Kimchi

Kimchi is a spicy, fermented cabbage dish that originates from Korea. It is typically made with napa cabbage, radishes, scallions, garlic, ginger, and a variety of spices, and can be eaten fresh or cooked.

The exact origins of kimchi are unknown, but it is thought to have first been made over 2,000 years ago. The earliest known mention of kimchi is in the Chinese poem “Sorrow of Tang”, which was written in the early 8th century. In the poem, kimchi is described as a “pickled vegetable”.

It is believed that kimchi was brought to Korea by Chinese immigrants, and the dish soon became popular among the Korean people. Kimchi became an essential part of the Korean diet, and was eaten with every meal.

Advice

When making kimchi, it is important to ensure that all of the ingredients are of the highest quality. Make sure to purchase fresh, organic vegetables and use a high quality salt like sea salt or Himalayan pink salt. Additionally, it is important to use fresh, fermented chili paste. Lastly, make sure to taste the kimchi throughout the process to ensure that the flavor is to your liking. With these tips in mind, it is easy to make delicious kimchi!

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Recipes

 

Kimchi Jjigae (Kimchi Soup)

5/5 - 908 votes

• kimchi juice
• pork belly
• ginger
• korean red pepper flake
• fish sauce
• sesame oil
• onion
• kimchi
• soy sauce
• butter
• korean red pepper paste
• garlic
• water
• silken tofu
• korean chive

 

Cod and Kimchi Stew

4/5 - 871 votes

• green onion
• cod
• ginger
• mushroom
• kimchi
• gochujang
• soy sauce
• vegetable oil
• shallot
• garlic

 

Smacked Cucumber ‘Quick Kimchi’

4/5 - 761 votes

• parsley
• persian cucumber
• gochugaru
• sesame oil
• sugar
• salt
• garlic
• white vinegar
• fish sauce

 

Cucumber Kimchi

5/5 - 204 votes

• gochugaru
• sugar
• fermented krill
• garlic
• mirin
• salt
• cucumber
• rice vinegar

 

Tofu and Kimchi Stew

4.8/5 - 101 votes

• vegetable oil
• ginger
• daikon
• kimchi
• block silken tofu
• gochujang
• soy sauce
• chicken broth
• garlic
• green onion

 

Quick Kimchi Pancakes

4.6/5 - 106 votes

• kimchi brine
• egg
• kimchi
• soy sauce
• rice
• all purpose flour
• grapeseed
• green onion

 

Kimchi Jjigae With Ribs

4/5 - 356 votes

• white rice
• salt
• fish sauce
• gochugaru
• maesil cheong
• butter
• ginger
• onion
• watercress
• rack back rib
• kimchi
• garlic

 

Grape Tomato ‘Quick Kimchi’

4/5 - 350 votes

• parsley
• grape tomato
• gochugaru
• sesame oil
• sugar
• salt
• garlic
• white vinegar
• fish sauce

 

Spicy Kimchi Stew (Kimchi Jjigae or Kimchi Chigae)

4/5 - 121 votes

• gochugaru
• gochujang
• sesame oil
• soy sauce
• onion
• garlic
• kimchi
• green onion
• water
• beef
• rice

 

‘Instant’ Kimchi With Greens and Bean Sprouts

5/5 - 93 votes

• ginger
• korean anchovy sauce
• korean red pepper paste
• sugar
• sesame oil
• mung bean sprout
• salt
• korean red pepper flake
• garlic
• mustard green

 

Fennel ‘Quick Kimchi’

4/5 - 154 votes

• parsley
• fennel bulb
• gochugaru
• sesame oil
• sugar
• salt
• garlic
• white vinegar
• fish sauce

 

Brussels Sprouts Kimchi

4.1/5 - 67 votes

• ginger
• soy sauce
• brussels sprout
• onion
• gochugaru
• fish sauce
• sriracha
• coriander seed
• fennel seed
• green onion
• salt
• garlic

 

Sriracha Kimchi

4/5 - 37 votes

• water
• carrot
• napa cabbage
• apple cider vinegar
• ginger
• salt
• sriracha
• sugar
• fish sauce
• garlic
• green onion

 

Clean-Out-the-Fridge Kimchi

4.9/5 - 17 votes

• SPECIAL EQUIPMENT
• glass
• soy sauce
• ginger
• napa cabbage
• vegetable
• sugar
• salt
• fish sauce
• green onion
• gochugaru
• garlic

 

Korean Kimchi Pancakes

4/5 - 32 votes

• salt
• vegetable oil
• green onion
• water
• kimchi
• all purpose flour
• egg
• soy sauce

 

