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Kimchi
Ingredients
2 large Chinese (Napa) Cabbages
8.5 oz rock salt
Water
Kimchi Sauce:
10 tbsp.fish sauce
10 tbsp. of red pepper powder
1 onion
4-5 cloves of garlic
1 Asian pear
1 tbsp of salt
1/2 tbsp of sugar
Pinch of ginger
4 spring onions
Directions
Cut the cabbage into chunks, then soak in plenty of water with about 6.5 oz of salt. Leave this to soak for about 4-5 hours.
To create the sauce put all the ingredients in a blender except the spring onions, blend until quite fine. Slice the spring onions into chunks then add to the mixture.
After the cabbage has soaked, drain the water. Rinse the cabbage in cold water, then drain again. Add the Kimchi sauce and mix by hand.
Add additional salt to taste and store the Kimchi in jars. You can eat it straight away, but kept in the fridge the taste will improve as it ferments. The Kimchi will keep for at least 6 months.