Homemade purple sauerkraut

Anastasia

5 years ago

Here’s another healthy recipe for you. This time it’s purple sauerkraut – fermented purple cabbage.

Use this highly nutritious goodness in sandwiches, salads or bowls for extra probiotics, fiber and vitamins. The method is the same as for regular cabbage. When making regular sauerkraut I like to add some shredded carrots too. And fermentation time is usually shorter due to higher amount of juice in white cabbage.

Slice or shred the cabbage very thin. It’s better to use mandoline.

Sprinkle the salt over the cabbage and start massaging it. Press it really hard for several minutes to release the juice. It will look like this:

Put bay leaf and allspice on the bottom of a clean glass jar. Then pack the cabbage really tight. Put some weight on top, so the juice will cover the surface. You can use thin bottle full of wine, oil or anything else as the weight.

Poke the cabbage with a stick two times per day to allow fermentation gases escape. Put it back under the weight.

Keep in a warm place away from direct sunlight. Fermentation takes about 2-3 days. Just taste it on the way.

Homemade purple sauerkraut

Homemade fermented purple cabbage.

Author: Anastasia
Prep Time: 15 min
Total Time: 15 min
Yield: 550g
Category: Tutorials
Cuisine: German

Ingredients

550g purple cabbage
1/2 tbsp salt
1 bay leaf
1 whole allspice

Instructions

Slice or shred the cabbage very thin. It’s better to use mandoline.
Sprinkle the salt over the cabbage and start massaging it. Press it really hard for several minutes to release the juice.
Put bay leaf and allspice on the bottom of a clean glass jar. Then pack the cabbage really tight. Put some weight on top, so the juice will cover the surface. You can use thin bottle full of wine, oil or anything else as the weight.
Poke the cabbage with a stick two times per day to allow fermentation gases escape. Put it back under the weight.
Keep in a warm place away from direct sunlight. Fermentation takes about 2-3 days. Just taste it on the way.