How to quickly pickle cabbage at home

Not all cabbage keeps well in the winter. Therefore, it is customary to make all kinds of blanks from it. This is very convenient, because then you will not need to chop and cook it. It is enough just to get a jar of salted cabbage and serve it on the table along with onions and sunflower oil. In this article, we will look at several options for how to deliciously pickle cabbage for the winter.

Salting cabbage at home

To give the preparation taste and aroma, it is customary to add all kinds of spices and other vegetables to it. Perfectly complements the taste of the dish with ordinary carrots. In addition, it gives off a little color, making the snack more colorful. Spices such as bay leaf and black peppercorns can add a pleasant aroma. Spicy lovers can cook cabbage with garlic and horseradish. Thus, you will get a wonderful snack, which can also be served on the festive table.

Classic Salted Cabbage Recipe

Ingredients:

• white cabbage – about 3 kilograms;
• medium-sized carrots – 2 pieces;
• coarse edible salt – 2 tablespoons;
• sugar – 1 tablespoon without a slide;
• 3 to 5 bay leaves;
• black peppercorns – 4-5 pieces;
• liter of water.

Salting cabbage occurs as follows:

1. The first step is to prepare the brine. Pour a liter of water into a saucepan and bring to a boil. The required amount of salt and sugar is added there, after which they boil for another couple of minutes. Then it is left for a while until it cools completely. You can taste the mixture to determine what is missing in the brine.
2. In the meantime, you can prepare all the necessary vegetables. The cabbage is washed and thinly sliced. To do this, you can use a special kitchen tool (shredders and knives).

   

3. Carrots are also washed and peeled. Then you can cut it with a knife into thin strips or grate it for carrots in Korean.
4. In a large container, mix cabbage and carrots. In this case, it is important to grind the vegetables well so that a little juice stands out.
5. Glass jars are filled with this mass. From time to time, peppercorns and bay leaves are added to the jar.
6. It’s time to pour the vegetables with brine. After that, the jars are covered with plastic lids and placed in a warm place for 3 or 4 days. The mass is regularly pierced with a wooden stick so that air comes out.
7. Next, the jars are tightly closed with lids and left in a cold place for further storage.

Pickling cabbage with beets

Next, we will consider a recipe for how to salt cabbage at home with the addition of beets. Additional vegetables give the pickled cabbage more flavor and color. In this case, the beets color the cabbage in a bright crimson hue and give it its light and pleasant taste. This recipe also uses various spices and additives that make the preparation sharper, spicier and tastier.

So, to prepare the workpiece, we need:

• white fresh cabbage – about 4 kilograms;
• red fresh beets – 3 medium-sized fruits;
• horseradish root – 1 or 2 pieces;
• medium-sized garlic – 1 head;
• food salt – 100 grams;
• bay leaf – 4 small leaves;
• granulated sugar – half a glass;
• whole cloves – 2 pieces;
• water – about 2 liters;
• black peppercorns – up to 10 pieces.

Preparation of the workpiece begins with brine. The prepared water is brought to a boil, edible salt, bay leaf, granulated sugar, cloves and black peppercorns are added. Mix well and remove from heat.

While the brine is cooling, you can start preparing the vegetables. Heads of cabbage are washed and damaged upper leaves are removed. Then you can cut the cooking into several parts and start cutting. In this case, you do not need to grind. The cabbage pieces should be fairly large.

Beets are peeled and cut into small pieces. Horseradish roots are cleaned, washed and passed through a meat grinder. You can also use a small grater for this. We do the same with garlic. Then shredded cabbage must be mashed with your hands until the juice stands out. After that, it is mixed with prepared garlic and horseradish.

Vegetables are laid out in prepared jars, from time to time adding pieces of beets to it. Next, the contents are poured with brine. Now you can cover the cabbage in brine with lids and leave it like this for a couple of days. After 2 or 3 days, the workpiece is moved to the refrigerator or cellar.

How to quickly pickle cabbage 

Preparations for the winter take a lot of time. Therefore, many housewives are looking for simple recipes that will save time. This cooking method is just that. In this case, you do not need a large number of different ingredients. The main thing is to chop all the necessary vegetables. It’s good that now there are special shredders and food processors that help speed up the process.

For the preparation we need:

• white cabbage – 20 kilograms;
• fresh carrots – 0,6 kilograms;
• edible salt – 0,4 kilograms.

Preparation of snacks begins with the preparation of cabbage. Heads of cabbage are washed, cut and chopped into thin strips. In principle, the size of the pieces does not matter much and does not affect the taste in any way, so you can cut the cabbage even larger.

Next, peel and wash the carrots. Then it is rubbed on a grater. Now it’s time to combine all the prepared ingredients. Cabbage is mixed with salt and carrots, carefully rubbing everything with your hands. Further, the mass is laid out in any convenient container. To do this, you can use glass jars, wooden barrels and enameled pans. At the same time, the cabbage is well tamped and covered with a lid.

The lid should be slightly smaller than the opening of the container. Thus, it will be possible to properly crush the cabbage. Then you need to put something heavy on top, a brick or a container of water. After that, the workpiece is kept in a cold room for 3 or 4 days. Now the snack is completely ready to eat.

How to pickle cabbage with pepper and garlic

The advantage of this snack is that it is prepared for a very short time, but it is stored throughout the winter. Garlic and pepper, which are present in this dish, give the workpiece a special piquant taste. At the same time, the amount of garlic can be adjusted to your taste and needs. The cooking process is facilitated by the fact that the workpiece is marinated not in brine, but in its own juice.

To prepare this wonderful salad, we need to prepare:

• white fresh cabbage – from 4 to 5 kilograms;
• fresh medium-sized carrots – 1 piece;
• red hot pepper – 1 or 2 pieces;
• garlic cloves – up to 5 pieces;
• edible salt – to taste (from 20 to 55 grams).

The process of preparing the workpiece is as follows:

1. Heads of cabbage, of course, must be washed under running water and cut into several pieces. Then each of them is chopped on a special grater. The straw should be thin and long. Carrots need to be peeled and grated on a shredder or coarse grater. You can also use a special Korean carrot grater.

   

2. It is better to peel and cut hot peppers with gloves so that no particles then get on the mucous membrane of the eyes and mouth. The pepper should be cut into 2 parts to make it easier to remove the seeds. Then it is cut into smaller pieces.
3. Garlic cloves are peeled and then minced. You can simply cut the garlic into thin slices or cubes.
4. All prepared ingredients are placed in a large bowl and thoroughly mixed with salt. It is better not to throw all the salt at once. You can taste the salad and then add more salt if needed. Be sure to thoroughly grind the vegetables so that the required amount of juice stands out.

   

5. Then the cabbage is covered with a lid and an additional load is placed on it. For 3 days, the workpiece is periodically stirred and again covered with a lid. After this time, you need to try the cabbage. If it is salted and has a good taste, then you can pour the workpiece into glass jars and put it in the refrigerator or cellar.

Conclusion

There are quite a few recipes for salting cabbage. All of them, of course, will not fit in one article. Many housewives also add apples and other favorite spices to the appetizer. In any case, quick pickling of cabbage has many advantages over other methods of harvesting this vegetable. The main thing is to do everything right. The cooking process is quite simple and even beginners can do it. Surely everyone can chop vegetables and mix them together with spices. As you can see, it is not necessary to prepare the preparation in brine, you can simply combine the vegetables with salt and you will get an equally tasty snack. But how nice it will be to enjoy the most delicious pickled homemade cabbage in winter.