Sauerkraut

Adventures in making Sauerkraut from Sandor Katz’s book and Michael Pollan’s recipe based on it

2020/01/04

  • 2.8 lbs red cabbage
  • 3.0 lbs of green cabbage
  • Added 1.5 tsp salt per pound of cabbage = 9 tsp of salt
  • Add 1/2 tsp of caraway per lb of cabbage = 3tsp
  • 1 tsp of ground coriander
  • Mixed and pounded everything together.
  • Made 3.5 quarts. Used weights and fermentation lids.

2018/05/19

  • 1 head of red cabbage
  • 1 head of green cabbage
  • 4.4 lbs total
  • Grated on Babcii’s cabbage slicer!
  • Added 4.4 * 1.5 tsp salt = 6.6 tsp + a little extra = 8 tsp salt
  • Added caraway seeds measured by Max at 3 years old, so about 1 Tblspoon +/- 1 tsp.
  • Pounded and stuffed into jars, and added a grape leaf to cover and press down the kraut.

Additions:

  • 1 tsp caraway seeds per head (good)
  • 1/2 tsp mustard per head (makes it taste like mustard, though, so not great)

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