OH~ My~ this is one of the most delicious dishes I have ever created/made…^^!* It was extra wonderful because I used my mom’s delicious Kimchi…. If you love kimchi, you’ll absolutely love dish too. 
I have wanted to make this dish for a while after tasting Okki Unni’s delicious diet friendly cabbage tofu rolls at Loice’s graduation party…
basically… instead using cabbage I used Kimchi leaves..
Most of the kimchi from Korean markets remove the very large green leaves from napa cabbages before they make kimchi… however, my mom always used them because all our siblings love that tough green texture.^^While I was making the dish… I thought about all my brothers and sister…..I think they would all love this dish~ minus the meat for Christy though~
You can always replace beef with ground pork, chicken or make it meatless using tofu and veggies. Today I boiled with broth but I think you can also steam or pan fry these mandu as well.
Today’s Recipe
2 cups finely chopped Kimchi (about 1 cup after squeezed water out)
10 -12 large leave part of Pogi Kimchi
1/4 pound ground beef or pork
1 tablespoon sake (optional)
1/4 pound firm tofu
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
1-2 teaspoons minced garlic or powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon red pepper powder
salt & pepper
2 finely chopped green onions, both green and white part
2 1/2 cups your choice or broth, chicken, anchovy or dashida
1/4 cup kimchi liquid
Seasoning salt or soy sauce for broth
Cut the stem part of Kimchi, select large leaves to use as mandu wrappers. Squeeze out any excess liquid and set aside.
Finely chop stem part or any kimchi; squeeze out excess water.
About 1 cup of kimchi after squeezing out the liquid.
In a large bowl, place all the ingredients.
Mix well. Season with salt and pepper.
(Prior to mixing, I like to season the meat before mixing but it’s optional. Added 1 T sake to ground beef)
Make about 1 1/2-inch mandoo balls or make any size you prefer depending on the size of kimchi leaves.
Place a filling in the center of kimchi leaf.
Then roll up like an egg roll.
Make sure fillings are just enough depending on the size of the kimchi leaves.
There! my very first one~ I made ten mandu thereafter..
Arrange mandu in a pot.
Gently pour broth over to the pot along with kimchi liquid. (you can skip kimchi liquid if you prefer clear less spicy and salty)
Bring to a boil and simmer until filling is fully cooked.
Season with soy sauce or sea salt.
Add additional sliced green onion and serve immediately.
Look… so good… Yummm…^^
Here~ take a bite~
For Ryan, I cut it into halves and served with eggs and green onion.
We love these mandu!
For hubby I served with its broth… like soup/국..
Please take one..
Enjoy~
Have a great day everyone!! 
손이 넘 많이 가서 못하겠어!
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근데…맛 좋겠다…특히 고기 좋아하는사람들은…
very creative…넌 쉬는날은 음식만 만드는군…
yeah you are right, you LOVE cooking
Aaaiigo! ^^
It’s so late and I’m hungry! ;P It looks so delicious!
And… You might don’t know that but your “Flourless Kimchi Mandu” look similar to Polish “gołąbki” :* Yes… but “gołąbki” have inside something else (for example – some mince, salt, pepper, rice, parsley and chive) -> my halmeoni made with this ingredients.
Mniam. My all family love my halmeoni’s “gołąbki”!!
Hi Mzungu,
I didn’t know stuffed cabbage rolls are called “gołąbki.” I love them too! Thanks for sharing and I will try to find a good “gołąbki” recipe and try to make it in the future… Is your Halmeoni/할머니 Polish?
My Halmeoni/할머니 is Pole/Polish.
Year ago – I’ve started to listen to kpop and next – I’ve started to be interested in Korea (culture, history, cuisine = everything from Internet and books (in Poland are few about 한국). I’m learning Korean language by myself – slowly…slowly.
I called my grandmother – “Halmeoni”…
Whoa. What a story! ^^
Whoa Mzungu!!
You’re amazing!!! I’m so impressed by your story — what an inspiration!
I’m so proud of you for what you are doing and the best of luck to you!
Sooo~ cute calling your grandmother “Halmeoni” it put a big smile on my face.
Again, thank you so much for visiting and sharing your story.
한국을 사랑하고… 한국말을 배우려고 하는 Mzungu~ 너무 고맙고 예뻐요! 화이팅!!!! ^^
감사합니다!
Woah. I’m not sure but I think that I understand your message in Korean…
But I can be wrong and maybe I am.
It would be so nice and wonderful have a Korean language teacher but “Centrum Kultury Koreańskiej” where for example – you can learn Korean, also taekwondo, about Korean cuisine, art… It’s like a knowledge about Korea in one building but it’s in Warsaw, the capital of Poland… so and it is very far far away and I can’t go there (I live in small city, near Lodz)…
I can’t also find teacher in the net… or someone from Korea who can be my “k-pen-friend”…
Your new “Baked Hot dog” – easy to make and so delicious.
Thank you for listening to my story. ^^
Ooh~ so sorry to hear that.. I wish I can help but I really don’t have any resources nor do I have anyone in Korea. However, since your English is perfect, perhaps in the future, go to Korea and teach English there.
Dear Family, friends and visitors…^^
If anyone who reads Mzungu’s comment and knows a way to help her to learn Korean… it will be wonderful. Please let me know. Thanks!
Oww. Thank you. You are so nice and good person who want to help! ^^
Yes. I think about this “solution” – about teach English in Korea…But honestly… It’s a long way and I have to work really hard!
Woah… :*
I know you can do it Mzungu!!! 화이팅~
Yes! 화이팅!! ^^ Every kind of help is appreciated and … is like a treasure!
고맙습니다! :*