Make your own Sauerkraut
Over the summer, I listed the health benefits of sauerkraut dared you to start eating it.
My next dare after adding sauerkraut in my diet was making my own.Whoah. Trust me, I didn't think of this all by myself. A friend of the family (Hi, Mike!) grew cabbage in his garden and suggested we ferment it into sauerkraut. Of course, I was game. Didn't really know what I was getting myself into, but that's okay. It was awesome and definitely a learning experience.
We browsed several different recipes online to get an idea of the process and printed out Diane Sanfillipo's Easy Recipe for Raw Sauerkraut. You can also find good instructions at Nourished Kitchen.
Mike had grown cabbage in his garden, so we took the green and red leaves and chopped it up really small.
By massaging and pressing the salted cabbage, the waters would naturally come right out.
Mixed it up in a way-too-big mason jar, with carrots and garlic that we shredded, as well.
It took a lot of work pressing…
My next dare after adding sauerkraut in my diet was making my own.Whoah. Trust me, I didn't think of this all by myself. A friend of the family (Hi, Mike!) grew cabbage in his garden and suggested we ferment it into sauerkraut. Of course, I was game. Didn't really know what I was getting myself into, but that's okay. It was awesome and definitely a learning experience.
We browsed several different recipes online to get an idea of the process and printed out Diane Sanfillipo's Easy Recipe for Raw Sauerkraut. You can also find good instructions at Nourished Kitchen.
Mike had grown cabbage in his garden, so we took the green and red leaves and chopped it up really small.
By massaging and pressing the salted cabbage, the waters would naturally come right out.
Mixed it up in a way-too-big mason jar, with carrots and garlic that we shredded, as well.
It took a lot of work pressing…
