Comments on: You Can’t Be Serious… – Serious Eats Kimchee Recipe

By: Jerry

Jerry — Sun, 24 May 2009 01:39:28 +0000

I have the Serious Eats recipe in the jar working on it's second day. Just a round eye who loves kimchi,

Applesauce makes it thicker than any I've tried, but two tablespoons of Sriracha puts plenty of fire on the tongue. Funny, I never considered Sriracha a *sweet* sauce.

Let you know how it finally turns out.

By: Anita

Anita — Thu, 21 May 2009 11:32:14 +0000

Never tried it :( Good luck with the recipe, hope it turns out well. The photos certainly looks delicious! :)

By: Simon

Simon — Sun, 17 May 2009 13:03:00 +0000

Hi Forager!

The recipe, unfortunately no. I don't even really know it yet myself though I've been trying for some time to get it. Even if I do, of all the good things my mother cooks, I think I'll keep this one as the single family secret recipe :)

The kimchee itself? If you're serious, I'm sure that we can come to some arrangement (DM on twitter). Heck, if the timing's right, I'll even throw in some of the Serious Eats kimchee as a point of comparison :)

By: Forager

Forager — Sun, 17 May 2009 07:22:00 +0000

Now, the question is will you share your mum’s kim chee recipe, and failing that, will you share your mum’s kim chee? Por favore? ;)

Looking forward to your experiment with the serious eats recipe either way. Apple sauce sounds intriguing!

By: Simon

Simon — Sun, 17 May 2009 06:57:00 +0000

Hi Lorraine! I wasn't expecting applesauce either. Whether it works or not, it'll be interesting either way.

Hi Y! I've gotten the necessary ingredients. Looking to start complete it over this coming week :)

Hi Yas! Thanks! I'll have to see whether it's worth a meet up for this :)

By: Yas

Yas — Sat, 16 May 2009 04:29:00 +0000

Ohhh nice!!
Looking forward to seeing the progress! (“tasting gathering” request implied LOL)

By: Y

Fri, 15 May 2009 11:42:00 +0000

How is the kimchi experiment going then? I’d be interested to read your thoughts about the end result. Applesauce seems like an odd inclusion.

By: Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella

Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella — Fri, 15 May 2009 04:03:00 +0000

Applesauce? :O I so did not expect that! Look forward to hearing all about it.

By: Simon

Simon — Fri, 15 May 2009 01:02:00 +0000

Hi smileona! Thanks :)

I love kimchee too but the really hot ones that challenge you are somewhat off-putting for me. I feel with good kimchee, you should get a kick, not a burn.

Hi FFichiban! Afterdeath? Seriously? My previous comment pretty much sums it up. Would be a nice practical joke to play on an unsuspecting Korean though :)

Hi billy! LOL! Perhaps I have, though I'd rather say that I call it as I see it. In all fairness though, I'm going to be opened minded about this and see if I can make the recipe work, as written.

Though it does contain sugar, Sriracha isn't particularly sweet. I wouldn't even attempt such a travesty if it incorporated sweet chili sauce!

Hi YaYa! Though I'm Korean, I'd hardly call myself an expert. Just someone with an opinion.

I'd curious about the applesauce as well, which is partly the reason why I'm going to give this a go.

By: YaYa

YaYa — Thu, 14 May 2009 12:50:00 +0000

I read the Serious Eats article as well and wondered how well adding applesauce etc to the traditional method of making kimchee would work, not being Korean, I’m not an expert but looking forward to your taste test, good luck!