Bossam Kimchi

Name: Bossam Kimchi
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 1 napa cabbage, salted, with large outer leaves kept whole; 300g Korean radish, cut into thin strips; Gochugaru, garlic, ginger and fish sauce; Chestnuts, pine nuts and jujubes; 1 Korean pear, cut into strips; Fresh oysters and cooked octopus; Spring onions and Korean watercress (minari)

보쌈김치/BOH-sahm KIM-chee/

Also known as: Bossamkimchi, Wrapped Kimchi, Kaesong Wrapped Kimchi

About this dish

A luxurious wrapped kimchi: cabbage leaves folded around a filling of radish, chestnut, pine nuts, jujube, pear, octopus and oysters.

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Ingredients

🥬1 napa cabbage, salted, with large outer leaves kept whole

🥬300g Korean radish, cut into thin strips

🌶️Gochugaru, garlic, ginger and fish sauce

🌰Chestnuts, pine nuts and jujubes

🍐1 Korean pear, cut into strips

🦪Fresh oysters and cooked octopus

🌿Spring onions and Korean watercress (minari)

Method

Serves 3

Cut the salted cabbage hearts into bite-sized pieces.

Mix the radish with gochugaru, garlic, ginger and fish sauce, then add the cabbage pieces.

Gently fold in the pear, oysters, octopus, chestnut and herbs.

Line a small bowl with two outer leaves, fill with the mixture and top with jujube and pine nuts.

Fold the leaves over to make neat parcels and leave to ferment for a few days in the fridge.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Bossam kimchi is a speciality of Kaesong and was once made for royal and noble households; it is different from the boiled pork dish called bossam.

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