Kimchi (a traditional kimchi)

Xuecai is a very popular pickle and one of the traditional delicacies in China. The method of making pickled cabbage is very simple. You only need some basic materials and some patience to make delicious snow dishes. This paper will introduce the production steps and matters needing attention of sauerkraut.

material preparation

The following materials are needed to make cabbage:

Chinese cabbage

salt

chilli powder

Onions, ginger and garlic

refined sugar

The above materials can be purchased in supermarkets or vegetable markets.

Production steps

1. Prepare Chinese cabbage

First, choose fresh Chinese cabbage, wash it, remove the outside leaves, and then cut it into small pieces of 2-3 cm.

Adding salt and curing.

Put the cut Chinese cabbage into a large bowl, add appropriate amount of salt, and then rub the Chinese cabbage evenly by hand to expose it to the water. It takes about 1-2 hours to get out of the water. In this process, it needs constant kneading to make the salt penetrate into the Chinese cabbage evenly.

Add seasoning

Cut onion, ginger and garlic into powder, then add appropriate amount of Chili powder and sugar and stir well. Then spread the seasoning evenly on the Chinese cabbage, and then rub the Chinese cabbage evenly with your hands until all the seasonings are evenly attached to the Chinese cabbage.

bottle

After spreading the seasoning evenly on the Chinese cabbage, put the Chinese cabbage in a clean glass bottle. Press the Chinese cabbage tightly and let it fill the bottle as much as possible. Then seal the bottle and put it in a cool and dry place.

ferment

Put the packaged cabbage in a cool and dry place and let it ferment naturally. The fermentation time takes about 1-2 weeks. In this process, it is necessary to open the bottle every day to let the gas inside escape.

accomplish

After a period of fermentation, the cabbage is ready. You can take it out and cut it into small pieces to eat. Snow cabbage is very suitable as a side dish of food, and can also be eaten directly as a snack.

Matters needing attention

Pay attention to the following points when cooking snow vegetables:

Choose fresh Chinese cabbage, not too ripe or too tender.

When adding salt, you need to rub it to let the salt penetrate into the Chinese cabbage evenly.

Seasoning needs to be evenly spread on Chinese cabbage, so that it can be evenly attached to Chinese cabbage.

When bottling, try to fill the bottle with Chinese cabbage to avoid air during fermentation.

The fermentation time needs to be controlled well. Too long or too short will affect the taste of Chinese cabbage.