Guest guest Posted June 4, 2002 Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 At 01:18 PM 6/3/2002 -0700, you wrote: >Hello Heidi, > >My name is and I am new to this list. I have a question about your >kimchi recipe you posted last week. Brave! Is this your first try at fermenting? I found it very scary at first. Still do when it's a new recipe! >When you salt the quarters of cabbage do you put that in the bag also? If >not what do you store it in? Is it covered or uncoverd? Do you leave it out >or in the fridge? I salt the quarters of cabbage, and then leave them overnight. Sometime the next day I rinse off the salt (otherwise they would be too salty!). Then I chop it into 1 1/2 inch chunks. Then mix it with the pepper/carrot/ginger mixture, and put the whole thing in a plastic bag. Then I " scrunch " it, which squeezes the air out and mashes the cabbage a little (not as much as in NT though). I usually hold it under water with one corner of the bag open and sticking out, so all the bubbles come out. I don't know if that is necessary, but if there is air there is some possibility of mold, and if there is oxygen the cabbage can oxidize, which doesn't look good. After the 2nd day it's so acid I don't think it CAN get moldy though. Using a little vinegar in the pepper mix helps protect it. I seal the bag and leave it out for 2-3 days (until it gets a little watery and smells sour). Then I put it in a jar in the fridge, with a lid. You can ferment the whole thing in the jar too. I just find it easier in the bag. Some Koreans make it in Tupperware containers too (my friend used a stainless steel bowl). The Korean websites mentioned that if it doesn't come out quite right, you should use it in cooking (soups and stir-fry). >In the final Phase when you put all the ingredients in a bag then in to a >tupperware bowl. Does it sit out or in the fridge? I put it in the fridge, to stop the fermentation. Kimchi should be crispy (IMO) -- after a couple of months in the fridge, or a week outside, it gets limp. >Thanks Alot. > >Chris Heidi Schuppenhauer Trillium Custom Software Inc. heidis@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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