Red cabbage salad

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 7 day 5 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make red cabbage salad for the winter? Prepare your food. Remove the top, limp, dirty leaves from the cabbage. Wash it thoroughly and dry it. You can use apple or even grape vinegar for a richer taste. If you like it spicy, you can add a little hot pepper.

2. STEP 2

   

   Cut the prepared cabbage into four parts and remove the stalk. Then chop the cabbage into thin strips. This can be done using a special grater, a food processor, or simply a very sharp knife. Place it in a wide bowl.

3. STEP 3

   

   Add one teaspoon of salt to the cabbage and stir.

4. STEP 4

   

   Since red cabbage is tougher than white cabbage, remember to crush it with your hands. Do this lightly so as not to turn the cabbage into mush. It should become softer, but remain dense. Cover the dish with cabbage and leave on the table for 4-5 hours.

5. STEP 5

   

   While the cabbage is steeping, work on the jars and lids. Sterilize them in any available way, read more about them in the article at the link at the end of the recipe.

6. STEP 6

   

   Place the prepared cabbage loosely among the jars.

7. STEP 7

   

   Prepare the marinade. How to make a marinade? Pour water and vinegar into a saucepan. Add sugar, remaining salt, bay leaf, cloves and black peppercorns. I replace the black pepper with Szechuan pepper. It has a more delicate aroma. You can take the pepper to your taste. Place the marinade over medium heat and bring to a boil. Boil over medium heat for 5 minutes.

8. STEP 8

   

   Fill the jars with cabbage with marinade, leaving one centimeter to the edge.

9. STEP 9

   

   Heat vegetable oil over low heat. The oil should become hot, about 50-70 degrees, but no more, otherwise it will splash when pouring. Pour oil over the top of the cabbage.

10. STEP 10

    

    Immediately seal the jars with sterile lids.

11. STEP 11

    

    Turn the jars upside down and cover with a blanket until they cool completely. The cabbage will be ready in a week. But it will gain real taste in a month. Store it in a cool, dark place.

12. STEP 12

    

    Cool the salad before serving.

13. STEP 13

    

    Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Milada

11.11.2023

5

You can prepare different types of salads from blue cabbage. For those interested, try the blue cabbage, cucumber, apple and carrot salad.

Natalia M

11.11.2023

4.5

I was interested in the recipe for red cabbage salad for the winter. I made a portion of 400 g of cabbage for testing. I chopped the cabbage and mashed it with my hands, as recommended. While the cabbage was brewing, I set the marinade to cook. I used apple cider vinegar, I like its fruity taste. I added a little more salt to suit my taste. The cabbage was poured with aromatic marinade into a sterile jar. I heated the vegetable oil in the microwave, it was pretty quick. I kept the salad in the refrigerator for a day, after which I served it for dinner. We liked it! A little unusual in taste, crispy, with a pleasant sourness! The color of the cabbage turned uniformly pink, as did the marinade.