Making Sauerkraut is one of the easiest ways to keep probiotics in your diet and making it at home only takes 2 ingredients and a little bit of time!
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On my journey to make more at home I came across the idea of making sauerkraut at home and honestly it had never even crossed my mind to try before. The only ingredients you really need are cabbage and salt. There are some other helpful tools that you can purchase that does make it easier however.
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Equipment for fermenting sauerkraut at home
For fermenting sauerkraut at home, you will need some supplies. Here is a list of what you will need to make it:
I actually bought all these supplies a year ago and I am just getting around to making this! I’m really trying to check things off my list of things I want to make at home. It comes together so quick, I can’t believe it took me so long to just dive in and do it.
Making sauerkraut at home is going to become something I do a couple times a year. We mainly use it on hot dogs but there are so many recipes that it is used for! I’m going to make some up on my own to get the benefits of sauerkraut in our everyday life. Because it is fermented you get all the benefits of probiotics!
Homemade Sauerkraut
Equipment
- 1 Pounder
Ingredients
- 1½ Lbs Cabbage (roughly 1 medium)
- 2¼ Tbsp Celtic Salt
Instructions
- Remove outer layers of cabbage and finely shred the cabbage.
- Add to a bowl and spread salt over it.
- Massage for 2 minutes let rest for 10 minutes
- Repeat 2 more times. Make sure you really massage it to release all the water from the cabbage.
- Place cabbage in your mason jar and pour the leftover brine on top, making sure it completely covers the cabbage.
- Place a cabbage leaf you already removed on top and place your weight on top as well as your fermenting lid.
- Let ferment in a cool place for 3 days.
- After this you can put it in the fridge. It will last up to 4 months refrigerated.
