I've started my kraut using a small cabbage and 1 tablespoon of pickling salt. I have the shredded cabbage in a large bowl and used my wooden tamper to pound it. Amazing that an entire cabbage will fit into a quart jar.
I’ve just sold a heap of my quart size jars , cause I much prefer the pint size jar for preserving my fruit now days. I’ve kept about 9 quart jars that are mainly blue BM jars . The ball jars must be tough cause I was reaching for a jar of preserved plums in the fridge this morning and I accidentally knocked my pint slice jar of drinking kefir out onto the floor …it hit the tiled floor so hard it kocked the white plastic lid off the jar and of course spilt kefir everywhere …. but it didn’t break the jar it chipped a tiny bit out of the plastic lid tho
My sauerkraut is ready! Turned out pretty well; at least my husband likes it. I'm not a big fan of sauerkraut so I'll rely on his opinion. I took the fermenting top off the jar and removed the weight, then placed it in the refrigerator. How do y'all serve sauerkraut? I found a German recipe online that has bacon, onions, a chopped apple, caraway seeds, and a bit of sugar in it that I might try. I suppose I should order some brats in my next grocery order.
I can eat it all by itself but I prefer it with Kielbasa or another type of sausage. I've never tried it with other ingredients.
Good for you! I like it with pork chops, onions and a little brown sugar. You might search for a veal recipe that uses sauerkraut, since most of us don't eat veal on a regular basis and it makes a nice change (I have a veal recipe that has cabbage in it but not one with sauerkraut.) I just posted a recipe for Grilled Bratwurst.
Hmmm, I might try the brown sugar. One woman put a splash of maple syrup in hers but that doesn't sound that great to me.
I used to eat lunch at a deli that had a cold Reuben. -Corned beef -Rye -Swiss -Sauerkraut or slaw -Thousand Island Dressing It was a delicious mess.
Good for you! Surprisingly, lacto fermented kraut has more vitamin C than almost any food and food for your gut bacteria. If you eat it on a sandwich or salad or as a side dish, without cooking, it will maintain that. But we like ours cooked with pork, too.
Thanks for all the kraut suggestions, everyone. I have one more question... do y'all cook the meat you're suggesting WITH the sauerkraut or is that just what you serve along side it? I was planning to cook brats and the sauerkraut separately, probably for dinner tomorrow.
I should point out that this would be pre-cooked sausage, so I'm actually just heating it up with the sauerkraut. If I were using raw sausage, I'd cook the sausage first, then put it in with the sauerkraut while it's heating.