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Cook add the bread to aid in the fermentation cover with the cheesecloth and tie with the string. Fermented beet juice also known as beet kvass is the star ingredient of a polish red barszcz soup a traditional christmas classic.
Boil the water and pour into the jar.
Fermented beet juice recipe. Fermented beet juice also known as beet kvass is the star ingredient of a polish red barszcz soup a traditional christmas classic. Its flavour is unlike any other slightly sweet a bit vinous with a pleasant tart aftertaste. The colour resembles the deep burgundy hues found in the finest wines.
Combine water and salt in a bowl to make the brine. Stir until salt is completely dissolved. Pour enough brine into the jars to completely cover the beets.
Screw on lids and let jars sit at room temperature until foam starts to appear on top about 1 week. For cardamom fermented beets place 1 teaspoon dried tarragon 1 tablespoon fresh teaspoon cardamom powder and teaspoon ground cloves in your jar. For powered by turmeric fermented beets place teaspoon turmeric powder teaspoon coriander seeds and teaspoon cumin seeds in your jar.
Scrub beets pare and cut into quarters. Place in a clean jar or crock and sprinkle with the salt. Boil the water and pour into the jar.
Cook add the bread to aid in the fermentation cover with the cheesecloth and tie with the string. In this youtube video mary from mary s nest cooking school shows how to make beet kvass a probiotic rich fermented drink for good gut health. Toss the beets ginger orange peel and fine sea salt together in a large mixing bowl.
Stir the ingredients well and allow them to sit for 20 minutes so that the salt brings out the beet juice. Pack the beets tightly into a 1 quart jar making sure there s no air pockets. Cut the beet and carrots into pieces to fit your juicer.
Peel the lemon and cut into quarters removing the seeds. Slowly process all ingredients through the juicer. Pour juice into a glass and enjoy.
Health benefits of beet juice. If you re interested in a more in depth look at the health benefits of beet juice i have more information in a different article. I ve rounded up the top health benefits here to give you a quick insight into why beet juice should be a regular ingredient in your favorite juice recipes.
Place the beets in the bottom of a half gallon glass jar. Add the whey sauerkraut juice and salt. If you don t want to use whey or sauerkraut juice you can double the salt instead though it may take longer to ferment.
Fill the jar the rest of the way with filtered water. Fermented beet juice is made by adding a starter culture to fresh beetroot juice. Alternatively beet kvass is another type of fermented beetroot juice made from fermenting cubed beets in a brine.
After fermentation beets are strained and the brine is bottled for drinking.