Recipe
Russian Fermented Cabbage Recipe - (Kapusta Sauerkraut)
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Preparation time : 0 Min
Cooking time : 0 Min
Level of difficulty : High
Ingredients
4 servings
- 1 bushel cabbage (Note that Fall cabbage-must be hard and dark green; and Summer cabbage will go yellowish and soft)
- 2 pounds pickling salt
Preparation
- Shred cabbage. Put into crock in layers.
- Sprinkle salt on each layer then pound with a 2 x 4 piece of wood until juice comes out. Put in another layer of cabbage, then salt, and pound. Continue in this way until crock is full.
- When crock is full, mix. Cover with a plate and weigh down with a rock so it is below surface of the juice. Cover crock with a dish towel and store in summer kitchen/garage/cold cellar.
- After it is fermented, it can be stored in jars by bring to a boil, putting in jars and sealing by heating jars.
