Making kimchi

[gardenmommy]

I would like to try my hand at making kimchi.  I have red cabbage, carrots, onions, and am wondering how/if I can turn this into kimchi.  A secondary question is "can I use red cabbage to make sauerkraut?"  I've done it with green, but not with red.  (we planted red instead of green by accident.)  

And, last but not least, spam me with recipes, please!  last time I made sauerkraut, I used the instructions from the wild fermentation site, and it turned out very well.

[babywearer_anon]

I made kimchi for the first time about a month ago and it turned out awesome! (and I am still relatively new to the whole fermentation thing). Way better than my sauerkraut, incidentally. 

I found a recipe online from Wild Fermentation (but have since bought the book since its so great).

I personally don't see why red cabbage wouldn't work, but haven't had experience with it.

For my kimchi i used napa cabbage, daikon, carrot, green onion, fresh ginger, paprika, garlic and a dash of chili flakes.

I want to make it again now that i am writing this!

[ahimsamom]

Red definitely works! It is really tasty and also very beautiful. Don't be alarmed when it stains all the other veggies you ferment too!

[gardenmommy]

Lol, I figured that anything I put with red cabbage will be turned red.  It sounds like I need to shop for some more ingredients for kimchi.  I looked at the WF site, but didn't see anything regarding kimchi.  Do you perhaps have a link to it?  Thanks for the input!

[ahimsamom]

I don't have a link because I learned how to make kimchi from a friend. But here is my favorite basic recipe.

1 head cabbage (any color), chopped

1 carrot, diced

1 head broccoli or cauliflower (or both) cut into bite sized pieces

1 half inch sized piece of ginger, minced

1 clove garlic, minced

2 TBS salt

I LOVE this recipe. I can eat half a quart in one sitting, no joke. Unfortunately my husband hates the smell....

Hope that helps!

[gardenmommy]

Originally Posted by ahimsamom 

I don't have a link because I learned how to make kimchi from a friend. But here is my favorite basic recipe.

1 head cabbage (any color), chopped

1 carrot, diced

1 head broccoli or cauliflower (or both) cut into bite sized pieces

1 half inch sized piece of ginger, minced

1 clove garlic, minced

2 TBS salt

I LOVE this recipe. I can eat half a quart in one sitting, no joke. Unfortunately my husband hates the smell....

Hope that helps!

That is awesome!!  I think I may give that a try this week.

[Lazurii]

If you do half red and half green cabbage the resulting sauerkraut will be hot pink!  Also, if you do a straight red cabbage sauerkraut you can use the juice to dye peeled hard boiled eggs for kids.  They'll be purple at first but then they'll turn blue.

Here's a recipe for watermelon rind kimchi, it's really yummy.

[babywearer_anon]

when i made the kimchi i just googled for recipes and found one that said it was from Wild Fermentation.  But it wasn't on the actual WF site.

sorry i don't have the link.