How to Make Beet Apple Ginger Red Kraut | Naturally Fermented Sauerkraut Recipe with Red Cabbage

beets

🥗Healthier: carrots

💰Cheaper: cabbage

Carrots provide sweetness and color, while cabbage is often more affordable.

ginger

🥗Healthier: turmeric

💰Cheaper: ground ginger

Turmeric offers anti-inflammatory benefits, while ground ginger is a cost-effective alternative.

Cut the head of red cabbage in half, then in quarters, and remove the core.

Thinly slice all the cabbage into ribbons.

Add salt to the cabbage and massage it with your hands, wearing gloves to avoid staining.

As you massage, the cabbage will soften and start to release liquid.

Cut the beet and apple into matchsticks.

Grate the fresh ginger and add it to the mixture.

Add the matchstick beets and apples to the cabbage and mix everything together, being careful not to break up the apple sticks too much.

Pack the mixture tightly into a fermentation jar, pushing down with your fists to make room for more.

Add all the liquid from the bowl and a reserved cabbage leaf on top to keep everything submerged.

Place a glass fermentation weight on top and secure with a lid and airlock.

Ferment for about 5 to 7 days, checking after 5 days for desired fermentation level.

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