Baek Kimchi (Korean White Non-Spicy Kimchi)
Ingredients
- Prep
- 60 min
- Cook
- Total
- 2230 min
Instructions
- 1 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.
- 2 Soak jujube in a small bowl of water for 10 to 15 minutes. Drain, pit, and cut into thin slices.
- 3 Combine 1/2 cup water, salted shrimp, scallions, garlic, and ginger in a food processor; puree until smooth.
- 4 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.
- 5 Pack cabbage mixture into an airtight jar. Pour in any liquid left in the bowl.
- 6 Seal and let sit at room temperature until starting to ferment, 1 to 2 days. Transfer to the refrigerator.
By mykoreaneats