Kimchi Spice Mixture Recipe

Kimchi Spice Mixture Recipe

4 tablespoons glutinous rice flour

1½ cups water

3 tablespoons crushed garlic

½ inch ginger, peeled and crushed

4 tablespoons fish sauce or 1 tablespoon fermented shrimp

  plus 2 tablespoons fish sauce

8-10 tablespoons ground red pepper

½ tablespoon sugar

250g daikon radish (about 4 in/10 cm), sliced into 2 in (5 cm) strips

90g Chinese chives, sliced into 2 in (5 cm) lengths

½ leek, thinly sliced diagonally

Method:

First make a glutinous rice flour paste by heating the flour and the water in a small saucepan.  Stir constantly until it thickens, about 4 minutes, then set aside to cool.  Once it has cooled, combine with the garlic, ginger, fish sauce, red pepper and sugar in a large bowl and mix well.