix well.

Step 3: Mix with Cabbage

  1. Add the drained cabbage to the paste.

  2. Wearing gloves, mix everything well until the cabbage is fully coated.

Step 4: Ferment

  1. Pack the kimchi tightly into a clean jar or airtight container.

  2. Press down to remove air pockets and leave about 1 inch of space at the top.

  3. Leave it at room temperature for 1–2 days to ferment, depending on your climate.

  4. Once tangy and bubbly, store it in the fridge. It will continue to ferment slowly.

🥢 Serving Tips:

  • Serve kimchi as a side dish with rice, noodles, or grilled meat.

  • Use it in fried rice, kimchi stew (kimchi jjigae), or sandwiches.

🧊 Storage:

Keep kimchi refrigerated. It tastes best within the first month but can last up to 2–3 months.


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