Disclosure: this post is perfect for people who love pickled vegetables and fermented food!
Let’s get pickled! Pickled vegetables or even fruits can add a nice last touch to your mains as a side dish. They are very powerful and can change or overcome the taste of the main dish.
What about easy homemade pickled red cabbage? It’s so versatile! It can be used in many various dishes, such as burgers, salads, tacos… You name it!
Pickled red cabbage perfectly accompanies savoury dishes and even a slightly bitter dishes. Try it!
It takes no more than 5 minutes to prepare one jar of pickled red cabbage. Plus, don’t forget you need a few hours for a fermentation process, usually about 3-4 hours. Put it in a fridge them to let the jar chill and that’s it!
Note: This type of recipe for pickled cabbage will give you pickled cabbage rather than fermented cabbage. The fermentation process takes much longer than just a few hours. The proper fermentation process can take longer than 20 days! This is also the amount of time you need for the high quality fermented cabbage. This recipe will create pickled cabbage that usually doesn’t have a long life and it should be used within the next few days.
Why should you consider eating pickled foods of any kind? It’s simple: they are amazing for your gut health! The fermented food develops good bacteria that are very helpful for your gut. It improves your digestion and maintains a healthy immune system. That is very handy especially in winter and at cold nights!
If you try to lose some weight, eating fermented foods help you achieve your goal faster and easier. How? Because the fermentation process creates good bacteria that work for you as probiotics. A healthy gut is one of the most important things for losing weight!
Did you know that fermented soy products, such as tempeh, are very easy to digest? And the same goes for other fermented goodies, such as extremely popular kimchi, kombucha or kefir!
Swop maple syrup for raw brown sugar. Also, for nuttier taste, add one teaspoon cumin seeds. It will make the taste of pickled red cabbage stronger!
Easy Pickled Red Cabbage
Equipment
- glass jar
- sealable container
Ingredients
- 1 medium size red cabbage shredded
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar white
- 1/4 cup wine vinegar red
- 2 cloves garlic peeled and minced
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 tsp cumin seeds optional
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper freshly cracked
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
Instructions
- Shred your cabbage and put it in a container with a lit
- Mix all the ingredients for the marinade and pour it over shredded cabbage.
- Close the container with lit and leave it for fermentation for 3-4 hours. Don't put it in a fridge, it should ferment at room temperature.
- After the fermentation time, let the container with fermented red cabbage in a fridge chill for at least 1 hour.
- Remove bay leaves before serving. Enjoy!
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Klara Walterova
Klara is a professional freelance writer for hire. She offers web content, blog posting, ghostwriting and copywriting. She writes for a healthy lifestyle, wellness and travel websites. She focuses on veganism and the vegan diet. When she's not writing, she develops new tasty vegan recipes, travels the world or plays with her cats. Please contact her for her online writing services on her website writtenbyvegan.com or visit her Instagram profile @writtenbyvegan.