4/30/2019 – We have tried the LDG Kraut enough to know the first batch is very good. So this is a big batch as we have two small heads and two large heads of cabbage. This batch uses the two … Continue reading
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4/25/2019 – This ferment was inspired by various recipes but not anyone in particular. The important item was the recommendation for the salt to be 2%-3%. It turned out very good with the carrots crunchy and the white parts of … Continue reading
4/14/2019 – Made this generally following the Lemon-Dill Kraut on page 134 of our copy of Fermented Vegetables by Shockey & Shockey. On 4/29/2019 we tried it an liked it a lot. Ingredients 1 avg head of cabbage that weighted … Continue reading
Added garlic to our normal recipe for German-style sauerkraut with carrot. Note this ferment has 1.7% salt. The 1.8% ferments’ cabbage and carrots was crunchy but the brine was too salty to drink. The lower 1.7% brine turned out fine. … Continue reading
3/24/2019 – Made this first-time garlic kraut somewhat following this recipe. on 4/7/2019 tried it for the first time. It had a strong garlic smell and a bit of garlic taste. Overall it is good. … Continue reading
2/22/2019 – After experimenting with this recipe plus jalapenos and a “Codito” this prep is our usual ratios of caraway and yellow mustard but with the higher 1.8% salt. It turned out good as usual.
Inspired by this page that said, “Cortido is similar to sauerkraut in that it is a lacto-fermented cabbage but it is spiced up with flavors from Latin America.” We did not like the flavors and would not make it like … Continue reading
12/23/2018 – Made this different than the first time I made it with carrot as there is far less carrot (~10:1) and included the caraway and dill like German kraut. The cabbage to carrot ratio is about 10:1. The salt … Continue reading
11/29/2018 – Made this a little different from the formula we have been using. It has a little more salt and juniper berries. The cabbage came from Rouses. The table below came from the spreadsheet in DropBox. grams Cabbage 1842.0 … Continue reading
Bought a head of cabbage with dark green heavy outer leaves at Sessions. Chopped it into 1/4″-1/2 ” squares and add the following as computed using the spreadsheet in DropBox. Note I messed up the measurements but decided to leave … Continue reading