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How to Make Korean Spicy Kimchi

How to Make Korean Spicy Kimchi

Whole salted cabbage is massaged with a fragrant blend of minced apple, pear, garlic, and chili, following the Korean tradition for pungent, lively fermented greens.

Instructions

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    A head of Chinese cabbage, remove the outer leaves, wash it clean, rub salt evenly inside and out, and pickle for half a day.

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    After marinating for a long time, squeeze out the water.

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    Get ready: ginger, garlic, apple, pear

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    Ginger, garlic, apple, and pear chopped finely; use one-third or half of the apple and pear.

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    Chili powder, salt, MSG -- The amount of chili powder depends on how spicy you like it, and also on the freshness of the chili powder.

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    Add an appropriate amount of cooled boiled water, and mix the chili powder, salt, and MSG evenly.

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    Pour the minced ginger, garlic, apple, and pear into the chili powder

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    Stir

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    Start pickling the vegetables! Begin from the innermost layers, spreading the prepared chili paste on the cabbage, coating both the inside and outside.

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    Then spread

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    The whole thing has been smeared.

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    Take a container with a lid, make sure it is cleaned, and it must not have any oil. If it doesn't have a lid, you can also cover it with plastic wrap.

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    —Successful after 5 days

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    Plated, hehe~!

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • Chinese cabbage
    1 piece
  • Apple
    to taste
  • Pear
    to taste

Auxiliary Ingredients

  • Ginger
    to taste
  • Garlic
    to taste
  • chili powder
    to taste

Seasonings

  • Salt
    to taste
  • MSG
    to taste