
Knockoff Korean-style Spicy Cabbage
A budget-friendly imitation of Korean spicy cabbage that still gets the essentials right, with extra salt massaged into the roots for deeper, more even curing.
Instructions
- 1

Prepare two large cabbages; split them in half from the middle.
- 2

Put the cabbage into a large bowl and sprinkle salt on it.
- 3

Starting from the outer layer, evenly spread the salt.
- 4

Apply more seasoning to the root of the Chinese cabbage to help it absorb flavor and marinate more thoroughly.
- 5

Prepare 3000ML of cooled boiled water and pour it into a large sealable container; add an appropriate amount of salt, stir well, and let it dissolve.
- 6

Place the salted Chinese cabbage into a sealed container one by one; make sure the brine covers the cabbage; put on the lid and let it soak and ferment for eight hours.
- 7

Cook a pot of porridge with glutinous rice. (To save time, when salting the Chinese cabbage, I cooked it in a pressure cooker.)
- 8

Prepare crushed chili and chili powder.
- 9

Pour the glutinous rice porridge into the chili.
- 10

Mix slowly. Stir evenly.
- 11

Prepare white radish, apples, green onions, ginger, garlic, and onions.
- 12

Wash all the ingredients and shred them; slice the apple and cut the green onions into sections for later use.
- 13

Put the apples, onions, and garlic into the blender; plug it in and blend into a puree.
- 14

Pour the prepared apple, scallion, and garlic paste into the chili.
- 15

There was too much to fit, so I had to switch to a bigger bowl.
- 16

Add salt.
- 17

Pour in the satay sauce.
- 18

Add toasted white sesame seeds.
- 19

Add the shredded white radish and chopped green onions; mix thoroughly.
- 20

Add white sugar; set the mixed chili sauce aside.
- 21

The napa cabbage that was pickled for eight hours has wilted; rinse it thoroughly with clean water and squeeze out the excess water.
- 22

Evenly spread the chili sauce on the cabbage; apply it evenly from the center to the outer layers; the base is thick, so you need to apply more to allow the flavor to penetrate easily.
- 23

Spread layer by layer, and wrap the entire cabbage with the outermost cabbage leaves.
- 24

Place the napa cabbage coated with chili sauce into an airtight container, and add a layer of chili sauce on top (ideally enough to cover the cabbage).
- 25

Cover the sealed box with plastic wrap first.
- 26

Put the outer lid on, seal it tightly, and let it ferment naturally in a cool place. Generally, it can be eaten after ten days. Of course, the longer it sits, the better the taste.
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Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- Chinese cabbage4000 g
- Crushed dried red chili150 g
- cool boiled water3000ML
- Apple1 piece
- white radish1 piece
- Gingerto taste
- Onionto taste
- glutinous rice50 g
- Roasted white sesame40 g
Auxiliary Ingredients
- fine chili powder50 g
- Scallionto taste
- Garlic cloveto taste
Seasonings
- white sugar30 g
- Salt300
- Satay sauce60 g