K Obsessed: Check Out This Drool Worthy Easy-Peasy Kimchi Recipe

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What Is Kimchi All About?

Kimchi is a Korean classic recipe that is made by a process of fermenting cabbage and carrots in a spicy and zesty sauce which is a signature side dish. Kimchi is essentially an amalgamation of layered flavours stemming out of the ingredients such as garlic, ginger, soya sauce, vinegar and chilli flakes.

Kimchi is best made with ‘napa cabbage’ in ‘pogi kimchi’ which literally means whole cabbage kimchi. This is the most popular variety of the delicious Korean delicacy. You can either eat your kimchi as it is or can even use it in your cooking.

Quick And Easy DIY Korean Kimchi Recipe

We now bring you an easy-peasy DIY Korean style kimchi recipe that is a Korean staple and can be made at home in a jiffy.

Ingredients Of Korean Style Kimchi 

• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped spring onion
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• 1 tablespoon chopped ginger 
• 1 cup soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 cup white vinegar
• 1 tablespoon chilli flakes
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil

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Preparation Time:

Korean style kimchi can be made within a preparation time of 20 minutes at one go. To add to this it requires one hour of salting and an overnight or one day of fermentation duration.

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Step By Step DIY Kimchi Recipe:

• Start by chopping cabbage, put it in a steel bowl, then sprinkle salt over it and mix well.
• Next, let the mix sit for about three to four hours till it is shrunken and wrinkled.
• Now, squeeze the cabbage a few times until it softens to perfection.
• Sterilize one or two jars depending on the amount of kimchi you’re making.
• Then, mix the rest of the ingredients apart from the sesame oil into sterilized jars.
• Seal the jars and let them sit for one day (24 hours) before you start using the kimchi.
• Finally, to serve, dress the kimchi with sesame oil.