Water kimchi. Korean Water Kimchi (mul kimchi 물김치) is traditionally served as part of a Korean meal as banchan (side dish) but recently, especially in more fancy restaurants, they are served almost as apértif. Nabak kimchi is a type of water kimchi that's made with thinly sliced radish squares and other vegetables. It is easy to make, yet deliciously refreshing!

Dongchimi (동치미) is a popular water kimchi made with Korean radish. Water kimchi is a refreshing side dish for the summer. During the hot days, this Mul kimchi will taste great and cool you down. You can have Water kimchi using 10 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Water kimchi

Prepare 500 ml of water.
You need 2 tsp of salt.
Prepare 1 tsp of glutinous rice flour.
Prepare 100 g of red cabbage.
It's 1/2 of apple, cored and sliced.
You need 3 of garlic clove.
Prepare 2 of x 3 cm Konbu-kelp, option.
You need 1 of dry chill, cut in half, seeded if you prefer.
Prepare 1 tbsp of vinegar.
Prepare 2 tsp of sugar.

Dongchimi literally means "winter kimchi" because it's traditionally made right before the cold winter starts in Korea. In late fall, we can find small, palm-sized radishes in the market, and we start thinking. Water Kimchi is a very satisfying dish with a cooling taste that off sets some of the spice effect of many Korean dishes. Have you ever heard kimchi called "Nabak Kimchi"?

Water kimchi instructions

In a small pan, mix water, glutinous rice flour and salt together. Heat up and bring to the boil. Cool to room temp..
Salt the cabbage and leave for 30 minutes. Then squeeze excess water..
All the ingredients go into a jar and give it a good stir. Put the lid on tightly and leave it in the fridge for a couple of days. It possible keep it in the fridge for a couple of weeks. But this size, it’ll be finished in 2 or 3 days. Eat all the veggies with the liquid, just like a soup..

It is a watery kimchi with cabbage and radish Just by looking at the picture of my Nabak kimchi makes my mouth water because my brain. Korean water kimchi is not just food but also works like natural medicine. It is the radish water kimchi called Dongchimi. I think that this is one of the easiest types of kimchi that you can make. Simply cut up the ingredients and then mix them with salt and water.