How Do You Make Russian Style Sauerkraut?
Sauerkaut is very tasty and nutritious fermented food. It has a lot of vitamins, iron, calcium, fiber and approx. 32 cal for 5oz. There are a lot of methods to make sauerkaut. This method is very simple and unusual. For 5 pounds of cabbage you need 1/2 pound of carrots. Slice cabbage and carrots. Dissolve 1 pound of sea salt in 1 1/2 gal 0f filtered cold water. Place sliced carrots in a bowl and pour salty water submerging carrots. Submerge a portion of sliced cabbage in salty water for 5-6 minutes. Take it out. Take out a little sliced carrots from salty water, mix it with cabbage, sprinkle slightly with dill seeds, add 1 bay leaf and place on the bottom of glass jar. Using potato masher or your own knuckles firmly press cabbage to the bottom. Repeat with other portion of cabbage, carrots, dill seeds and bay leaves. Fill the jar leaving 1 1/2″ from the top. Cover jar with white cotton cloth or gauze. Place jar in enamel basin for 3-4 days in room temperature. The cabbage will be ferme
