Cooking at home: Korean cabbage

Cabbage is known to be a useful product. The leaves of this vegetable contain various vitamins, minerals (iron, phosphorus, calcium and others), as well as a variety of phytoncides, glucose and so on. The use of any kind of this plant will help in getting rid of diseases such as insomnia, disorders and diseases of the stomach and intestines, headaches. In addition, many different kinds of treats can be prepared from this vegetable without loss of useful qualities, for example, it can be Korean cabbage.

Recipes of blanks

Korean cuisine is known for various treats: salads, pickles, sauces and many other dishes. And even such a dish as a cabbage in Korean, has a variety of cooking options. Let's consider some of them.

You can make a simple salad everyday. To do this, you need an average size of one cabbage head cut into thin slices and folded into a deep container. Prepared mixture to knead with salt and sugar (on a tablespoon). Separately, cut two medium tomatoes and sweet peppers, add a few cloves of garlic and dill (large-sliced) to them. If desired, season with red or black pepper. The filling can be prepared from a glass of water with the addition of about 2 spoons of vinegar (9%). With this solution you need to fill the salad and put it for a couple of hours in a cold place.

Also often for harvesting for the winter, a variety of vegetables such as Peking cabbage is used. In Korean, it is prepared in a special way, and the treat is called "kimchi". For its preparation, you can take one head, split in half and put in strong brine for about 10 hours. The filling is prepared from Japanese radish (daikon), one root of ginger, one head of garlic, red pepper (2 pods), celery root and onions. All these ingredients must be ground with a meat grinder and salt (2 large spoons). This mixture must be greased with cabbage leaves and put in a special container (it is better to use enameled dishes). The billet should be put under pressure for several days and then stored in the refrigerator.

Other methods of preparation

Other dishes with this vegetable are also interesting. For example, cabbage in Korean with apples is easy to prepare, and at the same time you can get a wonderful dish, not inferior to other sharp salads. To do this, half the head is cut into small pieces, salt and knead. Next, one carrot and a couple of medium-sized apples should be cleaned and "turned" into small straws. Cut finely half of a bunch of green onions. Give the juice of cabbage to squeeze and pour the dressing, which is prepared from vegetable oil (3 tablespoons), fruit vinegar (2 tablespoons), sugar (about 1 spoon) and salt. Add carrots, onions and apples.

Another recipe is known - Korean cabbage with ham and tomatoes. This salad can be done in the following way. Take one-fourth of the head of cabbage and red cabbage, this raw material must be crushed, salt and knead. Four boiled eggs cut into small strips. Cut the same number of tomatoes into thin and narrow slices. 300 grams of ham and 4 pcs. Pickled cucumber in cubes. All this must be mixed with prepared cabbage, add dill and season with 4 tablespoons of vegetable oil and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice.

Cabbage in Korean (photo can be found above) is a nutritious dish with excellent taste. This dish can be put on the table in any cases - be it a celebration or a usual dinner. The use of this treat will bring the body a lot of useful substances and help fight colds in the cold period.