Napa Cabbage Kimchi With Steamed Pork Belly

4/5 - 44 votes

• FILLING
• korean chile flake
• garlic chive
• green onion
• ginger
• sweet rice flour
• onion
• korean radish
• asian pear
• water
• salt
• shrimp
• korean fish sauce
• garlic
• CABBAGE
• salt
• napa cabbage
• water
• PORK BELLY
• pork belly
• water

 

Spicy Carrot Kimchi Recipe

4/5 - 26 votes

• ginger
• green onion
• salt
• fish sauce
• red pepper flake
• daikon radish
• garlic
• water
• carrot

 

Radish Kimchi Recipe

4.2/5 - 16 votes

• ginger
• onion
• garlic
• fish sauce
• red pepper flake
• cabbage
• salt
• water
• radish

 

Kimchi Jjigae

4/5 - 14 votes

• rice
• gochujang
• onion
• napa cabbage kimchi
• gochugaru
• green onion
• pork belly
• tofu

 

Tofu and Sautéed Kimchi (Dubu Kimchi)

4.5/5 - 7 votes

• tofu
• sesame oil
• sesame seed
• soy sauce
• kimchi
• pork
• sugar
• vegetable oil
• garlic

 

Korean White Radish Kimchi (Dongchimi)

4/5 - 12 votes

• water
• green onion
• sugar
• garlic
• salt
• korean radish

 

White Kimchi (Baek Kimchi)

5/5 - 5 votes

• lemon
• garlic
• asian pear
• ginger
• onion
• green onion
• fish sauce
• orange bell pepper
• rock salt
• carrot
• sugar
• rice flour
• shrimp
• napa cabbage

 

Fresh Cabbage Kimchi

5/5 - 5 votes

• sesame seed
• bok choy
• napa cabbage
• sesame oil
• ginger
• korean red pepper flake
• salt
• sugar
• fish sauce
• garlic

 

Pork-and-Kimchi Dumplings

5/5 - 5 votes

• water
• ground pork
• ginger
• salt
• egg
• garlic
• vegetable oil
• all purpose flour
• kimchi

 

Watermelon Rind Kimchi

5/5 - 4 votes

• salt
• gochugaru
• sugar
• saeu jeot
• ginger
• mint
• red watermelon puree
• carrot
• garlic
• green onion
• watermelon rind

 

Vegetable Kimchi

4.8/5 - 4 votes

• glass
• sugar
• green onion
• gochugaru
• crunchy vegetable
• fish sauce
• garlic
• salt
• ginger

 

Pork and Kimchi Dumplings

4/5 - 8 votes

• salt
• napa cabbage kimchi
• ginger
• ground pork
• gochugaru
• white
• chicken broth
• soy sauce
• black vinegar
• vegetable oil
• oyster sauce
• garlic
• sugar
• sesame oil
• green onion
• gyoza

 

Ramp Kimchi

3.5/5 - 12 votes

• cheesecloth
• ramp
• fish sauce
• soy sauce
• napa cabbage
• daikon
• ginger
• gochujang
• sugar
• salt
• garlic

 

Homemade Vegan Kimchi Recipe

5/5 - 3 votes

• salt
• sugar
• napa cabbage
• daikon radish
• korean chili powder
• red miso paste
• ginger
• garlic
• green onion

 

Quick Cucumber Kimchi

5/5 - 3 votes

• salt
• garlic
• ginger
• lime zest
• onion
• fish sauce
• sesame oil
• kirby cucumber
• basil
• gochugaru

 

Crispy Kimchi Pancakes With Shrimp Recipe

4.3/5 - 4 votes

• peanut
• pickled watermelon radish
• all purpose flour
• sesame seed
• sugar
• sesame oil
• egg
• ice water
• rice flour
• salt
• kimchi brine kimchi
• rice vinegar
• soy sauce
• green onion
• shrimp

 

White Kimchi

3.8/5 - 5 votes

• cheesecloth
• ginger
• asian pear
• daikon
• napa cabbage
• salt
• garlic
• green onion

 

Pork and Kimchi Dumplings

5/5 - 1 votes

• kimchi
• sesame oil
• egg
• onion
• green onion
• ground pork
• round dumpling wrapper

 

Kimchi Pancakes (Kimchijeon)

5/5 - 1 votes

• garlic powder
• onion powder
• all purpose flour
• icy water
• kimchi
• kimchi juice
• potato starch
• salt
• egg

 

Traditional Napa Cabbage Kimchi

3/5 - 2 votes

• green onion
• ginger
• garlic
• daikon
• onion
• fish sauce
• sugar
• napa cabbage
• salt
• gochugaru

 

