Kim Dae-seok's Baby Napa Cabbage and Cucumber Mul-kimchi

• 5 cucumbers (1kg)
• 1 baby Napa cabbage (650g)
• 4 tbsp coarse sea salt (divided for pickling)
• 1/4 bunch of chives
• 1/2 pear
• 1/2 onion
• 3 Cheongyang chili peppers
• 1 red chili pepper
• 1/2 piece of ginger
• 5 cloves of garlic
• 1 heaping tbsp flour
• 1/10 tbsp New Sugar
• 1/4 cup soju
• 3L bottled water

Recipe 🍳

Cooking tips 💡

• Pouring boiling salt water over the cucumbers coats the surface, keeping them crunchy until you finish eating them.
• Using sugar in the broth can make it sticky over time, so using New Sugar is the secret to a clean broth taste.
• Adding a small amount of soju prevents the unique off-smell of white kimchi or water kimchi and helps maintain freshness for a long time.

Recommended for 🙋

• ⭐Those who want a refreshing and clean water kimchi to stimulate the appetite in hot weather.
• ⭐Those who have struggled with cucumber kimchi becoming soft too easily.