Quick Kimchi( Mak Kimchi, 막김치) #shorts

This is quick and easy to make, and no fermentation needed type kimchi. It is also referred as a small batch kimchi. Ingredients(double or tripple depending on how big your cabbage is or how many cabbages) 3 pounds baechu, napa cabbage, cut into bite size pieces kosher salt, a couple of handful to pickling ¼ cup sweet rice flour, cooked with 1 cup water 9 garlic cloves, minced or pureed 1 inch ginger, minced or pureed 0.5 onion, pureed 0.5 apple or pear, pureed ¼ cup Coconut Aminos( start with, add up to 2/3 cup), If you are not making vegetarian version, feel free to use fish sauce ½ cup Korean hot pepper flakes, gochugaru, starts with and add up to 1, Spicy levels of different hot pepper flakes are different 6 green onions, cut lenghwise and into 1-2 inches ¼ cup carrot, julienned, optional cracked black pepper, to taste ( 1tbsp) Roasted Sesame Seeds, to taste Instructions 1. Cut the cabbage lengthwise into quarters and remove the cores. Chop it up into bite size pieces. 2. Sprinkle a couple of handful of salt and toss or turn cut napa cabbage pieces by hand to ensure salt is evenly distributed. 3. Put a plate with a heavy object to push down gently. Set it aside for 30 minutes to 1 hour( depending on your room temperature or how much salt you add, the time would vary.) 4. Make porridge( optional) and set aside to cool: In a pot, boil 3/4 cup of water. mix 1/4 cup of rice flour and water( like you are making starch water). When a water boil, pour the mixture into the boiling water( keep stirring). You can mix 1/4 cup rice flour into 1 cup of cold water and then start cook it. It would take longer. and you gotta be careful. It will shoot out like lava. 5. Using a food processor( or grater), mince and puree onion, ginger, and onion 6. Making Kimchi Paste- In another bowl, add cooled rice porridge, coconut aminos( or fish sauce), hot pepper flakes, minced/pureed ginger, garlic, and onion, and some cracked black pepper. Mix well and set it aside to get hot pepper flakes to be hydrated fully. 7. Rinse the cabbage in cold water 2 times to clean it thoroughly and drain the cabbage 8. Add cut green onion pieces, Kimchi paste, and roasted sesame seeds to the bowl of cabbage pieces. Mix well. 9. Put the kimchi into an air-tight sealed plastic container or glass jar. Fill up only 80 % so it would not overflow later. #koreanrecipe #kimchi #veganrecipes