7 fermented red cabbage Recipes

wheel napa cabbages cut into 2 inch pieces, cube gochugaru (red pepper flakes), coarse salt, fish sauce, saewujeot (salted shrimp), onion, garlic minced, brown sugar, stalk green onions, radish (korean mu), ginger minced, sweet rice flour

you will need a very large crock , glass or enamel container, heavy duty plastic bucket or even wood, all must be totally clean, put through a dishwasher or clean with the hottest water if you can), minimum of 2 heads of cabbage ( about a total of 5 lbs ), may be regular or savoy or 1 part red cabbage to 3 parts green, kosher , or sea salt, or use salt which has no additives, no anti caking, no iodine etc., not table salt which causes a soft and limp outcome, sometimes pickling or canning salt will change taste and texture too, i simply use kosher salt, some tips here to prevent problems ( molds and yeasts ) with your sauerkraut, never use aluminum utensils, absolute cleanliness is necessary for a healthy brew, prepare the cabbage , remove and discard the outer leaves., wash and drain and then cut the cabbages into halves or quarters while removing the core in the process., step 1), shred cabbage - may use food processor for speed and ease., if you shred by hand , make sure the shreds are no thicker than a nickel or dime, step 2), mix, with wooden spoon or very clean hands, 5 lb of shredded cabbage with 4 tbsp of kosher salt and toss and mix thoroughly until kosher salt dissolves, you can make as much as you wish as long as you use the ratio of 5 lbs. cabbage to 4 tbsp. salt.), step 3), when juice starts to form on cabbage from tossing - pack the cabbage firmly and evenly into a clean crock, glass or enamel container., press firmly to encourage juice formation ., fill the utensil no closer than 5 inches from the top ., step 4), make sure juice covers the cabbage completely! (this does not always happen unless the cabbage is fresh from the garden ), may need to prepare additional brine by putting 1 1/2 tbsp of kosher salt into 1 quart of boiling water., dissolve salt and cool brine to room temperature before adding to the pot of cabbage., step 5), once cabbage is immersed in brine water , place a large food grade, plastic bag filled with brine water and lay on top if cabbage..., i use 2 large bags, 1 inside the other - sometimes a 2 gallon freezer bag - with a couple of quarts of cooled brine water inside - this if the bag breaks it will not water down the cabbage into a tasteless mess), cabbage must be well sealed all around with the bag, so no air can get in and contaminate the sauerkraut with unwanted yeasts or molds, step 6), now cover the container with plastic wrap, then a heavy towel or cloth and tie securely into place., do not remove this until fermenting is complete, step 7), put in an area where the temperature will not be above 75 degrees. fermentation will begin within a day , depending upon the room temperature., step 8), if room temperature is 75 degrees allow 3 weeks for fermentation., if temperature is 70 degrees allow 4 weeks ., if temperature is 65 degrees allow 5 weeks ., if temperature is 60 degrees allow 6 weeks ., step 9), once fermented taste to see if your required tartness exists., tartness will weaken as you process in canning ( cooking ) so make sure it is a wee bit more tart than you like, be eaten immediately if you desire

napa cabbages, gochugaru (korean red chili flakes), coarse sea salt, fish sauce, saewujeot (salted shrimp), yellow onion, garlic cloves, brown sugar, green onions , cut into 2-inch pieces, radish (1/2 korean ), cut into matchstick pieces, minced ginger, sweet rice flour (simmered with 3 cups water)

beef stock, toenjang (fermented soybean paste), dashi kombu (dried kelp) (optional), garlic, chopped, firm tofu , cut into 1 1/2 x 1/4 inch dominoes, napa cabbage, thickly sliced, daikon radish cut into 1 1/2x1/4 inch pieces, yellow squash , cut into 1 1/2x1/4 inch dominoes, green onions, white and pale green part only, sliced diagonally into 1 1/4 inch pieces, hot red pepper, seeded and sliced diagonally into 1/4 inch pieces

mustard greens, cut in 2-in . length, daikon radish, thinly sliced and cut in 2-in . length, napa cabbage, cut in 2-in . length, spinach , torn into 2-in . pieces, chopped red onion, chopped tomato, garlic, finely minced, ginger, finely minced, fresh red chile, finely minced, chopped cilantro, lemon juice, mustard oil (vegetable oil can also be used), szechwan pepper (timur), asafetida powder, salt and pepper