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How to Make Kimchi
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How to Make Kimchi

14 ingredients Yields about a gallon openrecipes
How to Make Kimchi

Learn how to make authentic Korean Kimchi recipe with step by step video from Amy Kim of Kimchi Mom.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

935
Calories
46g
Protein
3g
Fat
180g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 15 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Napa Cabbage 1 cup shredded (89g) 22
Radish 1/2 cup (58g) 12
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Daikon not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 7 lbs. of napa cabbage
  • about 1/3 cup kosher salt
  • 1 cup sweet rice flour (Mochiko is a popular brand)
  • 2 cups water
  • 3/4 cup red pepper flakes, medium coarseness
  • 1/4 cup chopped saewoo jjut (salted shrimp)
  • 3 tablespoons fish sauce
  • A scant 1/2 cup sugar
  • 5-7 green onion stalks, chopped
  • 2 oz. ginger (2-inch long, 1-inch diameter piece), minced
  • 8-9 medium garlic cloves, minced
  • 3 medium carrots, julienned
  • 1 medium-sized daikon or 1 small mu (Korean radish), thinly sliced in 2-inch sections
  • water

Directions

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By steamykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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