Sauerkraut
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kelly cabbage and salt! That’s what I always say too! Sounds lot like me, give away about 90% but nothing is better than homeade kraut!
5 lbs cabbage
3 tbsp saltMix and stomp!
Or crock recipe is the same. A layer of cabbage and add salt and continue this process until finished. We haven’t stomped (bruised) our cabbage in the past but have decided to bruise it with our next batch.
The jar method recipe we used Is from the TV show Tim Farmers Country Kitchen. It turned out very good too and is simpler than the crock method. We liked the crock method best but that may have been in our head because that’s the “old fashioned” way.
Here is a link to the Tim Farmers Country Kitchen recipe. You will have to scroll or watch just past the bee keeping segment to view it. There’s also a very old pickle recipe on the first secment. Interesting because it uses an oak leaf in the ingredients.
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Talleyho4 I don’t have any particular recipes for either. Most kraut recipes are virtually the same…pickling salt is a must. Many recipes call for the addition of caraway, mustard seed, bay leaf and juniper berries but using nothing but salt and cabbage is great too. Mustard recipes are similar in that they all have mustard seed (either ground or whole), vinegar, salt and often sugar. Many will also call for wine or beer and possibly fresh herbs. My last batch had local honey and fresh rosemary and thyme from my garden. I just google for ideas until I get a flavor profile in my head that inspires and go from there. If your mustard is heated during the process it will produce a milder version than one that is prepared cold…such as a ‘Chinese’ style mustard. I suggest trying that one first.
Buying mustard seed from a local grocery might be kinda spendy so I’d suggest buying from bulk at Walton’s. These are a great deal and a good place to start!
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i make kraut every year also many years now about the same as deplorablenc1 15 gal crock i only ad canning salt the result you can’t buy in a store. i shave 18 to 20 large heads in my crock i use 2 qts canning salt add a little every couple inches keep smashing it down with a 2" maple stick till you get to the top should have lots of juice i cut a piece of sani plast cutting board to just fit my crock put on top place my secret 10 to 15 lb rock on top cover with cheese cloth keep close to 70 degrees skim fluid almost every day you can wait a few days 3 to 4 weeks mine is done. just dig down a little and taste go to your liking the longer you leave it the stronger it gets. the time varies on the temp. the flavor is all in the secret rock LOL. i give away lots of kraut every one likes it. i hot water bath can mine never had it mushy yet but i’ll try freezing some and see. want a good recipe let me know to die for called kraut buns might not sound good but WOW.
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kelly
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Joe Hell freezing it is the only way I have found that the crunch and flavor stays with the kraut. I have tried canning it but that gets too mushy.
deplorablenc1 Thank you. I had no idea you could freeze sauerkraut, I figured that would completely kill it. Cabbage just went on sale today for .28 & mine in the garden are not yet ready. Do you have a good recipe for sauerkraut in a crock. Especially Bavarian Style. I think ours is about 3 gallons.
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Does anyone get into making sauerkraut? I have been doing it since I was a young boy in an old fashion crock. Now i do a batch in a 10 gallon crock and a batch in a fermentation pot. Hard to tell a difference in taste because they are both so good!
deplorablenc1 That looks great. I make some every year from my own cabbage. I can mine instead of freezing, though.
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Does anyone get into making sauerkraut? I have been doing it since I was a young boy in an old fashion crock. Now i do a batch in a 10 gallon crock and a batch in a fermentation pot. Hard to tell a difference in taste because they are both so good!
I have been making sour crout for probably 30 years. shred the cabbage not to fine. place in a crock. pour salt over the cabbage. mix with your hands. add more cabbage and repeat the process until crock is almost full. place a plate over the cabbage to keep the liquid over the cabbage. mixing process takes time so be ready to spend time getting the cabbage and salt time to make liquid. cover with cheese cloth. place crock in a cool place. let sit 7 to 10 days. place in mason jars and seal. we usually get 20 or so quarts out of a crock. we use about a box of n iodined salt. pack cabbage tightly in crock but leave room so it can’t over flow. Excuse misspellings. i can’t post from my pc but can from my iphone
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Does anyone get into making sauerkraut? I have been doing it since I was a young boy in an old fashion crock. Now i do a batch in a 10 gallon crock and a batch in a fermentation pot. Hard to tell a difference in taste because they are both so good!
deplorablenc1 I do mine with 2 TBSP non-iodized salt per 5 lbs shredded cabbage. Layer 2.5 lbs cabbage and 1 TBSP salt and stomp between layers until crock is full. (I know most people use 3 TBSP of salt but since I have cut a lot of salt from my diet, that is too salty for me). Allow to sit 6-7 weeks at 70 degrees, I check at 6 weeks but I usually like it better at 7 weeks, seems to be the right amount of souring.
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I like sauerkraut and think this process is similar to kimchee having never made either from the sound of it
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deplorablenc1 I do mine with 2 TBSP non-iodized salt per 5 lbs shredded cabbage. Layer 2.5 lbs cabbage and 1 TBSP salt and stomp between layers until crock is full. (I know most people use 3 TBSP of salt but since I have cut a lot of salt from my diet, that is too salty for me). Allow to sit 6-7 weeks at 70 degrees, I check at 6 weeks but I usually like it better at 7 weeks, seems to be the right amount of souring.
bocephus Thanks for backing that up. We have about 1.5 gallons going now. I did 10 pounds of cabbage & wanted to do the whole 2 gallons, but strangely enough, 10 pounds did not quite do the trick. I am tempted to go back & get some more while they are on sale. We stomped until really late last night & have it hidden in a cool dark place now. I used the salt as you said, in addition to just a bit of Himalyan Pink & smoke sea along with Carraway seeds & a few mustard seeds too. I could not find any Juniper berries & Margaret did not like the idea of me going out & picking some from the Cedar trees. Keep your fingers crossed for us & thanks for the back up.
