Kim Dae-seok's Stuffed Cucumber Kimchi (Oi Sobagi)

A famous-restaurant-style stuffed cucumber kimchi that stays crisp and never gets soggy until the last piece is eaten, using hot carrot-blanching water for brining

Ingredients needed 6 servings

Recipe

Cooking tips

  • Pouring the hot carrot-blanching water over the brining cucumbers coats the cucumber surfaces so they stay crisp without getting soggy until fully eaten.
  • Blanch the carrot in boiling water for only 20 seconds to keep a crisp texture.
  • Blending cooled cooked rice and dried red chili peppers into the seasoning instead of glutinous rice paste gives a much cooler, cleaner savory taste.
  • After brining the cucumbers, soak them in cold water for about 1 minute to wash off excess surface saltiness for perfectly balanced seasoning.

Recommended for

  • Those who want to make refreshing kimchi to brighten a spring-summer table with poor appetite.
  • Those who have failed with stuffed cucumber kimchi that quickly lost its texture and released water.
  • Those who want to learn classic stuffed cucumber kimchi with a famous popular restaurant's hidden secret seasoning formula.

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