Authentic sauerkraut! Let’s get lactic acid bacteria
Let’s challenge sauerkraut with spring cabbage! (Of course, it doesn’t have to be spring cabbage.) Sauerkraut is a European pickle. It is a dish that is fermented by the microorganisms attached to the cabbage. It may fail at first, so it is recommended to try it with a small amount of cabbage.
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The remaining vegetables can be marinated in salt, marinade, or pickled to make them last long time, and no longer spoils vegetables without being used. You can reduce the garbage! Small things add up to make a big difference!
Ingredients
- About 3 cabbage leaves
- 1-2 leaves on the outside of the cabbage
- About 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- appropriate amount of Caraway seed
- 1 Bay leaf
- 1 Takanotsume(Red Hot Pepper)
How to make
* Please disinfect all tools (cutting board, knife, bottles, bowls, etc.) with boiling water.
- Cut the cabbage leaves into long stripe.
- Sprinkle salt on the cabbage and rub until the water comes out.
- When the water comes out until it drips, put herbs and red hot pepper in it and put it in a container such as a bottle that does not allow air to enter easily.
- When putting it in a container, it is important to pack cabbages tightly so as to push out the water so that the cabbage does not touch the air.
- After filling all the cabbage, cover the outer leaves of the cabbage as a lid to prevent air from touching (cover it over). Close the lid of the bottle and store it in a place out of the sun.
- It will be completed in about 5 days. In the meantime, open the lid every day and let the gas out. To degas, just push the cabbage tightly.
Point
- When making a lot, use 2% salt of the amount of cabbage.
- Here’s how to check if it was successful.
- Does the cabbage smell unpleasant?
- Is it discolored to brown?
- A sour scent is evidence of successful fermentation.
- When you get the taste you like, you can eat it before 5 days!
- Disinfecting the utensils with boiling water makes the cabbage less likely to rot and makes it easier to succeed.
- If you have an injury on your hand, wear gloves to make it.
- If you make it in the summer, it will easily rot, so it is recommended to make it when it is cool.
- Putting a Takanotsume(red hot pepper) makes it harder to rot.
