Sauerkraut in brine in a jar

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 3 day

1. STEP 1

   

   How to ferment cabbage in brine in a jar for the winter? Prepare all the necessary ingredients. Wash and peel the carrots. Remove the top leaves from the cabbage.

2. STEP 2

   

   Finely chop the cabbage. You can do this with a regular knife, a special shredding knife, or using a food processor. Cut enough cabbage to compact it into a 2-liter jar.

3. STEP 3

   

   Grate the carrots on a medium or fine grater.

4. STEP 4

   

   Place the shredded cabbage in a bowl or pan of a suitable size, and place the grated carrots there. Add cumin and peppercorns. Place the contents of the bowl and mix with your hands, squeezing and pressing a little. Then add 1 tablespoon of salt and press again to release the juice.

5. STEP 5

   

   Transfer the resulting mixture into a jar and compact well. The cabbage should not be all the way to the top.

6. STEP 6

   

   Take 0.5 liters of water, add 1 tablespoon of salt to it and stir until dissolved. Pour this brine into the jar with the cabbage. The water should cover the cabbage, but not all the way to the top. If there is not enough water, pour a little more. Then place a lid on the cabbage in a jar with a smaller diameter than the neck of the jar, and place a jar of water on it, which will serve as a weight to put pressure on the cabbage. Place the jar of cabbage in a warm place.

7. STEP 7

   

   The cabbage will ferment for about three days. During this time, it is necessary to periodically pierce the cabbage with a wooden stick so that gases escape and the cabbage does not become bitter. If you put the cabbage to the top, then place the jar in some container, because over time the brine will pour out of the jar. After three days, try the cabbage. If it crisps and tastes sour, and no more gas is released (there are no bubbles coming from below), then the cabbage is ready.

Comments on the recipe

Gilda

18.12.2023

4.7

Thanks for the recipe. It’s very tasty to marinate cabbage with bell pepper.

Gilda

18.12.2023

4.9

Thanks for the recipe. It’s very tasty to marinate cabbage with bell pepper.

Maystin

18.12.2023

4.6

For a snack, I made sauerkraut in brine in a jar for the winter. The salt for this recipe was not sea salt, but regular salt. And I didn’t add cumin. Otherwise I followed the recipe. I mashed the cabbage and put it in a jar. Since it was filled to the brim with cabbage, it was not possible to place the load, but it fermented well anyway. The jar stood in a deep plate and brine flowed into it. Three days later I tried the cabbage. It turned out crispy with a pleasant sourness, I and everyone at home liked it!

ELENA1961

18.12.2023

4.8

I try to follow all the wise advice when I start fermenting cabbage, but often it does not produce as much juice as it should so that it overflows during fermentation. I had to use a recipe where brine is added to the jar. I did a full layout, in the photo what is left. Cabbage is good both for salads and for stewing, in first courses and pies. True, I like sweeter cabbage, so next time I’ll add a little sugar to the brine. Instead of caraway seeds, I used dill seeds, which were also fragrant and tasty. Thanks for the recipe, Alyonushka.