225 gundruk fermented Recipes

you will need a very large crock , glass or enamel container, heavy duty plastic bucket or even wood, all must be totally clean, put through a dishwasher or clean with the hottest water if you can), minimum of 2 heads of cabbage ( about a total of 5 lbs ), may be regular or savoy or 1 part red cabbage to 3 parts green, kosher , or sea salt, or use salt which has no additives, no anti caking, no iodine etc., not table salt which causes a soft and limp outcome, sometimes pickling or canning salt will change taste and texture too, i simply use kosher salt, some tips here to prevent problems ( molds and yeasts ) with your sauerkraut, never use aluminum utensils, absolute cleanliness is necessary for a healthy brew, prepare the cabbage , remove and discard the outer leaves., wash and drain and then cut the cabbages into halves or quarters while removing the core in the process., step 1), shred cabbage - may use food processor for speed and ease., if you shred by hand , make sure the shreds are no thicker than a nickel or dime, step 2), mix, with wooden spoon or very clean hands, 5 lb of shredded cabbage with 4 tbsp of kosher salt and toss and mix thoroughly until kosher salt dissolves, you can make as much as you wish as long as you use the ratio of 5 lbs. cabbage to 4 tbsp. salt.), step 3), when juice starts to form on cabbage from tossing - pack the cabbage firmly and evenly into a clean crock, glass or enamel container., press firmly to encourage juice formation ., fill the utensil no closer than 5 inches from the top ., step 4), make sure juice covers the cabbage completely! (this does not always happen unless the cabbage is fresh from the garden ), may need to prepare additional brine by putting 1 1/2 tbsp of kosher salt into 1 quart of boiling water., dissolve salt and cool brine to room temperature before adding to the pot of cabbage., step 5), once cabbage is immersed in brine water , place a large food grade, plastic bag filled with brine water and lay on top if cabbage..., i use 2 large bags, 1 inside the other - sometimes a 2 gallon freezer bag - with a couple of quarts of cooled brine water inside - this if the bag breaks it will not water down the cabbage into a tasteless mess), cabbage must be well sealed all around with the bag, so no air can get in and contaminate the sauerkraut with unwanted yeasts or molds, step 6), now cover the container with plastic wrap, then a heavy towel or cloth and tie securely into place., do not remove this until fermenting is complete, step 7), put in an area where the temperature will not be above 75 degrees. fermentation will begin within a day , depending upon the room temperature., step 8), if room temperature is 75 degrees allow 3 weeks for fermentation., if temperature is 70 degrees allow 4 weeks ., if temperature is 65 degrees allow 5 weeks ., if temperature is 60 degrees allow 6 weeks ., step 9), once fermented taste to see if your required tartness exists., tartness will weaken as you process in canning ( cooking ) so make sure it is a wee bit more tart than you like, be eaten immediately if you desire

minced pork/chicken/beef, tofu, cubed, fresh button mushrooms (both white or brown is fine), diced to small cubes, olive oil, chopped garlic, salted soya beans (aka dou jiang, tao cheow , u8c46u9171), dried fermented black beans, red chilli , deseeded and finely chopped, cornstarch solution (1 tbsp water with 1/2 tbsp cornstarch), chopped spring onions and fried shallots for garnishing, marinade, light soy sauce, sugar, corn starch, sesame oil, ground white pepper, water, dark soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil

green peppers, vinegar, fermented black beans, rice wine, cooking oil, scallions, chopped, soy sauce, salt

pork belly*, sliced into 1/4 or a bit larger pieces (uncooked bacon can be used in a pinch, but if you can get pork belly - please use it. ), oil, kochujang (korean chili paste), minced garlic, kimchi (sometimes i add a little bit more because i adore ), broth (use your favorite - i tend to use homemade chicken or veggie for this recipe), green onions , slice in a bias (save some for garnish), kochu (hot green chili), thinly sliced (save some for garnish), heaping tbsp kochukaru (korean pepper powder), soy sauce, salt and pepper to taste, pack dooboo (tofu) - i use the soft variety, cut into 1-inch cubes, sticky rice (i like to serve this soup with it), at my asian supermarket , woo sung, this is in the frozen meat section and it is sliced in packages like thick cut bacon. pork belly is not a smoked meat (like bacon) - and is really delicious. like i said, you could use bacon - or i think pancetta would work well here, too.

