Cubed Radish Kimchi (Kkakdugi)
Recipe from Maangchi · original post · full recipe on maangchi.com
Spicy, salty and incredibly crunchy kimchi made from cubed Korean radish, ready to eat in about an hour and even better once it ferments. Great with Korean soups, rice and even spaghetti.
Ingredients
- Korean radish1.8 kg
- kosher salt20 g
- sugar25 g
- fish sauce60 ml
- gochugaru65 g
- green onions — chopped4 ea
- garlic cloves — minced6 ea
- minced ginger1 tsp
Method
- Peel the radish, rinse in cold water and pat dry. Cut it into 2 to 2.5 cm cubes and put them into a large bowl.
- Add the kosher salt and sugar and mix well (add 1 or more extra tablespoons of sugar if you like your kkakdugi sweeter). Set aside for 30 minutes.
- Drain the juice from the radish into a small bowl. Add the minced garlic, minced ginger, green onions, fish sauce, gochugaru and 80 ml of the juice from the radish. Use about 25 g gochugaru for a mild version; for a vegetarian version, replace the fish sauce with soy sauce.
- Mix well until the seasonings coat the radish cubes evenly and the radish looks juicy.
- Put the kkakdugi into a glass jar and press down on the top to remove any air from between the radish cubes.
- You can eat it right away and then store it in the refrigerator, or let it ferment outside the refrigerator for a few days. When it starts fermenting, little bubbles may appear on top and it will smell strong and sour. Then put it in the refrigerator.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Vegetarian
- 50 ml Tamari instead of fish sauce
Stir the tamari into the seasoning paste where the fish sauce went; salting, mixing and fermenting are unchanged.
Vegan
- 50 ml Tamari instead of fish sauce
Stir the tamari into the seasoning paste where the fish sauce went; salting, mixing and fermenting are unchanged.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
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AldiBest choice· $21.83 of food
$28.61
24% spare
No price at Aldi for:
- Korean radish
- gochugaru
Coles· $25.65 of food · $3.82 more
$31.60
19% spare
No price at Coles for:
- Korean radish
- gochugaru
Woolworths· $26.87 of food · $5.04 more
$33.00
19% spare
No price at Woolworths for:
- Korean radish
- gochugaru
$2.96a serve
from $2.96 a serve at Aldi · 6 of 8 ingredients priced
About $47.32 of ingredients used for 16 serves.
$27.98 across 2 shops · 6 of 8 items priced · $0.70 more for bigger packs, 23% spare for later
AldiBest choice$21.83
missing 2 items
you'll pay $28.61 · 24% of it spare
Coles$25.65
missing 2 items · $3.82 more
you'll pay $31.60 · 19% of it spare
Woolworths$26.87
missing 2 items · $5.04 more
you'll pay $33.00 · 19% of it spare
Buy at Aldi$23.33
sugar
$0.21/100g
need 25 gWhite Mill Caster Sugar 1 kg$2.09closest match
Aldi$0.21/100g$2.09·Woolworths$0.18/100g$1.80·Coles$0.18/100g$1.80
green onions
$2.69/ea
need 4 items4 × Spring Onion Bunch 1 each 1 item$2.69
Aldi$2.69/ea$2.69·Coles$3.00/ea$3.00·Woolworths$3.30/ea$3.30
garlic cloves
$1.00/ea
need 6 items2 × Aldi Garlic 3 Pack$2.99closest match
Aldi$1.00/ea$2.99·Coles$1.33/ea$4.00·Woolworths$1.40/ea$4.20
minced ginger
$29.99/kg
need 1 tspGinger per kg approx. 0.12kg per piece$29.99closest match
Aldi$29.99/kg$29.99·Woolworths$33.00/kg$2.64·Coles$33.00/kg$4.29
Buy at Woolworths$4.65
kosher salt
$0.02/10g
need 20 gOlsson's Rock Sea Salt 1 kg$1.95
Woolworths$0.02/10g$1.95·Coles$0.04/10g$2.00·Aldi$0.04/10g$2.99
fish sauce
$0.39/100ml
need 60 mlTiparos Fish Sauce 700 ml$2.70closest match
Woolworths$0.39/100ml$2.70·Aldi$0.76/100ml$2.29·Coles$0.95/100ml$2.85
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- Korean radish · 1.8 kg
- gochugaru · 65 g