Kimchi is a soup that is a national dish of the Korean people. The basis for it is pickled vegetables. The most commonly used is Chinese cabbage. For sharpness, the dish is seasoned with pepper. It is worth noting that the recipe for this soup was known as far back as the 1st century BC. At that time, the dish was called "khancha". Which means “soaked vegetables”. The story does not end there. Kimchi is a soup that in 2013 entered the list of the intangible heritage of humanity, taken under the protection of UNESCO. However, its belonging to the cuisine of Korea is disputed by the Japanese. In their country, this dish has been cooked for several centuries in many provinces, adding various ingredients to it, from ordinary pumpkin to seafood.
Kimchi (soup) - recipe
This dish has gained worldwide popularity. The recipe for preparing it has undergone some changes in each country. However, in Korea, soup is cooked in the old fashioned way, as in the old days. Its preparation does not cause any particular difficulties. However, some nuances are still worth considering. To prepare a spicy first dish called kimchi, you will need:
- 700 grams of pork, preferably loin.
- Chinese cabbage.
- 100 grams of kimchi paste.
- 1 tablespoon of rice wine.
- 50-60 grams of shiitake mushrooms.
- 1/4 onion heads.
- A few feathers of green onions.
- 3 tablespoons of chili pepper.
- 250 grams of tofu.
- 3 pinches of black pepper.
- 2 glasses of water.
- Vegetable oil.
For the base of the soup you will need:
- 2 teaspoons of chili paste.
- 4 teaspoons of soy sauce.
- 0.5 teaspoon of garlic sauce or crushed garlic cloves.
- 4 pinches of black pepper.
Stage One: Preparation
Kimchi is a soup that is prepared very simply and quickly. First of all, you should prepare the vegetables. They need to be cleaned, washed and crushed in cubes or straws. You also need to cut the tofu. After that, you can start processing the meat. The loin should be washed under warm water, and then chopped, cut into thin strips.
In a pan with a thick bottom, pour a little vegetable oil, and then add kimchi paste. Soup is prepared in several stages. The paste should be stewed for 5 minutes. Then in the pan you need to add all the ingredients that are intended to prepare the base of the soup. All ingredients must be mixed. Then add water, vegetables and meat to the resulting mass.
Cooking process
Kimchi - a soup whose Korean recipe is described above, turns out to be very tasty if you add tofu to it. But do not put this component right away. The base for the soup with vegetables and meat should be brought to a boil. Cook the dish until pork is cooked. In this case, the hostess must ensure that the water does not boil away. When the meat is cooked, make a smaller fire and add seasonings, wine and pieces of tofu to the pan. That's all. It remains to mix the soup gently. Now you can serve it to the table!
Kimchi (soup) - recipe with an egg
This is another way to cook spicy Korean dishes. To do this, you will need:
- 30 grams of kimchi paste.
- 1 chicken egg.
- 10 grams of dried wood mushrooms.
- 10 grams of wakame seaweed.
- 50 grams of tofu.
- 1 teaspoon of chili paste.
- 2 tablespoons of soy sauce.
How to cook spicy soup
So how to cook with a kimchi egg? Soup, the recipe of which everyone can master, contains wood mushrooms. In this case, you can use moer. Mushrooms should be soaked in warm water. They should increase several times in size. The same should be done with algae.
When the mushrooms are softened, they must be cut into portioned slices. In this case, remove hard cores and legs. Pour 1.5 cups of water into the pan, add mushrooms and bring to a boil. After that, put chili paste, kimchi paste in the bowl and pour in soy sauce. Wakame algae must be squeezed and chopped if necessary. Tofu also needs to be cut. All components should be added to the soup and cook for a few more minutes.
Beat the egg white and gently introduce into the dish. As a result, white flakes should appear. The soup is ready. It remains to pour it on plates, and then sprinkle it with sesame seeds.
In conclusion
When cooking kimchi, you should be careful with spices. Spicy food in Korea is considered quite normal. But if you are preparing such a soup for the first time, then it is worth adding less hot spices (at least twice). Most often, kimchi is served with rice. Therefore, it is worth boiling several servings of such a side dish in advance.