Pickled cabbage with turmeric

Content

1 About the beneficial properties of turmeric and more
2 Recipes
- 2.1 First way
  - 2.1.1 Marinating stages
- 2.2 Method two
3 Conclusion

Many housewives pickle cabbage. As a rule, carrots, beets, berries, peppers and various spices are added to it. But so far only a few people prepare pickled cabbage with turmeric in Russia. The preparation acquires an amazing color and, naturally, the taste also changes. About the benefits of seasoning and rules pickling will be discussed in the article.

Important! If you pickled cabbage in the evening, you can serve your family a delicious and healthy salad in the morning.

About the beneficial properties of turmeric and more

Turmeric is a relative of ginger. This is the spice of oriental housewives. In its homeland, the grass is called turmeric.

Turmeric contains the following components:

Curcumin - responsible for color and spice, an excellent antioxidant and anti-cancer agent.
Turmeric - reduces the risk of the appearance and growth of malignant skin tumors.
Tumeron - helps with Alzheimer's disease.
Cineole completely replaces the usual mucoltin for coughs.

In addition to these main components, turmeric contains many different vitamins and microelements.

Medical scientists have long paid attention to turmeric and are studying its beneficial properties. Doctors prescribe spicy seasoning for many diseases, especially for people who have problems:

with the gastrointestinal tract;
sore joints;
women during menopause and while pregnant;
during metabolism;
diseases of the cardiovascular system and anemia;
When mixed with creams, it heals burns.

The list of beneficial properties of the spicy seasoning can be continued for a long time, but it seems to us that this is enough to convince you of the benefits of turmeric.

Important! Quickly restores the body after colds and inflammatory diseases.

But not everyone can use turmeric, so if you are planning to marinate cabbage with this spice, please read the information. So, turmeric is contraindicated:

for cholelithiasis:
with hypotension;
if you have diabetes (possible in minimal doses).

Warning! It is best to undergo an examination at a clinic and get permission from your attending physician.

Recipes

There are many options for preparing pickled cabbage with turmeric. We will give just a few. Pickle the vegetable, try it, choose, perhaps you will write down one of the recipes in your notebook and use it constantly.

First way

We will need the following products:

one kilogram of white cabbage;
one large carrot;
one clove of garlic;
one bell pepper (preferably red);
50 ml refined vegetable oil;
5 clove buds;
one teaspoon of turmeric;
one teaspoon of allspice;
4 bay leaves.

We will prepare the marinade in 0.7 liters of water from:

100 ml table 9% vinegar;
100 grams of granulated sugar;
45 grams of table salt;

Marinating stages

First, prepare all the ingredients. Remove the top greenish leaves from the heads of cabbage and rinse under running water. While the moisture is draining, wash and peel the carrots, bell peppers and garlic.
This recipe calls for cutting the cabbage into large pieces. in pieces.
We grate the carrots on a regular or Korean grater, the main thing is that it turns into long strips.
We select seeds and membranes from the pepper and cut into strips.
But cutting garlic is different; you need to get thin slices from it.
After mixing cabbage, carrots, garlic and pepper in a large container, add cloves, bay leaves and allspice peas. Pour vegetable oil on top and sprinkle with turmeric.

While the vegetables are soaking, prepare the marinade. Add salt, granulated sugar and vinegar to clean water, boil and immediately, while there are still bubbles, pour in the vegetables.

Cabbage pickles quickly, and within a day you can prepare any dish from it. Transferred into convenient containers, cabbage marinated with turmeric can be stored in a cool place.

Method two

To quickly prepare pickled cabbage with turmeric according to the following recipe, prepare in advance:

white cabbage – 2 kg;
granulated sugar – 200 grams;
table vinegar 9% - 180 ml;
olive oil – 100 ml;
water – 1000 ml;
non-iodized salt – 60-90 grams;
turmeric – 1 teaspoon;
ground cloves and dry mustard powder - a third of a teaspoon each.

Attention! If the top leaves on the head of cabbage are greenish, they must be removed.

Pour turmeric into the cabbage, cut into checkered pieces, according to the recipe recommendations, add vegetable oil, and mix gently.

Add mustard, cloves, granulated sugar and salt to boiling water. After 2 minutes, add vinegar. Pour the boiling marinade into the vegetables.

Cover the cabbage with a plate and place a jar of water. We will marinate the vegetables for no more than 12 hours. For lunch, you can serve a salad of amber-yellow pickled cabbage with turmeric with meat or fish dishes and boiled potatoes.

Marinate cabbage with pepper and turmeric:

Conclusion

Any housewife can pickle cabbage according to ready-made recipes, if she has the desire. But we want to warn our readers against mistakes:

When choosing cabbage for pickling, opt for mid- or late-ripening cabbage heads.
The forks should be tight and juicy.
Heads of cabbage with green leaves are not suitable for pickling: only those with white leaves are needed. Otherwise, the finished product will taste bitter.

Study recipes, experiment, share your options and discoveries for pickling cabbage with our readers. Good luck with your preparations.