Kimchi

No Rating - 0 votes

• salt
• daikon radish
• onion
• napa cabbage
• ginger
• shrimp
• garlic
• fish sauce
• sweet rice flour
• gochugaru
• sugar
• green onion
• water

 

Baechu Kimchi

No Rating - 0 votes

• korean radish
• sugar
• onion
• dasima anchovy
• gochugaru
• fish sauce
• apple
• korean salt
• chinese chive
• shrimp
• napa cabbage
• ginger
• glutinous rice flour
• garlic
• bori shrimp
• shiitake mushroom
• dasima kombu kelp

 

Water Kimchi

No Rating - 0 votes

• pomegranate seed
• white vinegar
• asian pear
• garlic
• salt
• green onion
• daikon radish
• ginger
• red korean

 

Kimchi Dumplings (Mandu)

No Rating - 0 votes

• kimchi
• ground pork
• dumpling wrapper
• firm tofu
• sesame oil
• soy sauce

 

Kimchi Pancakes (Kimchi Jeon)

No Rating - 0 votes

• water
• soy sauce
• rice vinegar
• sugar
• all purpose flour
• potato starch
• salt
• kimchi
• green onion
• pepper
• gochukaru
• sesame seed

 

Radish Kimchi

No Rating - 0 votes

• ginger
• sugar
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• napa cabbage
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• salt
• white vinegar
• daikon radish
• green onion
• garlic

 

Sparkling White Kimchi

No Rating - 0 votes

• napa cabbage
• salt
• rice vinegar
• watercress
• carrot
• ginger ale
• red chile
• green onion

 

Matzo-Kimchi Pancakes

No Rating - 0 votes

• kimchi
• salt
• sugar
• matzo
• vegetable oil
• onion
• kimchi juice
• potato starch
• green onion

 

Baechu Kimchi (Napa Cabbage Kimchi)

No Rating - 0 votes

• For Making the Kimchi
• gochugaru
• carrot
• asian pear
• fish sauce
• green onion
• sugar
• saeujeot
• ginger
• glutinous rice flour
• daikon radish
• garlic
• For Brining the Cabbage
• napa cabbage
• water
• salt

 

Kimchi Pancakes

No Rating - 0 votes

• Pancakes
• black bean sauce
• salt
• kimchi
• canola oil
• kimchi liquid
• all purpose flour
• green onion
• Soy-Sesame Dipping Sauce
• sesame seed
• soy sauce
• black vinegar
• kimchi liquid
• sugar

 

Kimchi Pancakes

No Rating - 0 votes

• salt
• rice flour
• ground pork
• all purpose flour
• egg
• canola oil
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• green onion

 

Easy Kimchi Jjigae with Pork Belly (Kimchi Stew)

No Rating - 0 votes

• sesame seed
• sugar
• green onion
• gochujang
• tofu
• kimchi juice
• water
• pork belly
• pork bone
• butter
• sesame oil
• fish sauce

 

Kimchi Stew

No Rating - 0 votes

• rice
• salt
• canola oil
• korean chile powder
• rice wine
• sesame oil
• ginger
• pork belly
• soy sauce
• sugar
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• rice vinegar
• green onion
• chicken broth
• garlic
• tofu
• shiitake mushroom

 

Cabbage Kimchi

No Rating - 0 votes

• korean chile powder
• asian pear
• carrot
• salt
• daikon radish
• green onion
• korean watercress
• garlic
• sesame seed
• ginger
• korean shrimp
• korean anchovy sauce
• napa cabbage
• korean chive

 

Kimchi Jjim AKA Braised Kimchi

No Rating - 0 votes

• tofu
• pork belly
• kimchi juice
• ginger
• sesame oil

 

Traditional Kimchi

No Rating - 0 votes

• fish sauce
• plum extract
• saewoo juht
• ginger
• napa cabbage
• daikon radish
• sweet apple
• onion
• gochugaru
• chapssalgaru
• garlic
• bugeochae
• rock salt
• green onion

 

Spicy Cabbage, Carrot and Daikon Kimchi

No Rating - 0 votes

• napa cabbage
• carrot
• water
• daikon
• salt
• korean red chile powder
• ginger
• red chile
• garlic
• green onion

 

Korean Kimchi Stew with Pork Belly and Tofu (Kimchi-jjigae)

No Rating - 0 votes

• white rice
• skinned pork belly
• onion
• nori
• sesame oil
• soy sauce
• garlic
• kimchi
• butter
• fish sauce
• green onion
• tofu

 

Stuffed Cucumber Kimchi

No Rating - 0 votes

• carrot
• korean anchovy sauce
• salt
• pine nut
• ginger
• korean shrimp
• sesame seed
• sugar
• korean chile powder
• green onion
• korean chive
• garlic

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