Kvasim Cabbage For The Winter (simple And Interesting Recipes)

Sauerkraut is not only tasty, but also very healthy! Such preparation for the winter is simply irreplaceable.

Sauerkraut is not only tasty, but also very healthy! Such preparation for the winter is simply irreplaceable. For meat, cutlets, cereals and potatoes, serve a bowl of sauerkraut seasoned with thin onion rings and a spoonful of vegetable oil. And with sauerkraut, you can cook vinaigrette, stuffed pies, cabbage soup and bigos. In addition, you can ferment cabbage at any time of the year!

 

Traditionally, cabbage is sauerkraut with grated carrots. However, you can add, for example, beets, sweet and sour apples, tomatoes or even cranberries to it.

To prepare sauerkraut with apples you will need:

white cabbage - 500 g, carrots - 100 g, apples - 100 g, salt and sugar - 15 g each, bay leaf - 1-2 pcs., peppercorns - 3-4 pcs.

Prepare and chop the cabbage, grate the carrots. Mix vegetables well with salt and sugar. Wash the apples and, removing the core from them, cut into thin slices.

Put the spices in the bottom of a clean jar and fill with the vegetable mixture, layering it with apple slices. Lightly pack the contents of the jar and cover with a lid.

Leave the cabbage to ferment at room temperature for 2 days, and then put the jar in the refrigerator until the end of fermentation (about 2-3 days). After that, the cabbage can be tasted!

 

Sauerkraut with tomatoes is prepared in a similar way, but the proportions of the ingredients change:

white cabbage - 1 kg, carrots - 1 kg, tomatoes - 6-8 pcs., salt - 1 tbsp. l., sugar - 1/2 tbsp. l.

If desired, peppercorns and 1-2 bay leaves can be added to such a blank.

During fermentation, do not forget to periodically pierce the cabbage to release air.

Serve the prepared cabbage with tomatoes, dressing it with fragrant oil and finely chopped onion.

Sometimes sugar is not added to sauerkraut or replaced with honey, but there is also an unusual version in which salt is completely absent.

 

Here's what you need for sauerkraut without salt:

white cabbage - 7 kg, carrots - 1 kg, dill seeds - 1/2 tbsp., cranberries - 1/2 tbsp. 

As in previous recipes, cabbage should be chopped and carrots grated.

Place vegetables in a suitable container, add dill seeds and mashed cranberries (optional). Knead the mixture with your hands and place under oppression.

Incredibly tasty and doubly healthy sauerkraut without salt will be ready within 2-3 days.

 

And for connoisseurs of non-standard recipes, there is an interesting option - sauerkraut.

It's surprisingly easy to make, and here's what you need:

cauliflower - 500 g, carrots (small) -1 pc., garlic - 1-2 cloves, peppercorns - 3-4 pcs., boiled cold water - 400 g, salt - 25 g, sugar - 25 g, cumin - 1/2 tsp

First, boil the brine: dissolve salt and sugar in water, add pepper, bring to a boil and let cool.

While the brine is cooling, disassemble the cabbage into inflorescences, rinse, cut the carrots and garlic into slices or grate.

In the prepared container (clean glass jar), lay cabbage, carrots and garlic in layers, sprinkle with ground cumin. Pour the brine over the vegetables, adding a little water if necessary so that it is flush with the vegetables, but does not cover them (this is important!).

Cover the neck of the jar with clean gauze and leave for 2-3 days at room temperature for fermentation (fermentation).

After about a day, the brine will begin to become cloudy, and the cabbage will sink to the bottom. The contents of the jar must be mixed during the fermentation process, and as soon as a pleasant characteristic smell appears (after about 2 days), the jar of cabbage must be closed with a lid and put in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours.

Ready-made sauerkraut is very tasty and crispy. Be sure to try!

 

Regardless of the recipe for sauerkraut, you need to store it in a cold place, and then it will delight you with its unique taste all winter.

And the regular use of such a preparation in the cold season will bring tremendous benefits to the body. Cook with pleasure and be healthy!