5/9/24, 10:18 AM Green onion kimchi (Pa-kimchi: 파김치) recipe by Maangchi

Green onion kimchi

Pa-kimchi 파김치

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Today I have a new kimchi for you, made with green onions! It’s
called Pa-kimchi (파김치) in Korean or you can call it green onion
kimchi! Pa-kimchi is very aromatic, strong, spicy, crispy and much
easier to make than traditional Korean baechu kimchi (napa
cabbage kimchi). You make it with the whole green onion, both the
white and green parts. Compared to napa cabbage kimchi, making
pa-kimchi is so easy because you don’t need many ingredients. You
won’t need the garlic, ginger, radish, and chives essential for
making cabbage kimchi.

The green onions used for pa-kimchi in Korea are thin and long and
usually sold in huge bunches. After mixing with kimchi paste, I
sometimes made a bundle with a few green onions and stacked
them up in my kimchi container. So when I served them, I just took
out one bundle and put it on a plate or bowl. But when I was busy, I
used to store all the tangled green onion kimchi together in an
airtight container. Pa-kimchi is a big deal in Korea and we eat it all
the time. South Jeolla province, where I am from, is well known for
its spicy and pungent green onion kimchi.

Here in America the onions are thicker and usually trimmed, and
sold in smaller bunches, so I needed to adapt my way of making
pa-kimchi.

Are you ready to make pa-kimchi now? If so, these are some tips
for you.

1. The green onion roots you chop off are good for making stock.
You can add them to your anchovy kelp stock or vegetable
stock.

2. When you finish eating, you may have some leftover kimchi
paste. You can add it to your kimchi bokkeumbap, kimchi stew,
kimchi soup, or kimchi pancake to enhance the flavor.

3. If you are vegetarian, substitute soup soy sauce for fish sauce.

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Ingredients
3 pounds green onions, roots trimmed
1 cup fish sauce
¼ cup glutinous rice flour (aka “sweet rice flour”)
2 tablespoons white or brown sugar
1½ cup gochugaru (Korean hot pepper flakes)

Directions
Prepare onions
1. Cut off the roots of green onions. Remove any tough outer
layers of green onions and discard. Cut them into halves
crosswise. Wash the green onions in a couple changes of cold
water. Drain and put them in a large bowl.

2. Mix with the fish sauce with both hands.

3. Let stand for 1 hour, turning over every 20 minutes to salt

evenly.

Prepare paste
1. Meanwhile, combine the glutinous rice flour and 3 cups water
in a saucepan. Mix it well. Place over medium high heat and
stir until the mixture begins to bubble, 4 to 5 minutes.

2. Add the sugar and stir for another minute, until the paste looks
slightly translucent.

3. Remove from the heat and let cool thoroughly.

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Make kimchi
1. Transfer the salted green onions to a large bowl by hand and
reserve the mixture of fish sauce.

2. Scrape the cooled porridge into the bowl with the fish sauce
mixture. Add the hot pepper flakes and mix well with a wooden
spoon. Let it sit for 30 minutes until the hot pepper flakes are
soaked in the mixture and the paste thickens a little.

3. Add the green onions and gently toss and mix together by hand
(wear disposable gloves if you like).

4. Transfer to an airtight container or a glass jar. Press down on

the kimchi so it’s well packed and no air can get inside, then
put the lid on the container.

Serve and ferment

1. You can serve the kimchi right away or let it ferment. It takes
about 2 weeks to ferment in the refrigerator. For faster
fermenting, leave it at room temperature for 5 to 7 days,
depending on the warmth of your kitchen, until the kimchi
tastes and smells sour. Once the kimchi is fermented, store it
the refrigerator and enjoy it until it runs out. It goes well with
fresh, warm rice!

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