Quick Cabbage Kimchi

INGREDIENTS

1 (2-3 lb) head of napa cabbage, cleaned and cut
3 cups water (divided)
1/2 cup + ~2 tbs kosher salt
1/2 apple
1/2 onion
6 cloves garlic 
1" slice ginger
1/3 cup cooked rice
3/4 cup gochukaru
1 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp salted shrimp
2 tbsp korean fish sauce
5 sliced spring onions
 PROCEDURE
(1) Dissolve:
    1/2 cup kosher salt in
    2 cup water

(2) Pour (1) over cabbage in a large bowl. 
    Sprinkle 2 tbsp salt over the mix.
    Sit for 1.5 hrs or until wilted. 
    Stir every so often.

(3) Blend:   
    1/2 apple
    1/2 onion
    6 cloves garlic    
    1" slice ginger
    1/3 cup cooked rice 
    ~1 cup water

(4) In a bowl, mix (3) with:
    3/4 cup gochukaru
    1 tbsp sugar
    2 tbsp salted shrimp
    2 tbsp korean fish sauce

(5) Wash wilted cabbage and squeeze as much water from them.
    Put back into the bowl.
    Toss in spring onions

(6) Pour (4) over (5)