Pickled cabbage is a popular way to prepare healthy vegetables for the winter. Using various spices and additional ingredients, you can diversify daily lunches and dinners, as well as a festive feast. Below are 3 recipes for home cooking delicious snacks, and also describes the features of their storage.
Ingredient preparation
To prepare the preparations, it is necessary to take cabbage of late or medium ripening period - such vegetables are stored longer and will crunch in the finished dish.
When buying, you should pay attention to the following features of the head:
- weight not less than 3 kg, since in large vegetables the percentage of sugars is higher;
- ripeness;
- leaves without rot or traces of pests;
- good smell;
- white color on a section of a stump;
- density when squeezed by hand.
Before cooking, remove the upper leaves. Then the head of cabbage is cut in half and chopped in accordance with the recipe: straws or pieces of different sizes. Other vegetables should also be washed, peeled and chopped. To work with a large volume of vegetables it is convenient to work on special graters.
Important! You can marinate cabbage not only in the volumes indicated below, but also quickly, little by little, in a salad bowl, for one meal.
Step by step recipes for pickled cabbage for the winter
Tasty and quick pickled white cabbage can be in many ways. Simple recipes with affordable ingredients will come in handy for both experienced and novice housewives.
Classic recipe in jars
12 L 24 hours
vinegar essence 70%
1 tbsp. l
Energy value per 100 g:
Heat the water in a pan to a boil. Throw peppercorns, sugar and salt. Turn off after boiling, introduce bay leaf and vinegar.
Pour the vegetables in a bowl or bucket with hot marinade and mix.
After cooling, spread the mixture over the jars without tamping. Cover with an ordinary lid and put in a cool place for a day.
Heat the water in a pan to a boil. Throw peppercorns, sugar and salt. Turn off after boiling, introduce bay leaf and vinegar.
Pour the vegetables in a bowl or bucket with hot marinade and mix.
After cooling, spread the mixture over the jars without tamping. Cover with an ordinary lid and put in a cool place for a day.Video recipe
Classic recipe in a jar
Did you know? The first day of May was celebrated in Ancient Rome as Cabbage Day, since in 305 AD e. it was on that day that the emperor Diocletian renounced the throne and left the capital to grow this vegetable in his garden.
With spices
1 L 1 hour
vegetable oil
3 tbsp. l
Energy value per 100 g:
- Cut the cabbage as thin as possible. Finely chop the garlic into slices. Put the vegetables in a container for pickling (glass or enamelled, metal).
- Bring the water to a boil with salt and sugar, then remove from heat.
- Add spices to the marinade and leave for 2-3 minutes.
- Add vinegar and oil to the marinade.
- Pour the marinade into vegetables and mix, put in a cool place. Stir the mixture several times a day.
With beets
3 L 24 hours
cabbage
1 medium-sized head of cabbage
Energy value per 100 g:
- Head of cabbage cut into large pieces. Peel the carrots and beets, grate or chop.
- Chili cut in half and remove the seeds. Peel the garlic cloves. Chop the garlic and chili with a knife.
- Combine all vegetables, including garlic and chili.
- For marinade, pour water into a saucepan, add salt and sugar. Heat the marinade to a boil, remove from heat and add vinegar.
- In a 3-liter jar, lay the vegetable mixture and pour the marinade, close the lid. Keep the jar at room temperature for a day.
Important! Even in minimal amounts, chili peppers can cause burns to the mucous membranes, so cut it only with gloves!
Features of storage at home
It is recommended to store winter cabbage preparations in a dark and cool place. It can be either a basement or a cellar, or a shelf in the refrigerator. The average shelf life is 6 months. Pickled cabbage is not only tasty, but also a healthy vitamin product for people of any age. And the above simple recipes are available even for novice chefs.
