I've been toying around with the idea of
making kimchi fried rice ever since I saw it on an episode of «Barefoot Contessa».
The process
of making kimchi is not as intimidating as it may seem, though it does require time and patience — at least a week.
However, I feel it is better to use it because it is quite a bit of work to
make this kimchi recipe, so you should make it as nutrient dense as possible.
Another option
when making Kimchi is to use a seeded minced jalapeno or Serrano chili pepper or two instead of making the chili paste, or you could try a tablespoon or two of a prepared spicy Asian chili paste.
This is my second time
making kimchi quinoa, and I decided to take advantage of the local Ontario produce available to me: tricolour carrots, spinach, and spring onions.
Oh, and coincidentally I talked to my mom in LA last night — she says your nuts
for making kimchi!
One thing you can do with the leftover, over-fermented kimchi is
make kimchi jiggae or kimchi pancakes.
I used thai fish sauce since I had it in my fridge, as well as thai red curry paste, and although other recipes I found warned that thai fish sauce would
make the kimchi taste bad, I think its great and it doesn't taste particularly different from any other kimchi I've ever tried.
Dear Dave, First of all, kudos for making attempting to
make kimchi in France!
It's completely fine to
make the kimchi without the chili pepper flakes, the only mandatory part of the recipe is soaking everything in the brine (salt water) and keeping everything submerged under the liquid.
We started to
make kimchi last year and have made it several times since discovering just how easy it is to make at home.
I have
made Kimchi many times before, but when I saw this tutorial on how to make Kim chi from Dr. Ben Kim, I knew I had to try it.
But what
makes kimchi unique is its fermentation process, which leads to the production of beneficial lactobacilli bacteria.
I've long thought
about making kimchi at home and Real Food Fermentation makes this an attainable goal, highlighting that fermenting is a technique that is forgiving of imperfections and does not require any special equipment.
It will get more sour with time; if it becomes too sour to enjoy on its own, use it to
make Kimchi Stew.
(I've included photos from the two times I've
made kimchi quinoa: the first with just white quinoa, the second with tricolour quinoa).
I was determined to try to
make kimchi with or without Korean hot pepper paste and chili powder.
Please keep in mind that if you don't want to
make this kimchi recipe yourself, and choose to buy it in the store, do not buy the canned variety.
I've been dying to try and
make kimchi but it's just never happened.
I have been meaning to experiment with
making Kimchi — would love to see your take on this recipe for a future post!
are the chili pepper flakes necessary to
make kimchi?
They are pretty hearty, so we served them with a slice of home
made kimchi, some marinated artichokes and a pickle.
This seems like a much more manageable way to
make kimchi than other recipes I've seen.
I love both hummus and kimchi and never would have thought to combine both, but here we are,
we made a kimchi hummus and it turned out to be quite tasty!
I've
made Kimchi a couple of times and have used Sandor Ellix Katz's recipe.
The coarse flakes are used to
make kimchi and in many other Korean dishes, such as my Fried Tofu with Spicy Korean Red Pepper Sauce.
The coarse flakes are used to
make kimchi and in many other Korean dishes.
The first step to
making this kimchi fried rice is pan frying the tofu.
I encourage you / readers to try it out -
it made my kimchi a whole lot better.
There are essentially 4 phases to
making kimchi: brining, seasoning, fermentation, and storing.