Homemade KimChi (or Korean Sauerkraut)

Name: Homemade KimChi (or Korean Sauerkraut) Recipe
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 1 head Napa cabbage cored and shredded; 1 bunch green onions chopped; 1 cup carrots shredded; 1/2 cup daikon radish grated (optional); 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger; 3 cloves of garlic peeled and minced; 1/2 teaspoon dried chile flakes; 1 tablespoon sea salt; 4 tablespoons whey (or if not available use an additional 1 tablespoon salt)

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Number of Servings: 10

Ingredients

1 head Napa cabbage, cored and shredded1 bunch green onions, chopped1 cup carrots, shredded1/2 cup daikon radish, grated (optional)1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger3 cloves of garlic, peeled and minced1/2 teaspoon dried chile flakes1 tablespoon sea salt4 tablespoons whey (or, if not available, use an additional 1 tablespoon salt)

Directions

Place vegetables, ginger, garlic, chile flakes, sea salt, and whey in a bowl and pound with a wooden pounder or a meat hammer to release juices. Place in a quart-sized, wide-mouth mason jar and press down firmly with a pounder or meat hammer until juices come to the top of the cabbage. The top of the vegetables should be at least 1 inch below the top of the jar. Cover tightly and keep at room temperature for about 3 days before transfering to cold storage.

Number of Servings: 10

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LADYZHERRA.

Servings Per Recipe: 10

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 28.6
Total Fat: 0.4 g
Cholesterol: 0.1 mg
Sodium: 717.8 mg
Total Carbs: 5.9 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.7 g
Protein: 1.4 g

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Member Reviews

TAYLORCRAFTBC65
I started eating Kimchi when I was stationed in Korea in the late sixties This is a GREAT recipie - 3/25/09
MNABOY
Tastes good but way too much sodium for me. Fun to make - 8/29/20
ARTJAC
NICE - 7/30/20
GEORGE815
Nice recipe - 11/9/19
CECTARR
Thanks - 8/15/19
EVILCECIL
This is good. - 6/5/18
MSWANDACHAN
I'm going to try this. I love Kimchi! - 7/27/10