Homemade Yeolmu Kimchi (Young Radish Kimchi) Recipe

I went to the traditional market and bought 1kg of young radish (yeolmu) for 5,000 won, 1kg of napa cabbage (eolgali) for 5,000 won, and a bundle of trimmed scallions for 3,000 won. I made yeolmu kimchi at home. This amount should be enough for the entire month of August.
Ingredients (for 1 month):
- 1kg young radish (yeolmu)
- 1kg napa cabbage (eolgali)
- 1 bundle scallions
- 2 red chili peppers
- 1 tbsp red pepper powder (gochugaru)
- 1.5 onions
- 1 ladle minced garlic
- Flour paste
- 3 ladles sand lance fish sauce (kanari aekjeot)
- 2 tbsp hairtail fish sauce (galchi aekjeot)
- 1/2 tbsp ginger powder
- 1/2 tbsp New Sugar (or sugar substitute)
- 3 ladles plum syrup (maesil cheong)
- Coarse salt
Instructions:
- First, salt the trimmed young radish and napa cabbage. Then, make the flour paste and set aside. In a blender, combine 2 red chili peppers, 1 tbsp red pepper powder, 1.5 onions, and 1 ladle of minced garlic. Blend until smooth. Mix the blended onion and garlic mixture with the flour paste.
- Rinse the salted young radish and napa cabbage with water and drain. In the flour paste mixture, add 3 ladles of sand lance fish sauce, 2 tbsp of hairtail fish sauce, 1/2 tbsp of ginger powder, 1/2 tbsp of New Sugar, 3 ladles of plum syrup, and coarse salt (add more to taste if it's not salty enough).
- First, add the chopped scallions to the seasoned flour paste. Then, add the drained young radish and napa cabbage and mix well. Transfer the kimchi to a container.
- Place the container with the kimchi on the veranda and let it ferment for about 2 days. Then, store it in the kimchi refrigerator.
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