Today Rachel quickly demonstrates how to make sauerkraut in a mason jar. 932019 Making sauerkraut doesnt have to be a big deal.
You also need a very large glass jar or sauerkraut crock and some sort of weight for the top.
Making sauerkraut in a mason jar. Sauerkraut is one of my favorite fermented foods. A lot of cabbage will fit into a Mason jar. Six weeks of fermenting.
4272020 Grab a handful of cabbage and pack it tightly into the bottom of a wide-mouth pint mason jar. 10242013 How to Make Sauerkraut Mason Jar and Refrigerator Method Dairy-Free Red and green cabbage sauerkrauts ready for fermentation. This can take anywhere from 14 weeks.
9252019 The true key in creating sauerkraut in a mason jar is you have to leave it on there for a long while. Make sure that your jars are packed and that the brine comes up over the cabbage. Making homemade sauerkraut is super easy and inexpensive.
Prepare your cabbage by removing any discolored outer leaves. 1262021 Massage the salt into the cabbage bruising the leaves. This recipe makes a half gallon of sauerkraut.
3122021 There are only three simple ingredients needed to make homemade sauerkraut in a mason jar. Using a chopstick or nonreactive knife. Alternatively if you use a flip-top mason jar you can take out the rubber seal from the top then snap the lid closed.
Pack the cabbage into a sterilized quart-sized mason jar and add the brine. Cabbage the base to make the sauerkraut Sea salt draws the water out of the. 8112017 Make Sauerkraut in a Mason Jar For this fermentation method youll want to pick up a wide-mouth Mason jar.
You may want to create several sauerkrauts in several mason jars because doing it all at once is just a lot easier. Crushing the cabbage will make even more brine for your cabbage. A simple head of cabbage will fit nicely in one quart or two pint jars.
3222020 All that you need to make sauerkraut is cabbage and sea salt. Simply cut the recipe down if you wish to make smaller amounts. 4102015 How To Make Sauerkraut In A Mason Jar.
1 large head cabbage about 3 or 4 pounds 3 tablespoons of Real Sea Salt buy here Filtered Water 12 gallon Mason Jar wide-mouth buy here Fermenting Lid optional buy here. Store at room temperature away from sunlight. 1142019 Place the jar in a rimmed pan to catch any overflow and allow to ferment at room temperature until the kraut is as sour as you like it.
Eventually I want to buy my own sauerkraut crock but they are rather expensive. After its done fermenting store the sauerkraut in the refrigerator. You can use a spoon but it was fun to use this sauerkraut tamper.
You only need a few simple ingredients and some common kitchen items to make a batch of sauerkraut that your grandmother would be proud of. I used a large Mason jar a piece of plastic wrap and a plastic bag filled with water as a weight. 342016 Place a small jelly jar on top to weigh down the cabbage then cover the jar with a cloth and a rubber band.
All you need is salt water and ca. I have a specialty sauerkraut tamper that I love and use but you can easily just use. This will ensure that the cabbage breathes without being sealed air-tight.
