Best 2 Baek Kimchi White Kimchi Recipes

BAEK KIMCHI (KOREAN WHITE NON-SPICY KIMCHI)

Steps:

• Dissolve 1/2 cup coarse salt in a large bowl of water. Submerge cabbage in the salted water and let soak, 12 to 24 hours. Drain. Rinse well and drain, squeezing out excess water.
• Soak jujube in a small bowl of water for 10 to 15 minutes. Drain, pit, and cut into thin slices.
• Combine 1/2 cup water, salted shrimp, scallions, garlic, and ginger in a food processor; puree until smooth.
• Pour puree into a large bowl; add jujube, radish, chestnuts, pear, carrots, red chile pepper, green chile pepper, brown sugar, and 2 teaspoon salt. Stir in remaining 5 cups water. Mix in cabbage until well coated.
• Pack cabbage mixture into an airtight jar. Pour in any liquid left in the bowl.
• Seal and let sit at room temperature until starting to ferment, 1 to 2 days. Transfer to the refrigerator.

BAEK KIMCHI (WHITE KIMCHI)

Steps:

• Cut cabbage lengthwise into quarters, keeping the leaves attached to the core. Rinse cabbage with cold water and liberally sprinkle 3 tablespoons salt between the leaves. Place cabbage in a large bowl and add just enough water to cover. Set aside until leaves are soft, 4 to 5 hours.
• Rinse the salted cabbage 3 or 4 times with cold water and drain in a colander for about 20 minutes.
• Combine 1 cup water, radish, green onions, garlic, ginger, sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, vinegar, and red pepper threads in a bowl. Sprinkle radish mixture between all the cabbage leaves except for the large outer leaf of each quarter. Reserve the liquid from the radish mixture.
• Peel back the large outer leaf of each quarter, without removing it from the core, and fold the inner leaves in half. Wrap the outer leaf around the inner leaves and pack the cabbage quarters into a clean 1/2-gallon jar; pour in the reserved liquid from radish mixture. Seal jars and let sit at room temperature for 1 day. Slice the wrapped cabbage quarters into 1 1/2-inch pieces.