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Fermented Homemade Kimchi

Learn how to makea super delicious and probiotic rich homemade Kimchi.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Korean
Keyword fermented foods, homemade kimchi, homemade kimchi recipe
Prep Time 20 minutes
Additional Time 5 days
Total Time 5 days 20 minutes
Servings 16 servings
Calories 38kcal
Author Lisa

Ingredients

  • 2 heads Napa cabbage chopped
  • 3 tablespoons sea salt
  • 2 teaspoons brown sugar organic
  • 2 teaspoons ginger grated
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 8 green onions chopped
  • 6 tablespoons Korean chile flakes
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce optional
  • 4 carrots grated, optional

Instructions

  • Reserve a few outside cabbage leaves to use for pushing the kimchi below the brine.
  • Chop and grate all the vegetables and add them, with the rest of the ingredients, to a large bowl.
  • Massage the ingredients together, so that the salt causes the cabbage to sweat and make a brine.
  • Let it all sit for a few minutes. You want everything to get nice and juicy.
  • Pack the mixture tightly into mason jars.
  • Fold up a cabbage leaf, that you saved earlier, and use it to keep all the veggies down below the brine.
  • Add weights to the top of the mixtures and add a fermentation lid.
  • Let it sit out for up to five days. Check your fermenets everyday starting after day 2. Depending on the warmth of your home will determine how long it ferments for.
  • Take the rings, plastic wrap, weight and folded up cabbage leaf out. Replace with the regular mason jar lids and store in the refrigerator.
  • Enjoy.

Notes

  • Use some kind of extra weight to keep it down, such as a few rocks in a ziplock bag or fermenting weights.
  • Sometimes, I like to top off my ferments with a little bit of water to make sure everything is good and submerged.
  • Yields 3 pint jars, approximately 4 servings each.

Nutrition

Calories: 38kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 1467mg | Potassium: 398mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 3855IU | Vitamin C: 33mg | Calcium: 108mg | Iron: 1mg