Name: Traditional Korean Bossam Kimchi (Wrapped Kimchi)
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: South Korea
Ingredients: 2 large heads Napa cabbage (about 5-6 pounds total); 1/2 cup coarse sea salt; 1 medium Korean radish (about 1 pound); 1 cup Korean chili pepper flakes (gochugaru); 1 bulb garlic (about 12 cloves); 2 inch piece fresh ginger; 1 medium onion; 1/2 cup fish sauce; 2 tablespoons salted shrimp (saeujeot); 1/4 cup sweet rice flour (chapssal-garu); 1/2 cup water; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1/2 pound Korean pear (or Asian pear); 1/2 pound fresh oysters, shucked and cleaned (optional); 1/4 pound chestnuts, peeled and halved; 10 jujubes (red dates), pitted and sliced; 1/4 cup scallions, cut into 2-inch pieces; 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds

Bossam Kimchi South Korea

Wrapped kimchi

kimchi fermented

Made with

Napa cabbage radish garlic ginger

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