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Spanish Kimchi
Kimchi With A Twist
You really must eat kimchi. Kimchi has a special probiotic that can keep a virus at bay. It can also help with any kind of stomach distress. Just ask the thousands of people in Korea how kimchi protected them from the bird flu epidemic. The probiotic bacteria found in cultured vegetables is called Lactobacillus plantarum. This special bacteria is powerful. It’s helping to save thousands of babies from deadly Sepsis, which kills six hundred thousand infants annually.
Most people only know about Korean kimchi, which is delicious. I have lots of recipes, but this kimchi, often referred to as Curtido, is made in Salvadoran cuisine and other Central American countries, and is made with cabbage, carrots, jalapeno, and spices with a chili lime seasoning.
Check out my Spicy Kimchi recipe! It will last nine months in your fridge, and the taste . . . well, you'll love it, and want to make it again and again!!!
Here is how you make Spanish Kimchi
Spanish Kimchi
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Ingredients
- ¼ teaspoon Cutting Edge Cultures - or ½ cup kefir whey
- 1 small head green cabbage
- 2 whole carrots
- 1 whole jalapeno - seeded, cored, and thinly sliced
- 1 onion - small
- 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon Mexican oregano - you can use regular oregano too
- ½ tablespoon chili lime seasoning
- ½ tablespoon Celtic Sea Salt
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Instructions
- If using Cutting Edge Starter Culture, place ½ cup water in a glass measuring cup. Then add the culture and stir until dissolved. Let the mixture sit while you chop your vegetables—anywhere between 5 and 15 minutes. If using Kefir Whey, add it when the recipe calls for culture in step 4.
- Remove the outer leaves and the core from the cabbage, and shred or chop the rest. Place the cabbage in a large bowl.
- Shred or chop the carrots and onion, and add them to the bowl, along with the jalapeno.
- Add vegetables to the bowl along with the red pepper flakes, oregano, chili lime salt, and Celtic Sea Salt. Combine all ingredients well.
- Transfer the vegetable mixture to a half gallon glass or ceramic container that can be securely sealed and add the culture or kefir whey.
- Press down firmly on the vegetables, then cover the vegetables with filtered water, leaving at least 2 inches of headroom at the top of the container.
- Seal the container and let it sit on your counter, out of direct sunlight, for 6 days.
- Check the vegetables every day to make sure they stay fully submerged in water. If they have risen above the water, simply push them down so they are fully covered by the water. If any white yeast formed because the veggies rose above the water, do not worry. Remember, this isn’t harmful. Just scoop out the vegetables that have molded and push the rest under the water.
- After 6 days, place the vegetables in your refrigerator where they will last many months perfectly preserved.
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