Sauerkraut "surprise"

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I want to share with You a delicious recipe of sour cabbage, it is cooked without the addition of brine, the juice will need to stand out by myself! The secret to my cabbage lies on the bottom of the pan, but more on that later).

Ingredients for Sauerkraut "surprise"

Step by step instruction of cooking Sauerkraut "surprise"

Шаг 1

Prepare the cabbage for this my her and dismissed from the upper leaves, leaving one sheet on each cabbage they will need in order to put them on the bottom of the pan.

Шаг 2

Cabbage cut in half the proportion divide again, and tightly stacked on top of the leaves. On top add celery...

Шаг 3

... the carrots, sprinkle with salt, this is our surprise which will be at the bottom of the pan is well saturated with all the spices).

Шаг 4

Next, cut the cabbage (do not chop it too finely, in order to preserve the maximum benefit).
Carrot RUB on a grater for Korean carrot (and at normal).
Mix all with salt, adding red pepper, Bay leaf, black pepper (peas), seeds and sprigs of dill.

Шаг 5

Tightly we stamp all in a pot, on top of our "surprise".
Cover with a clean lid and put oppression.
Leave cabbage to ferment for 6-7 days at room temperature, starting from the third day to 2-3 times a day to pierce the cabbage long wooden stick to the bottom (this must be done all the time, until the cabbage ferments so she has not turned bitter). 6-7 day, remove the cabbage in a cool place.
By about day 15 our cabbage will be ready!
And, after having eaten "chopped part of it," at the bottom we will have to wait for a surprise - delicious, soaked in brine and spices, cabbage slices!