Reply #22: That bury in the yard thing is a myth. They don't do that.

[Nickster]

Do you have a Korean store nearby? There's a red pepper that you need, nothing else really seemed to work well. If you go to a Korean store, you won't miss it, they have it in huge bags because it's used in just about everything. Hai-Tai distributors is what the bag says on it. It's just described as crushed red pepper.

This is the basic recipe for a small batch.

1 Large head of Napa cabbage. Coarsely chopped.
1 small white radish shredded.
3-4 tablespoons of sea salt
red pepper to taste, really have to taste it as you make it to get the amount of pepper right
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp salt
5 cloves of garlic smashed
1 knob of fresh ginger, about an inch, finely smashed
1 1/2 tbsp of fish oil

Spread sea salt evenly throughout the chopped cabbage and let it sit out overnight

Drain most of the juices that will be drawn from the cabbage and set aside

mix red pepper flakes, sugar,salt, garlic, fish oil and ginger into the shredded radish.

Pour radish mixture with juices into the cabbage and mix well with your hands as you add more red pepper if you like.

Place mix into airtight jar and store in refrigerator.