Korean Style Kimuchi Nabe Hot Pot
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Kimuchi is a seasoned and fermented cabbage dish which is one of the most popular foods from South Korea. It is also a common sight in Japan where many Japanese people are starting to become kimuchi addicts! Kimuchi has become so popular that even Japanese food companies are getting in on the act with their own brand of kimuchi, but more suited to Japanese tastes.

Japanese food has many adaptations of international foods and with Korea being so close, it is inevitable that Korean delicacies such as kimuchi won’t be able to escape the clutches of a hungry Japanese man! Like many other imported foods, kimuchi has been adapted to fit in better with Japanese cuisine… and what is more Japanese than a classic nabe hot pot dish!

Nabe or nabemono is a hot pot dish often cooked and shared at the table. Other popular nabe style meals include sukiyaki, shabu shabu and oden. This kimuchi nabe recipe is perfect for lovers of spicy food who are looking for a healthy and easy meal to share with friends and family!

4 people 20 minutes 120 minutes splurge

Ingredients

• Kimuchi No Moto Sauce – 2 Teaspoons
• Tsuyu – 150ml
• Tofu – 1 Packet
• Malony Harusame Noodles – 100g

Ideas for Ingredients
• Shirataki Noodles
• Shiitake Mushrooms
• Carrot
• Leak
• Onion
• Bean Sprouts
• Chinese Cabbage
• Spinach
• Pork, Beef, Chicken　
• Prawns
• Scallops

How to prepare

Let’s start by preparing the ingredients for your nabe hot pot by cutting the tofu and vegetables into bitesize pieces. The harusame noodles can be cooked directly in the hot pot so simply need to be rinsed in water for preparation.
Mix 800ml of water with 2 teaspoons of kimuchi sauce base and 150ml of tsuyu then add to a large pot to boil.
Once the soup base has boiled, you can start adding your meat and seafood first to ensure that they cook thoroughly. Then start adding any other ingredients and allow them all to simmer in the soup base to soak up the flavours. Keep adding more ingredients and top up the soup base with a little extra water when you need to.

A nabe hot pot can last for a few hours of good eating. It is also common to add some udon noodles or rice at the end to soak up the last remaining flavours.

For a refreshing drink to go with your kimuchi nabe, try an authentic Yebisu Japanese beer or an oolong tea.

Tips and information

• If you want to cook your kimuchi nabe in a truly authentic way, use a gas stove at the centre of the table and make it a social event by cooking together with your friends!

• You can also use our premade kimuchi nabe sauce. Simply simmer your chosen ingredients in a mix of 300ml of kimchi sauce and 600ml of water.

•　Not spicy enough for you? Try adding a teaspoon each of gochujang spicy Korean paste and miso paste. Of course, add as much as you like, but be careful, Korean food is much more spicy than Japanese food! :)