kimchi III

1 head cabbage
1/4 cup salt
~12 cups of water

1/2 cup red pepper powder
2 large cloves garlic
1 in. ginger
2 Tbs sugar
1 Tbs lemongrass
1 med red onion
1/4 fish sauce
2 Tbs soy sauce

scallions, chopped
2 cucumbers, cubed
radish
1 Tbs sesame seeds
2 carrots, sliced

Coarsely chop cabbage and soak for at least 4 hours in salt water.  Rinse really well with cold water.

Bring 1.5 cups of water to a simmer and whisk in flour, followed by sugar.

Process the pepper powder, garlic, ginger, lemongrass, onion.  Add the paste and mix again.

Combine the cabbage, fish sauce, soy sauce, scallions, cucumbers, radish, sesame seeds, carrots in a large bowl and mix in the paste.

Put in jars to ferment.