# Spring onion Kimchi (Pa-kimchi)

A super easy recipe for spring onion kimchi that can be eaten fresh or fermented.

- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: Korean
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 bunches spring onions
- 200 ml fish sauce
- 600 ml water
- 40 g glutinous rice flour
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 thumb-size piece fresh ginger
- 25 g caster sugar
- 150 g Gochugaru

## Instructions

1. Wash and trim the ends of the spring onions.
2. Place spring onions in a large mixing bowl.
3. Pour fish sauce over the spring onions and start to massage through the onions.
4. Mix the spring onions every 10 minutes for 1 hour.
5. Heat the water in a large saucepan over medium heat to just a simmer.
6. Whisk in the rice flour until smooth, then turn off the heat and set aside for 15 minutes to cool.
7. Finely grate the garlic and ginger.
8. Whisk the grated garlic and ginger into the rice mixture, along with the sugar and Gochugaru.
9. Mix the chili paste with the spring onions until well combined.
10. Pack the kimchi tightly into containers or jars and seal.
11. You can leave the kimchi out at room temperature to ferment for one week, making sure to burp the jars every day to let the gases out, then refrigerate.
12. Alternatively, you can refrigerate the kimchi as it is if you prefer to keep it fresh.

## Equipment

- large mixing bowl
- large saucepan
- whisk
- grater
- containers or jars
- gloves

## Tips

- Take your time to make sure all spring onions are completely covered with the chili paste.
- Burp jars every day if fermenting at room temperature to let gases out.
- Kimchi will last for several weeks in the fridge.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUkoro4gd0D/?igsh=MXU4d2duMmtkOWJ3aA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f5224326-c7c4-43d0-9d81-dfcb1f046bb2
- Extracted: 2026-02-11

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