Recipe: Perfect Water kimchi

Water kimchi. Nabak kimchi is a type of water kimchi that's made with thinly sliced radish squares and other vegetables. It is easy to make, yet deliciously refreshing! The name of the kimchi stems from the way the radish is cut for this kimchi.

Our water kimchi is now ready for fermentation. On a HOT summer day, you may want to put in the fridge sooner. As it ferments, you will taste somewhat of a fizzy taste which is just so awesomely refreshing. You can have Water kimchi using 10 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Water kimchi

1. It's 500 ml of water.
2. It's 2 tsp of salt.
3. You need 1 tsp of glutinous rice flour.
4. You need 100 g of red cabbage.
5. You need 1/2 of apple, cored and sliced.
6. Prepare 3 of garlic clove.
7. You need 2 of x 3 cm Konbu-kelp, option.
8. Prepare 1 of dry chill, cut in half, seeded if you prefer.
9. It's 1 tbsp of vinegar.
10. It's 2 tsp of sugar.

It's wonderfully refreshing and the radish is crispy and crunchy, the apple making it naturally, mildly sweet. This Korean water kimchi's juice is also what I use for the base of Mul-Naengmyeon, Korean cold noodles. Korean water kimchi is not just food but also works like natural medicine. This light and refreshing radish water kimchi is a perfect kimchi for your spring and summer weather!

Water kimchi instructions

1. In a small pan, mix water, glutinous rice flour and salt together. Heat up and bring to the boil. Cool to room temp..
2. Salt the cabbage and leave for 30 minutes. Then squeeze excess water..
3. All the ingredients go into a jar and give it a good stir. Put the lid on tightly and leave it in the fridge for a couple of days. It possible keep it in the fridge for a couple of weeks. But this size, it’ll be finished in 2 or 3 days. Eat all the veggies with the liquid, just like a soup..

Dongchimi (동치미) is a popular water kimchi made with Korean radish. The kimchi is often prepared in late (Korean) fall or early winter using radishes harvested in fall. Apparently, these radishes are Nabak Kimchi - Spring Water (Mul) Kimchi. As you may know, Korean food is traditionally served all together, in one table setting. Because water is an important ingredient in this kimchi and you want to use good drinking water to make the difference.