How to Make Sauerkraut, Fast, #1 Part, Delicious and Healthy

[lauragillbert]

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[guitargod1403]

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[capitolcitydean]

@guitargod1403 haha, oooh yeah!

[petracic]

white cabbage, as differentiaed from red cabbage or chinese cabbage.

[capitolcitydean]

Thanks for your comment. Sauerkraut is an excellent food, recently recommended by Dr. Oz..... Great stuff!

[LoricaLady]

Thanks! I've been reading things like Nature Magazine & Dr. Campbell about the ultra iimportance of being sure to get plenty of probiotics and am going to start making sauerkraut for that purpose.

[jjoohhnnnnyybb]

cabbage is fine for the compost. just dont wanna use pickled cabbage :-) should be eating it all anyway

[capitolcitydean]

It's called white cabbage as opposed to red cabbage.

[tesskansas]

What is white cabbage???

[bookgirlforlife]

@tesskansas

there is red cabbage and white cabbage you will find them in your local walmart

[petracic]

My mother is Bohemian (Czech) and does this every Fall. Gut geschmeckt.

[BlackFish]

Your kitchen looks so rustic! Like the kitchen in a castle. I love it!

[HIGHMARSHELHELBRECHT]

the slicer is called a mandolin

[mlwrage]

Thank you for your quick reply. I will give it a try. This is my first time making this, your tutorial is my inspiration. I will keep you posted.

[mlwrage]

So I am in the process of making sauerkraut. It has been in the crock for about 3 weeks. What I am getting during the "fermentation" is something that looks like sour milk? Did I not smash the cabbage enough? I don't want "rotten  cabbage tea"! I look forward to your reply.

[capitolcitydean]

@mlwrage Sounds like the cabbage has a little mold on the top. Nothing to worry about, can be fixed

easy. Take the top layer off and discard. Wipe inside of crock clean with a paper towel. Boil up some salted water - 4 cups water to 1/2 cup kosher or sea salt, let water cool, then pour over the Kraut and weigh down with a plate and heavy weight to keep the Kraut under the liquid at all times. Check daily and clean rim with paper towel. It will be fine! Best wishes!

[GladiatorShield]

@capitolcitydean are you polish,dutch,german....

[BarlowEnter]

What's with the mother-complex conversation coming from the camera man?

[capitolcitydean]

@BarlowEnter He has every complex known to man...

[AngelikavonDeutschla]

Sie muessen deutsche sein.ich machte letztes jahr mein eigenes sauerkraut.aber mein vaer maxhte es besser.nur hab ich das rezept nicht. Mein eigenes schmeckt aber trotzdem gut.

[capitolcitydean]

@AngelikavonDeutschla Bin von Oesterreich, jedoch meine Mutter kam von Siebenbuergen, wo fantastisches Sauerkraut gemacht wurde. Es gehoerte zu den Grundnahrungsmitteln im Winter wegen des hohen Vitamin C Gehalts. Diese Art, Sauerkraut zu machen, wurde von Generation zu Generation weitergegeben - ich habe es von meiner Mutter, diese von der Grossmutter usw. usw. :)

[capitolcitydean]

I personally would not use other than cabbage in Sauerkraut, as I am not sure how other vegetables respond to natural fermentation. You could try mixing red and white cabbage for a different appearance. If you want to use other vegetables, like green tomatoes, cucumbers, pepper, onions and garlic, I would suggest to pickle a medley of vegetable, just like you would pickle cucumbers. Many recipes for that are widely available. Happy cooking and preserving!

[1NX9]

@capitolcitydean

Could you use lettuce instead of cabbage?

[capitolcitydean]

@1NX9 No you can't :)

[FletcherHabit]

what other vegetables can be used in the saurkraut ?

[ComedyRoundTheCorner]

well I'm off to make munch :D

[HousefreundX]

ich könnte jeden tag sauerkraut essen......und bekomme gerade hunger...

[capitolcitydean]

Respond to this video... ....schmeckt ausgezeichnet und ist auch noch gesund obendrein! :) Mahlzeit!

(it tastes good and is healthy on top of it! Enjoy!)

Alles Gute! Vanessa

[featherfolio]

I even bought a shredder like yours--on an auction site.

[capitolcitydean]

@featherfolio

[capitolcitydean]

Respond to this video... How lucky you are to find one!

Wishing you fun and good health!

Vanessa

[featherfolio]

I fell in love with you and your bare feet. Thank you Vanessa for showing how to make this. I went directly to the garden, picked a huge cabbage and started my first batch.

[capitolcitydean]

@featherfolio

I am sure it will be delicious, especially using your own home grown cabbage! :)

Good luck!

[featherfolio]

I fell in love with you and your bare feet. Thank you Vanessa for showing how to make this. I went directly to the garden, picked a huge cabbage and started my first batch.

[ajaxs50]

A wise chef...she reminds me a lot of my aunt. I'm just getting into making sauerkraut so this is all new to me. What really looked interested was all the different types of salts she was showing. I want to try some now! Any recommendations?

[thepecanshop]

Thank you for the wonderful video! Do you wash off the cabbage head before cutting it up? Thank you.

[aebi1111]

Hi, I enjoyed this video and I would like to know where Renate is from! This is such a traditional way of making sauerkraut - I applaud her for being so original!!!! Cheers!

[capitolcitydean]

Thanks for your nice comment. Vanessa is from Austria, but her mother, grandmother were Transylvanian Saxons :) From there comes the traditional way of making Sauerkraut.

[CLWeld]

Vanessa, what a delight! I am Pennsylvania German (aka. Pennsylvania Dutch) and sauerkraut-making was one of the things my family had to do every fall. My grandmother, when asked years ago how to make sauerkraut, answered the way most old PA Dutchmen do, "Just put in the cabbage and the salt, then weigh it down with a plate and an iron until it's done." LOL

I wish there were more learned ladies like yourself willing to share. BTW, we've also got a Cockatoo. ;) Sehr gut!

[capitolcitydean]

Thanks for your kind comment. Yes, you are right - our ancestors never had precise recipes. Always seemed to work out and taste terrific!

Best wishes - alles Gute!

[dieselmac]

I'am coming over for supper.

[smde1]

grey french salt = sea salt with fine beach sand.......

pink himalayan salt = shrimp bits....(where's the ocean near Tibet ???)

[takadi]

lol shrimp bits?? That's the funniest thing I've ever heard

[theliberator1]

@smde1 you don't need an ocean to have salt. there is a massive salt pan in the middle of the Australian desert. basically you need the right kind of water, soil and amount of evaporation.

[allM3inM3Christ]

@smde1 pink himalayan salt is rock salt (from the himalayas), it doesn't come from the ocean

[capitolcitydean]

@allM3inM3Christ Thanks for bringing this up. Actually Himalayan Sea Salt is in fact Sea Salt, dates back to 250 Million years ago, when there was an ocean. It then dried up and left this very valuable nutritious salt behind.



[EdwarDixie]

man, I love sauerkraut! now I will start makin' it at home.. thanks!

[gingerbreadvanessa]

Thanks for the kind remark. Good luck with the "Kraut" :) and - To good health! Regards, Vanessa