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I have been making sour crout for probably 30 years. shred the cabbage not to fine. place in a crock. pour salt over the cabbage. mix with your hands. add more cabbage and repeat the process until crock is almost full. place a plate over the cabbage to keep the liquid over the cabbage. mixing process takes time so be ready to spend time getting the cabbage and salt time to make liquid. cover with cheese cloth. place crock in a cool place. let sit 7 to 10 days. place in mason jars and seal. we usually get 20 or so quarts out of a crock. we use about a box of n iodined salt. pack cabbage tightly in crock but leave room so it can’t over flow. Excuse misspellings. i can’t post from my pc but can from my iphone
no_eyes_processor Thank you.
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bocephus Thanks for backing that up. We have about 1.5 gallons going now. I did 10 pounds of cabbage & wanted to do the whole 2 gallons, but strangely enough, 10 pounds did not quite do the trick. I am tempted to go back & get some more while they are on sale. We stomped until really late last night & have it hidden in a cool dark place now. I used the salt as you said, in addition to just a bit of Himalyan Pink & smoke sea along with Carraway seeds & a few mustard seeds too. I could not find any Juniper berries & Margaret did not like the idea of me going out & picking some from the Cedar trees. Keep your fingers crossed for us & thanks for the back up.
calldoctoday You’re welcome. I do recommend getting a crock with weights and a lip around the rim for water, they work great.
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calldoctoday You’re welcome. I do recommend getting a crock with weights and a lip around the rim for water, they work great.
bocephus Yes, that is what we have. Thank you for the tip on UW. That is a good one.
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calldoctoday You’re welcome. I do recommend getting a crock with weights and a lip around the rim for water, they work great.
bocephus said in Sauerkraut:
calldoctoday You’re welcome. I do recommend getting a crock with weights and a lip around the rim for water, they work great.
Those are called water trap crocks.
The last batch I did was in 2018. I have 4 half gallon wide mouth canning jars that I use. I use a product from Mason called Mason Tops, “PICKLE PIPE FERMENTATION AIRLOCKS”.
Seems to work for me anyway. I vacuum quart jars without processing them and keep them in the basement fridge but I might try canning them this time come February. That is when cabbage is the cheapest.
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bocephus said in Sauerkraut:
calldoctoday You’re welcome. I do recommend getting a crock with weights and a lip around the rim for water, they work great.
Those are called water trap crocks.
The last batch I did was in 2018. I have 4 half gallon wide mouth canning jars that I use. I use a product from Mason called Mason Tops, “PICKLE PIPE FERMENTATION AIRLOCKS”.
Seems to work for me anyway. I vacuum quart jars without processing them and keep them in the basement fridge but I might try canning them this time come February. That is when cabbage is the cheapest.
@dennyo Yes, that is what we have. We have a batch working now. My youngest son has it hiding in his closet, on a pan with a towel, to try to keep it dark & cool. It has been hard to keep things cool around here for the past few weeks with temps in the 80s at times. Finally getting a little nip today & tomorrow.
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@dennyo Yes, that is what we have. We have a batch working now. My youngest son has it hiding in his closet, on a pan with a towel, to try to keep it dark & cool. It has been hard to keep things cool around here for the past few weeks with temps in the 80s at times. Finally getting a little nip today & tomorrow.
calldoctoday said in Sauerkraut:
@dennyo Yes, that is what we have. We have a batch working now. My youngest son has it hiding in his closet, on a pan with a towel, to try to keep it dark & cool. It has been hard to keep things cool around here for the past few weeks with temps in the 80s at times. Finally getting a little nip today & tomorrow.
Just terrible, 80’s huh,Oh, My! LOL, I wish we had that around here now!
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calldoctoday said in Sauerkraut:
@dennyo Yes, that is what we have. We have a batch working now. My youngest son has it hiding in his closet, on a pan with a towel, to try to keep it dark & cool. It has been hard to keep things cool around here for the past few weeks with temps in the 80s at times. Finally getting a little nip today & tomorrow.
Just terrible, 80’s huh,Oh, My! LOL, I wish we had that around here now!
We finished our latest batch of kraut a few weeks ago & it was absolutely delicious. We ate a whole lot of it right off the bat & then stored away several half gallon jars of it for later. It is really good & crunchy & perfectly tart/Sauer. You will never want to eat store bought again after doing this stuff
f & we even do it in the south.
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We finished our latest batch of kraut a few weeks ago & it was absolutely delicious. We ate a whole lot of it right off the bat & then stored away several half gallon jars of it for later. It is really good & crunchy & perfectly tart/Sauer. You will never want to eat store bought again after doing this stuff
f & we even do it in the south.calldoctoday I agree, I have been making homemade kraut for many years now. A friend of my dad’s used to make it and he told me about it.
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calldoctoday I agree, I have been making homemade kraut for many years now. A friend of my dad’s used to make it and he told me about it.
bocephus So easy and sooo good
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We finished our latest batch of kraut a few weeks ago & it was absolutely delicious. We ate a whole lot of it right off the bat & then stored away several half gallon jars of it for later. It is really good & crunchy & perfectly tart/Sauer. You will never want to eat store bought again after doing this stuff
f & we even do it in the south.calldoctoday Oh that looks wonderful.
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