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Paek Kimchi

Name: Paek Kimchi
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: North Korea
Ingredients: 1/4 head Napa Cabbage; 3 tbsp Salt; 1/6 Daikon radish; 1/4 Pear; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 knob Ginger; 2 Green Onion; 1 tbsp Pine Nuts; 1 tsp Sugar; 600ml Water

Side Dish

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 8

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Napa cabbage pickled without chili — North Korea's refreshing white kimchi.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Paek kimchi means 'white kimchi': napa cabbage is salted without chili and pickled with pear, radish, garlic, ginger, pine nuts, and more. In the cold north, less spicy, brothier kimchi is preferred, and its hallmark is a clean, refreshing taste.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a North Korean home in winter, white cabbage kimchi is lifted from a crock and served in bowls with its clear brine.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 8)

Napa Cabbage 1/4 head
Salt 3 tbsp
Daikon radish 1/6
Pear 1/4
Garlic 2 cloves
Ginger 1 knob
Green Onion 2
Pine Nuts 1 tbsp
Sugar 1 tsp
Water 600ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Sprinkle 2 tbsp salt between the cabbage leaves, let stand 4 hours to wilt, rinse, and squeeze dry.
Julienne the daikon and pear, slice the garlic and ginger thinly, and cut the green onion into 3cm lengths.
Tuck the vegetables between the cabbage leaves.
Place in a storage container, pour over water with the remaining salt and sugar dissolved, and scatter with pine nuts.
Leave at room temperature for 1 day, then pickle in the fridge for at least 3 days.

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