recipes:sides:sauerkraut
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- | Now fill the kraut into glass jars - don't compress it too much - and keep pressing new layers into your glass jar (large pickling jars are good). Make sure that it's not filled completely to the top, but that you cover the last bit with some of the liquid. | + | Now fill the kraut into glass jars and keep pressing new layers into your glass jar (large pickling jars are good). Make sure that it's not filled completely to the top, but that you cover the last bit with some of the liquid. Put a bag made from cling film filled with baking beans, or some stones on top to keep the sauerkraut submerged. |
- | Now put on the lid, but not super-tight, and put the jar into a bowl to catch any liquid coming out. | + | Put on a lid of cling film held in place with a rubber band - this will allow gas to come out, but nothing to come into the jar. Here, I'm using a special fermantation jar from Lakeland. |
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Remove and foam from the top daily. If there is green foam, chuck the whole lot. The foam should be white. | Remove and foam from the top daily. If there is green foam, chuck the whole lot. The foam should be white. | ||
- | After about 6 days, the fermentation should be far enough advanced that you can remove the last bit of foam and tightly close the lid. Now wait for at least 2 weeks, and the Sauerkraut is ready for consumption. | + | After about 3-14 days, the fermentation should be far enough advanced that you can remove the last bit of foam and tightly close the lid, and put the jar into the refrigerator. The Sauerkraut is ready for consumption. The longer you ferment, the more acid the kraut gets, and the softer it will get. |
This is not the traditional way (done in an earthenware pot with muslin, weights, etc., but it's a lot easier and works just as well. | This is not the traditional way (done in an earthenware pot with muslin, weights, etc., but it's a lot easier and works just as well. | ||
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+ | For other vegetables, you have to add more salt - see chart below. | ||
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recipes/sides/sauerkraut.txt · Last modified: 2022/11/25 21:47 by christian