Wednesday, 24 April 2013

HEALTHY KIM CHI


Cabbage well stacked into the bottle,  all  juice poured in.
Covered, and leave for 24 hours at room temperature



Ready to enjoy



450g Napa cabbage
1/4 cup sea salt
1 cup warm water
1/2 yellow onion
1/2 ripe apple
1/2 ripe pear
1 cup water
1/4 cup chilli flake (ko chook ah rhoo)
some warm water
1 Tsp minced garlic
1 Tsp minced ginger
3-4 spring onion-sliced

Method:
1) separate cabbage leaves & chop into bite size
2) dissolve salt in 1 cup warm water & pour onto cabbage
3) toss cabbage & leave aside for at least 4 hours
4) combine chilli flake with some warm water to form a paste
5) blend together yellow onion, apple & pear in one cup water
6) when the cabbage is ready, rinse to remove salt. Squeeze out excess water
7) Place cabbage in a large bowl & add the rest of the ingredients
8) wear hand gloves, give everything a thorough toss & rubdown
9) transfer seasoned cabbage into a large glass bottle, pressing down when          
    stacking the cabbage inside the bottle
10) pour in all the juice, make sure to leave 2" of room from the cap
11) cap tightly and leave at room temperature for 24 hours
12) next day transfer to fridge & enjoy anytime.

Recipe taken from 
http://drbenkim.com/how-make-kim-chi.html

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