Easy Homemade Sauerkraut

Description

Sauerkraut has been a staple for hundreds of years. This is great on its own or as a topper for a variety of foods. Refrigerate or freeze sauerkraut once it is fermented.

Ingredients

  • 5 pounds cabbage, thinly sliced
  • 1 onion, thinly sliced
  • 3 tablespoons sea salt
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste
  • water to cover

Instructions

  1. Mix cabbage
  2. onion
  3. sea salt
  4. and garlic together in a bowl. Firmly pack mixture into a large
  5. clean
  6. food-grade plastic bucket. The cabbage will start to make its own brine as the salt starts to draw out the water of the cabbage.
  7. Fill a large
  8. clean
  9. food-grade plastic bag with water and place over the salted cabbage mixture so none of the cabbage is exposed to air.
  10. Allow cabbage to ferment in a cool
  11. dry place
  12. 1 to 4 weeks (depending on how tangy you like your sauerkraut). The temperature of the room you ferment the sauerkraut in should not rise above 70 degrees F (21 degrees C).

Prep Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 1 week

Servings: 24

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