A small batch, easy kimchi you'll want to make over and over! Mak Kimchi (막김치)

How to make good, authentic kimchi? It's much easier than you may think. Cut up the cabbage, salt, rinse, and mix with the seasoning! That’s what this easy kimchi recipe is about.

►,Recipe link: https://www.koreanbapsang.com/mak-kim... (a larger batch)

►Ingredients:
1 napa cabbage, baechu (about 5- 6 pounds)
1 cup coarse sea salt - use less if using finer salt
Seasoning:
1/2 cup gochugaru (Korean red chili pepper flakes) - adjust to taste
3 tablespoons myulchiaekjeot (fish sauce)
2 tablespoons saeujeot (salted and fermented shrimp)
3 tablespoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon grated ginger
3 tablespoons cooked rice - optional
1/2 apple (a sweet variety such as Fuji, gala, or honey crisp) - optional
(If not using cooked rice and apple, you can add 2 to 3 tablespoons maesilcheong (plum syrup) or 1 or 2 tablespoons sugar)