baquette , cut into 1/4-inch-thick-slices, brown sugar , packed, chopped walnuts, butter, melted, brie cheese, thinly sliced, granny smith apples or braeburn apples cored and sliced

flank steak, trimmed, cornstarch, low-sodium soy sauce, minced garlic, sake (rice wine), fermented black beans, rinsed and drained, minced garlic, minced fresh ginger, crushed red pepper, low-sodium soy sauce, sake (rice wine), fat-free , less-sodium chicken broth, sugar, cornstarch, cut green beans (about 12 oz), vegetable oil, divided, vertically sliced red onion, red bell pepper strips, hot cooked long-grain rice

whole napa cabbages quartered, gochugaru (korean red chili pepper flakes), coarse salt, garlic pureed, whole yellow onion pureed, brown sugar, sweet rice flour, fish sauce, salted shrimp (saewujeot), green onions 2 inch piece, whole korean radish thinly sliced

shrimp completely shelled, tails removed, cleaned and blotted dry, ts finely chopped ginger root, scallions, finely chopped, tb thin soy sauce, tb chinese rice wine, dry sherry, ts sugar, salt, chicken broth, tb cornstarch , dissolved in, tb chicken broth, (cold ), egg, beaten with, tb coarsely chopped garlic, marinade, egg white, lightly beaten, ts cornstarch, peanut oil for deep-frying, sauce, pork, coarsely ground, tb peanut oil, tb chinese fermented black beans, ts sesame oil

use a metal spoon or bowl for mixing, do not refrigerate, plastic bag, plain plour, sugar, milk, make the start put all ingredients in the plastic gallon bag and squeeze the bag until all is mixed., if air gets in the bag, let it out! it is normal for the batter to thicken, bubble, and ferment.

malt flour, red pepper powder, wheat flour, soybean flour , fermented, ga water, salt

broccoli, light miso (fermented soybean paste), rice vinegar, mirin (japanese rice wine), sesame oil, green onions, sesame seeds

white cabbage, two carrots, salt (to your taste ), seasonings (to your taste): dill seed , seaweed, juniper berries, caraway seeds, black pepper corns

asian eggplant (1 large), vegetable oil, minced garlic (2 cloves), minced peeled ginger (a 1- by 1/2-inch piece), chile paste, fermented black beans , rinsed well, water, oyster sauce, soy sauce, scallions, white and green part cut into 3-inch lengths and thinly sliced lengthwise

olive oil, divided, sliced shallots (about 6 medium), curry powder, all-purpose flour (about 1 1/2 oz), skinless, boneless chicken thighs , cut into bite-sized pieces, skinless, boneless chicken breast , cut into bite-sized pieces, salt, divided, black pepper, divided, fermented dry cider, fat-free , less-sodium chicken broth, divided, all-purpose flour, water, cubed peeled butternut squash (about 1 lb), sliced almonds, toasted, chopped fresh parsley (optional)

sugar, water, divided, dry white wine, rice vinegar, fermented black beans, grated ginger, chopped garlic, lite soy sauce, chopped green onion, sea bass fillets

dried black mushrooms, water, skinned and boned chicken breast halves, cut into 1/2-inch-thick strips, cornstarch, divided, lite soy sauce, divided, fermented black beans or soybean miso, oyster sauce, dry sherry, sugar, dark sesame oil, divided, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, shredded napa cabbage, water

dried black mushrooms, water, skinned and boned chicken breast halves, cornstarch, divided, lite soy sauce, divided, fermented black beans or soybean miso, oyster sauce, dry sherry, sugar, vegetable or sesame oil, divided, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, shredded napa cabbage, water

rice wine or sake, peeled fresh ginger, thinly sliced, salmon fillets (about 1 1/2 inches thick ), fat-free , less-sodium chicken broth, low-sodium soy sauce, rice wine or sake, sugar, cornstarch, vegetable oil, fermented black beans, rinsed, drained, and chopped, minced green onions, minced peeled fresh ginger, minced garlic (about 8 cloves), crushed red pepper, minced green onion tops