Real Korean Napa Cabbage Kimchi


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There are a few ways to make traditional kimchi, but my kimchi recipe is how my grandma, my mom and most of Korean family makes when it’s kimchi season. (Yes, there are kimchi season that everyone start making kimchi! It’s around Nov.) It takes lots of your time and care but that’s why it’s so good and delicious! Totally worth it, hands down!

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Korean Napa Cabbage Kimchi Ingredients:

Salted Cabbage:
3 cups Kosher or flake sea salt
3 Large size Napa Cabbages, about 10 lb, quartered
24 cups Room temperature water

Kimchi Paste:
2 1/4 cup water
4 oz. Dried pollack (approximately 1/4 cup)
1 Sheet of 5”x 5” Dried seaweed ASA Konbu or Dashima
1 Dried shiitake
1/4 cup Sweet rice flour
1 1/4 cup Good quality fish sauce
3 Tbs. Korean salted shrimp (Saewoo-Jeot. You can substitute to Thai fermented shrimp paste)
1 Tbs. Sugar
1 Tbs. Sea salt
25 Garlic cloves (approximately 2/3 cup)
1 Thumb size ginger, sliced (approximately 1 1/2 Tbs.)
1/2 Onion, quartered (approximately 1cup)
1 Apple, quartered & seeded (approximately 1 1/2 cup)
3 to 5 Red chili, roughly sliced (approximately 1 1/2 cup)
3 cups Gochugaru, Korean red pepper flakes

Kimchi Filling Vegetagles:
1 Medium size Korean radish, thinly julienne (approximately 8 cups)
6 to 8 Green onions, cut in halves lengthwise then cut into 1” long pieces (approximately 2 1/2 cup)

Optional choices of Vegetables (You can add these in this recipe or skip it):
1 bunch of Korean mustard, cut into 1” long pieces (approximately 4 cups)
1 bunch Water parsley(water celery Minari), cut into 1” long pieces (approximately 2 cups)
1 bunch Garlic chive, cut into 1” long pieces (approximately 2 cups)

Special Tool:
1 to 2 Plastic cookie carry bags
Large container with lid

23 replies
  1. Joe Serrano
    Joe Serrano says:

    So many good recipes on your IRIE channel my dear Seonkyoung, now that I found napa cabbage in the whole foods store here, looking for the korean radish, or at the least the daikon variety, as for your comment on the shrimp: "Super stinky, Super yummy". As for the salted shrimp and the Korean radish, probably have to plan a trip to Mexico City to look for that in the Korean Market there. Ah, I bet Jacob really enjoyed that kimchee test taste! 🙂

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  2. 01IveR01
    01IveR01 says:

    Just saw your video and 😍💖Can you do a video on how to make a small batch as I don't need such a big batch. Oh and how do I store it & for how long before it expirest. Any info will be greatly appreciated.

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  3. Ray Beaulieu
    Ray Beaulieu says:

    I really like your recipe. I'm making Kimchee as we speak but already have the ingredients for a different recipe. I've made Kimchee only twice using this recipe and it was delicious. But I really want to use your recipe next time.

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  4. s buma
    s buma says:

    Maangchi's recipe is easier to follow and make… and more simple like you said it was easy to make.. it aint.. you make it difficult…. i can explain how to make it in halof the time you do…. not a good instruction video…..

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  5. shaung shaung
    shaung shaung says:

    Hi Songkyong! Thank you so much for sharing your Kimchi recipe. I’m trying to make it but I only have dried boiled anchovy and rice flour. Can I use them instead of dried pollack and sweet rice flour? Thanks!

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