Kale stem kimchi
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- stem kimchi
- 500 g kale (washed thoroughly)
- 3 carrots (no need to peel – just scrub and grate)
- 5 spring onions (finely sliced)
- 3 tbsp sea salt (heaped)
- 5 garlic cloves (crushed)
- 25 g ochuaru ((Korean red pepper flakes))
- 1 ginger (finely grated (no need to peel it first))
- 2 tbsp fish sauce (or Korean anchovy sauce if you can find it)
- 3 tbsp water
Slice the leaves off of the kale
Finely chop the stems and roughly chop the leaves
Put the kale in a big bowl with the grated carrot and spring onions and sprinkle over the salt
Toss everything together until the salt has been evenly distributed and leave to sit at room temperature for 4–6 hours, to allow the vegetables to release most of their liquid Rinse the vegetables very thoroughly and leave to drain in a colander over the sink while you prepare the gochugaru paste Mix the crushed garlic, Korean red pepper flakes, ginger, fish/anchovy sauce and water together to make a loose paste Put the drained vegetables back in the bowl (make sure to rinse away any residual salt first)
Pour the red paste over the top and toss thoroughly until everything is coated Transfer the kimchi to a sterilised jar and press down
If there isn’t enough liquid to cover the vegetables, add a little more water
Seal the jar and leave it to ferment somewhere cool for 2–5 days for a mild, gingery kimchi, or for a few weeks for a fuller-bodied, sour and stinky kimchi
You will need to ‘burp’ the kimchi every couple of days, which simply involves opening the lid to release excess gases and pressing the vegetables down into the liquid with a spoon
Once the kimchi has fermented to your personal taste, transfer the jar to the fridge, where it should keep indefinitely
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