This is for making Kimchi according to Auntie Amy
Prepare Cabbage first
- Pluck chinese cabbage, and remove black spots, cut them into large sections as preferred
- Put copious amounts of salt inside the cabbages, and inside a big tub
- Mix with hands and squeeze.
- Wash it with water for 3-4 times to rinse it.
- Then mask with sugar about 125g
Cucumber
- Cut the cucumber and remove the heart, then cut them into 2cm slices.
- Then marinate with salt as above steps.
Red Chilli
- Cut the chilli lengthwise into 2cm sections, remove the seeds.
- Then marinate with salt as above steps.
Carrots
- Cut the carrots into 2cm slices a few mm thick
- Then marinate with salt as above steps.
Spring Onion
- Wash then slice into 2cm sections.
Mince
- Blend or put in a food processor or pound the following ingredients: Apple, pear, garlic and ginger.
Preparing the sauce
- Put 10 large tablespoon of glutinous rice floor, about 160g.
- 3 large chicken bowls of water, or soup base, with about 3 tsp of soup base powder.
- Add 1 tablespoon of brown sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
- Mix everything before turning on the fire.
- Then turn on the fire and turn it up to medium heat.
- Mix/stir until becomes a paste, about 5mins.
- Let it cool, but while not completely cool, add dried chili (Sliced Shangdong Chili) x 2-3 packs according to spice level.
- Add the chili powder about 100g for the colour
Mix it up!
- When fully cooled, add the cabbages, the apples, pear, garlic, big chilli slices, carrot, cucumber, ginger
- Can it, or bottle them in airtight containers. You can ferment at room temperature or store them in the fridge after one day.

