Kkakdugi (깍두기) – Radish kimchi

Ingredients

 

• 1 daikon radish
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 1 tbsp of minced ginger
• 3 green onions
• 1 small apple
• 1 ts sugar
• 4 tbsp salt
• 4 tbsp chilli powder
• 1 small onion ( 1/4 of a big one)
• 1 spoon fish sauce

Instructions

1. Clean the daikon peel it and slice it into cubes.

 

2. In a large bowl put the radish cubes and add salt. Mix it and let it rest for 30 min.

 

3. Chop garlic cloves, onion, ginger, apple. Put them in a bowl and add fish sauce, sugar and mix with a food processor to create a paste.

 

4. Slice green onions

 

5. Drain the radish cubes and add the paste

6. In a big bowl mix radish, paste and green onion.

 

7. Store the kakkdugi in jars at room temperature for 2-3 days before putting it in the fridge

Kakkdugi, radish kimchi is a common type of kimchi and is often consumed together with soups or rice. Why not trying it with our kongnamul gukbap?