To make a jar of old salt water, you need to follow the following steps.
Ingredients list:
1. Cabbage head
2. Ginger
3. Sauce red pepper
4. Radish
5. 5L water
6. Salt
7. Salt water (optional)
8. Ginger slices
9. Garlic
10. Cooking wine
11. Sichuan peppercorns
12. Fennel
13. Rock sugar
14. Red pepper
Production steps:
1. Prepare the ingredients: wash the cabbage head, ginger, soy red pepper and radish and dry them Moisture is reserved.
2. Boil water: Add 5L of water to the pot without oil, so that the pickles will not spoil easily if stored for a long time. Boil and cool before use.
3. Make brine: Mix salt and water in a ratio of 1:4, add old brine (if any), and stir evenly.
4. Add seasonings: Add ginger slices, whole garlic, cooking wine, Sichuan peppercorns, and fennel to the salt water, and put it into a bag.
5. Add ingredients: Clean the kimchi jar, add cabbage head, ginger, soy red pepper, and radish.
6. Pour salt water: Pour the boiled and cooled salt water into the pickle jar, making sure that the water surface is about two centimeters away from the edge of the jar.
7. Sealed storage: Store the kimchi jar in a sealed container. After 20 days, the old brine will be ready.
The old brine made in this way is not only rich in nutrients, but also can help you better enjoy the unique taste and flavor of kimchi.