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Salted cabbage is a delicious snack and addition to many dishes. In winter, it can easily replace fresh vegetable salads. True, not everyone knows how to cook it correctly. There are many factors to consider. To make the preparation crispy and tasty, you must follow some important rules, which we will consider in this article.
Rules for cold pickling cabbage in jars
To prepare delicious salted cabbage, you need to consider the following factors:
- selection of quality cabbage;
- correct proportions of sugar and salt;
- the required amount of vinegar (if required by the recipe);
- correct shredding method.
Many people confuse sauerkraut and salted cabbage. These snacks differ not only in their taste, but also in the method of preparation. Pickling is a longer process. Pickling cabbage happens much faster. You can salt the cabbage itself or with the addition of various vegetables, fruits and spices. For example, snack recipes with beets, apples, bay leaves and black pepper are very popular.
It is very important not to rush into preparing the snack.Our grandmothers prepared salad only from those vegetables that were subject to the first frost. Experience shows that such a snack turns out crispier and tastier.
A simple quick pickling recipe
To speed up the salting process, you need to add regular table salt to the appetizer. vinegar. This is very convenient, since not everyone can store large quantities of the product in the refrigerator for a long time. Moreover, not everyone has their own cellar. And so, we quickly cooked the cabbage and can immediately eat it.
Sauerkraut takes about a week or even two to prepare. Salted cabbage will be completely ready for consumption in 8 hours. It can simply be added to main courses or used when preparing dumplings or pies.
Required ingredients:
- white cabbage – one kilogram;
- one fresh carrot;
- three cloves of garlic;
- sunflower oil – 50 ml;
- 100 grams of salt;
- granulated sugar – 50 grams;
- black peppercorns – 5 pieces;
- water – 0.3 liters;
- table vinegar 9% – 50 ml.
The head of cabbage must be chopped using a knife or a special shredder. Carrots should be washed, peeled and grated on a large grater. Peel the garlic cloves. You can use one tricky method. Place the garlic in any metal bowl and cover it with another saucer on top. Then you need to shake the resulting structure until the husk comes off on its own. After this, the garlic is simply removed from the plate and the waste is thrown away.
Next, start preparing the brine. To do this, mix sugar, sunflower oil, salt and table vinegar in a separate container. After this, pour in water, which is first brought to a boil.Mix all the contents thoroughly so that the ingredients are completely dissolved. Garlic is cut into small pieces and added to the prepared brine.
Next, mix the prepared cabbage and carrots in a deep container. They need to be thoroughly rubbed with your hands to release some juice. After this, cooled brine is poured into the mixture. Next, cover the container with a lid and install pressure. So, the workpiece must stand for at least two hours.
Pickling cabbage with beets
Carrots are not all that can be added to salted cabbage. A very tasty salad can be prepared using regular beets. This preparation is very good fresh. It is also added to cabbage soup, meat and fish dishes. You can also bake and fry pies with this cabbage.
To prepare salted cabbage with beets we will need:
- fresh white cabbage – 3.5 kilograms;
- beets (red) – half a kilogram;
- 4 cloves of garlic;
- horseradish - 2 roots;
- table salt – 0.1 kilogram;
- granulated sugar - half a glass;
- black pepper – 6 peas;
- bay leaf – 5 pieces;
- 3 cloves;
- water – 2 liters.
Prepared cabbage is cut into fairly large pieces. Then you need to wash and peel the beets. It is cut into small cubes. Next, start preparing the brine. The water is brought to a boil and cooled. After this, you need to add bay leaf, cloves, peppercorns, granulated sugar and salt. Garlic cloves are peeled and passed through a press. Chopped horseradish is also added there.
The brine is thoroughly mixed until all bulk ingredients are completely dissolved. Next, you need to mix the cabbage with beets and pour everything brine. After this, the container with the workpiece must be covered with a lid and something heavy should be placed on top. This could be a stone or a container of water.
For the first couple of days, the workpiece should be kept in a cool, dark room. Next, the snack is transferred to a glass container and closed with a regular plastic lid. After this, the workpiece is stored in the refrigerator or in the cellar.
Salted cabbage without vinegar
First of all, you need to prepare all the necessary components:
- fresh cabbage - three kilograms;
- carrots - six pieces;
- bay leaf – 10 pieces;
- granulated sugar – 2 tablespoons;
- table salt – 4 tablespoons;
- water – 2.5 liters.
This method is distinguished by its ease and speed of preparation. To pickle cabbage without using vinegar, you need warm boiled water (it should not be hot), add granulated sugar and salt. After this, the solution is filtered through cheesecloth and left to cool.
Next, you need to inspect the cabbage heads. If the top sheets have any damage, they must be removed. Then the heads are cut in half and finely chopped. It is most convenient to use a special device for this. Shredded cabbage is transferred to a large container. Many housewives use enamel bowls, as they are very convenient for mixing ingredients.
Then you need to wash and peel the carrots. Next, it is ground on a grater and also poured into a prepared bowl. After this, spices are added to the preparation.All contents must be thoroughly rubbed with your hands to release the juice. This may require a little more effort and time.
The vegetable mixture is transferred to glass jars, pressing down the contents after each layer. How quickly the snack is prepared depends on how tightly the jar is filled. When the container is filled up to the shoulders, you can pour in the prepared brine. The jars are then covered with plastic lids and transferred to a warm place.
In this form, the workpiece should stand for at least 3 days. During this time, you need to regularly pierce the contents with a wooden stick. This is done in order to release air from the container. Now the preparation is completely ready for use.
Delicious crispy cabbage in 2 days
This recipe allows you to prepare an incredibly tasty preparation in a couple of days. And most importantly, it always turns out crispy and very juicy. This recipe will definitely never let you down.
To prepare crispy cabbage we will need the following ingredients:
- one large head of cabbage;
- liter of water;
- 2.5 tablespoons of salt;
- 1 tablespoon sugar;
- 2 teaspoons dried dill;
- 1 carrot.
The water must be boiled and left until it cools completely. Then sugar and table salt are added to it. The head of cabbage must be washed, cut into 2 parts and finely chopped. The carrots are washed, peeled and grated on a coarse grater.
All prepared ingredients are transferred to a large container and thoroughly rubbed by hand. After this, you can pour the brine into the mixture.Next, cover the container with a lid and leave for 2 days. From time to time the contents are pierced with a wooden stick. When 48 hours have passed, you can put the workpiece in glass jars. Next, the cabbage is stored in the refrigerator or any other cold room.
Conclusion
Surely many people love salted cabbage. This preparation helps preserve the aroma and taste of fresh cabbage for a long time. As we could see, preparing this preparation is not at all difficult. In winter, you can make wonderful pies and dumplings with this cabbage. You can also simply add onion and butter to the salad, and you will get a wonderful vitamin salad.
