Nabak Kimchi (Pink Water Kimchi) Recipe hannaone
- 1 small to medium Daikon radish
- 1 small "White" Napa cabbage (young Napa or Napa without the outer green leaves)
- 4 tablespoon kosher or sea salt
- 1 bunch spring/green onion
- 10 to 12 cloves fresh garlic, peeled
- 1 inch fresh ginger, peeled
- 3 fresh red chili peppers
- 1/4 cup kosher or sea salt
- 2 tablespoon fine ground red chili pepper
- 3 quarts water
- Peel, wash, and cut the radish into roughly 1 inch by 1 inch by 3/4 inch pieces (the pieces should be slightly less deep than wide)
- Remove outer green leaves (if present) from the Napa cabbage and cut the heart in half from top to bottom.
- Remove and discard any solid material at the bottom of the cabbage then cut the white leaves into roughly 1 inch by 1 1/2 inch pieces
- Place the cut Daikon and Napa into a large mixing bowl, add the salt and mix well.
- Let stand for about thirty minutes then rinse in cold water.
- Trim the green onions, rinse, and remove the green (use the green parts in another dish).
- Slice the remaining white portions in half (quarters if large), from top to bottom.
- Thin slice the garlic cloves from top to bottom.
- Finely shred the ginger.
- Cut the peppers in half, remove the seeds, then sliver.
- Add onion, garlic, ginger, and pepper to the radish/cabbage and mix well.
- Place into a large sealable container.
- Brine Put water and salt into a large pot, bowl, or jar and shake/stir well.
- Place ground red chili pepper into the center of a clean, lint free cloth, then place a chop stick, spoon, or other utensil on the cloth.
- Form a sack or pocket over the pepper and wrap the end of the cloth around the utensil, forming a rough spoon.
- Gently stir the cloth wrapped pepper through the brine until the brine is tinted a pale to medium red color.
- Remove the cloth and discard the pepper.
- Final Mix Pour the brine over the vegetables and let stand at room temperature, protected from direct sunlight, for at least six hours (up to 24 hours), then refrigerate.
- Serve cold in a small bowl as part of a ban chan array.
radish, cabbage, kosher, green onion, garlic, ginger, red chili peppers, kosher, ground red chili pepper, water
Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/nabak-kimchi-pink-water-kimchi-11297 (may not work)