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Cabbage the base to make the sauerkraut. Sea salt draws the water out of the cabbage and prevents bad bacteria from growing.
There are only three simple ingredients needed to make homemade sauerkraut in a mason jar.
Homemade sauerkraut in jars. All you need to do is combine shredded cabbage with some salt and pack it into a container a crock if you have one and want to make a lot of sauerkraut but a mason jar will do just fine for small batches. The cabbage releases liquid creating its own brining solution. Place a weight on top of cabbage i use pickle pebbles but you can also just use a smaller mason jar filled with dried beans cover jars with cheesecloth.
Check for 24 hours. Ferment for 3 10 days. Remove cheesecloth replace with mason jar lids.
Two ingredients a little bit of muscle and some patience. No sanitizing is required to make homemade sauerkraut. All you need is a wide mouth mason jar with a lid parchment paper and an empty and lid less 4 ounce jelly jar.
Because it takes anywhere from 4 days to 2 to 3 weeks for the fermentation magic to happen. There are only three simple ingredients needed to make homemade sauerkraut in a mason jar. Cabbage the base to make the sauerkraut.
Sea salt draws the water out of the cabbage and prevents bad bacteria from growing. Carway seeds are optional. We like the hint of flavor they add to the sauerkraut.
Working one handful at a time pack the sauerkraut into the mason jar using your fist to tamp the cabbage in tightly. Continue to do this until the jar is 75 85 full. There should be quite a bit of liquid by the time the jar is filled.
You may want to create several sauerkrauts in several mason jars because doing it all at once is just a lot easier. Six weeks of fermenting over time the cabbage will ferment and create a homemade sauerkraut that tastes way better than anything you can buy at the store. When the sauerkraut is done it will be fermented but also nice and crunchy.
I used a large mason jar a piece of plastic wrap and a plastic bag filled with water as a weight. Eventually i want to buy my own sauerkraut crock but they are rather expensive. 30 minutes to healthy homemade food helps you create all natural kitchen staples for clean tasty dishes.
You need 2 ingredients to make good sauerkraut. All you need is salt and cabbage and with oktoberfest being here now is the perfect time to start some. Weigh down the plate with 2 or 3 sealed quart jars filled with water.
If using a glass container with a lid cover the opening loosely so any gas produced by the fermenting cabbage can escape. Alternately you can cover the opening with a clean heavy towel. Like i said the recipe i use is the easiest sauerkraut recipe made and i use a mason jar.
I have many of them readily available since i do a lot of canning and for me they are perfect. Of course if you have access to a 1 gallon crock or even a 5 gallon crock use it. Growing up my mama used a 5 gallon crock to make her sauerkraut in.