Cabbage Salad (Instant Kimchi) - Baechu Gotchori

• Cooking Time : 50 mins
• Total Calories : 650 kcal
• Serving Size : 4

Together with boiled rice, kimchi represents one of the basic dishes for Koreans. Kimchi is a kind of highly nutritious fermented food with unique flavor and taste. Kimchi features a mixture of vegetables, salted sauce, hot pepper and garlic well treated to create unique flavors. It varies according to individual liking and regional tradition. The following is the recipe for an instant cabbage kimchi.

Celery cabbage : 1 lb (450 g)
Salt : 5 tbs
Green onion, chopped : 2 tbs
Garlic, chopped : 1 tb
Ginger, chopped : 1/2 tb
Hot pepper powder : 1/4 cup
Soy sauce : 1 tb
Sugar : 2 tbs
Salted baby shrimps, chopped : 1 tb (available in Korean stores)
Sesame seed, roasted : 1 ts
Sesame oil : 1/2 ts

1. Take off the cabbage leaves one by one and wash them thoroughly. Sprinkle salt evenly and set aside 30 minutes.
2. Chop the salted baby shrimps, green onion, garlic, and ginger finely.
3. Wash the salted cabbage leaves and drain them well. Tear them lengthwise in proper size by hands.
4. Put all seasonings in a bowl. Mix them well by hand, using rubber gloves. Add the torn leaves and mix them well together. Transfer it to a serving bowl.