Kimchi Jjigae With Homemade Kimchi

Two weeks ago I made some Kimchi , and boy , it was so good that I am glad to tell you that  'practice makes perfect ' really works for me.....this is the fourth time I have made kimchi and this time it tasted better than the previous time....my home people bestowed this title on me  ' Kimchi  Queen' and ' Wasabi Queen ' and I kinda like the title given...  LOL!   I eat them stand alone as a condiment or cook them in soup or stew :))) it tickles my senses just thinking of it !  Yea...salivating what else!  Anyway, not many people like kimchi but for Piggy Jo and myself , we both love it !  Josh is beginning to like it since he has been eating at Korean restaurant recently but for Jo and myself, we simply live with it :p

I made a kimchi stew with my own homemade kimchi - Kimchi Jjigae with lots of enoki and cauliflowers and   without thinking , I added a piece of salmon steak , to make it a more complete meal.  I have been skipping rice for dinner for the past one month and I am happy that I have lost 1 kg thus far * wink  under doctor's advice.  My last medical check-up showed that I have gained 4 kg and he advised that I should reduced another 4 kg to maintain my average weight of 59kg...gosh, that means I have to cook more veggie dishes and lesser meat and more exercises.  Oooops.....sorry for the digress, now back to the Kimchi stew . 

I made a load of kimchi and leave it in the fridge to ferment for 7 days, after which I took them out and cut them into smaller pieces of three-quarter inch length and keep them in air tight container.  This will last me a month at least.  Took out 2 ladleful of kimchi mixed with a cup of chicken broth to cook this kimchi stew  what the Korean called Kimchi Jjigae.  Added in some cauliflower and enoki mushroom ( of course you can add in another fresh mushrooms of your choice ) You can add in some beef slices or pork belly slices to the kimchi stew but since I am cutting down on meat, I added in a piece of salmon fillet to make it a balanced meal  :)   The most satisfying meal for myself ....WB just looked and not adventurous to try the kimchi. He had porridge but not willing to try my homemade kimchi -  afraid that he will land in the hospital after consuming my homemade kimchi !  Ouch ! a dent to my pride....nay ,just kidding !

I love this part of the kimchi making....harvesting time :p

and mentally calculating how long this kimchi can last me

before I make another load of it lol!

after cutting them into smaller pieces, I stored them in the fridge

it can lasts me a month and half before I make another load :)

I just place the salmon on top of the cooked Kimchi Jjigae and cover

the claypot with the lid and leave it to cook under its own steam,

I prefer my salmon to be just cooked .

this is a healthy meal and I can eat this everyday if

salmon is not that pricey...unfortunately though I love to have

salmon everyday....it is just a wishful thinking on my part

but I do try to have them once a week :p

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