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🍽️ Crunchy Kimchi with Ginger and Chili
29 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 kg Napa cabbage
- 25 g salt
- 4 spring onions
- 2 carrots
- 150 g daikon radish
- 3 garlic cloves
- 40 g ginger root
- 1 red chili pepper
- 15 g raw cane sugar (1 tbsp)
- 1 tbsp chili powder
Instructions
- 1. Cut off the hard base of the Napa cabbage.
- 2. Wash the cabbage and cut it into large pieces.
- 3. Place the cabbage pieces in layers in a large bowl.
- 4. Dissolve the salt in one liter of water.
- 5. Pour the brine over the cabbage.
- 6. Let the cabbage sit in the liquid overnight.
- 7. Drain the liquid the next day.
- 8. Rinse the cabbage thoroughly several times with water.
- 9. Let the cabbage drain well.
- 10. Wash the spring onions and slice them into rings.
- 11. Peel the carrots and cut them into thin strips.
- 12. Wash the radish.
- 13. Cut 100 grams of the radish into strips.
- 14. Cut the remaining radish into small cubes.
- 15. Peel the garlic and ginger and cut them into pieces.
- 16. Cut the chili pepper in half lengthwise.
- 17. Remove the seeds from the chili pepper.
- 18. Wash the chili pepper and chop it finely.
- 19. Crush the ginger, garlic, chili, and radish cubes to make a fine paste.
- 20. Stir the sugar into the paste.
- 21. Stir the chili powder into the paste.
- 22. Mix the spice paste with the Napa cabbage.
- 23. Mix the spice paste with the radish strips.
- 24. Mix the spice paste with the carrots.
- 25. Mix the spice paste with the spring onions.
- 26. Knead the entire mixture well.
- 27. Fill the mixture into a large, clean jar.
- 28. Press the mixture firmly into the jar.
- 29. Ensure no air bubbles remain in the jar.
- 30. Let the mixture ferment covered at room temperature for 3 to 4 days.
- 31. Store the kimchi in the refrigerator for another 1 to 2 days.
- 32. Fill the finished kimchi into clean jars.
- 33. Store the kimchi in the refrigerator.
- 34. Consume the kimchi within three months.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 29
- Protein: 1 g · Fett/Fat: 0 g · Carbs: 5 g