With the help of such a useful vegetable as cabbage, you can cook many delicious dishes, thereby diversifying your diet. Cabbage is eaten for a very long time, and it does not lose its relevance until now. From it willingly prepare dishes, which are then put on the festive table.
In our article, we will talk about salting cabbage for the winter, because this is a reliable way to preserve the crop, and sometimes you also want something special. Crispy, fragrant cabbage will be just the way! Write down these simple recipes and use them for health.
We bring to your attention a list of 10 easy ways to pickle cabbage for the winter: the best options for pickling and pickling in a jar (cold and hot pickle).
10. With apples
Thanks apples, the dish acquires a sweet and sour taste, in addition, the content of vitamins increases. Let’s tell you about the classic recipe.
You will need: cabbage - 3 kg, sweet and sour apples - 3 pcs., carrots - 3 pcs., salt - 2 tbsp. l
Cooking method: chop cabbage (after removing leaves from it). The next step involves grinding carrots on a grater (mix it with your hands after grating).
Add the right amount of salt and mix again, squeezing the vegetables to isolate the juice. We send all the components to the jar when it is filled by a third - we cut apples into slices directly into it. Add cabbage on top, and then again a layer of apples. Thus, the jar should be filled to the brim.
Juice will flow out, so it’s best to put the jar in some kind of basin. The next day we pierce the cabbage with chopsticks (so the gases come out). After about 2 days, the snack can be sent to the refrigerator, and then proceed to the meal.
9. With berries
Take this for the recipe berrylike cranberries. You will get a great snack, which will be appropriate for any celebration.
You will need: cabbage - 3-5 kg, carrots - 3-4 pcs., bay leaf - 3 pcs., sugar - 1 tbsp. spoon, black pepper - a pinch, salt - 5 tbsp. tablespoons, cranberries - 150 g (you can use frozen berries).
Cooking method: remove the leaves from the head and chop cabbage. Rub carrots (best on a coarse grater). We mix vegetables among themselves.
To highlight the juice, salt and sugar the vegetables and mix. Remember that you need to mix not with a kitchen appliance, but with your hands. Next, pepper and put the bay leaf.
In a jar prepared for an appetizer, lay out a portion of vegetables (slightly squeeze), and on top the cranberries (pre-washed). Further, everything repeats - we spread vegetables on top and then cranberries.
That is, we alternate layers (do not forget to push cabbage and pepper each layer a little). Please note: the top layer should consist of carrots and cabbage.
8. With dill seeds
In this recipe, we will tell you how to pickle cabbage. with dill seeds. The recipe is very simple, and the dish is incredibly tasty and fragrant.
You will need: cabbage - 3-4 kg, carrots - 3 pcs., salt - to taste, dill seeds - 2 tbsp. spoons.
Cooking method: cut the cabbage in half. Finely chop (you can even chop it if you wish). We knead it with our hands until juice forms. We rub the carrots with a grater and put them in the cabbage. Add salt and dill seeds. Mix everything thoroughly with hands and mnem. In the process of cooking, do not forget to try the dish on salt (if it is not enough, add more).
We fill the jar (or several) with cabbage, but leave a little space for the allocation of juice. We hold the jar for 3-4 days at room temperature, periodically piercing it with a knife, touching the bottom.
A lot of juice can stand out, so it’s better to put the jar in the basin. For 3 or 4 days, tightly close the dish with a lid and send it to the refrigerator.
7. With bell pepper
In this recipe, we will tell you how to cook a delicious snack. with bell pepper.
You will need: cabbage - 1 kg, carrots - 3 large, water - 1 l, parsley - 5 pcs., rock salt and granulated sugar - 1 tbsp. spoon, vinegar - 3 tbsp. spoons, pepper - 5 peas.
Cooking method: chop the cabbage. Wipe the carrots through a coarse grater. We connect vegetables among themselves, washing hands. Do not be afraid of juice - this is completely normal for our dish.
On prepared cans, we lay out the vegetables tightly, washing them with a crush. When the cans are completely full, lay on top the lavrushka and pepper. Boil the right amount of water in a saucepan, add sugar and salt (if the snack needs to be stored until winter, then add 9% vinegar).
When the ingredients dissolve, turn off the fire and pour the finished marinade into the containers. Next, cover the jar with gauze, bandaging the neck with an elastic band. After the dish has stood for 3 days in a dark place, you can eat it.
6. With horseradish
This appetizer will not appeal to everyone, because it turns out spicy. But if you want to diversify your diet, then you can take a chance and cook a savory snack.
You will need: cabbage - 2, 5 kg, pepper - 1 kg. sweet, garlic - 2 pcs, horseradish - 200 g, carrots - 2 pcs, vinegar - 1/3 cup, sugar - 0.5 cup, salt - 2 tbsp. spoons.
Cooking method: chop the pepper into strips, and finely chop the cabbage. Rub the carrots. Grind the garlic. Horseradish peel and grate (preferably large).
We spread the workpiece in any roomy dish, salt and sugar, add the required amount of vinegar (if you want, you can dilute it with water).
Mix everything thoroughly with your hands and place on the banks. We put them in the refrigerator, but, pay attention, they need to be tightly closed with lids. You can eat this spicy dish the very next day.
5. The "spicy" way
Spicy cabbage - a favorite dish of many. This is what they love to serve on the holiday table - cabbage pleases with its bright appearance and saturates the body with useful substances.
You will need: cabbage - 500 g (chop in advance), onions - 4 pcs, garlic - 5 pcs, carrots - 300 g (chop in advance), water - 1, 7 l, vinegar - 20 ml, sugar - 140 g, hot pepper - 1 pod, lavrushka - 4 pcs, pepper - 15 peas, salt - 20 g, caraway and cloves to taste.
Cooking method: cut the onion into rings and combine with vegetables. We lay out the workpiece in layers in jars (we take three-liter ones). When the vegetables are laid - spread the garlic, sliced into slices. Fill the workpiece with vinegar.
We boil water and add sugar, salt and spices to it. After a minute (possibly after 2), fill the vegetables with the resulting brine. We leave the dish warm for 12 hours, and then put it in the refrigerator. Already in a day it will be possible to eat fragrant cabbage.
4. The "fast" way
Quick way salting cabbage makes it possible after 2 hours to enjoy an excellent dish. Let's get down to business!
You will need: cabbage - 2 kg, carrots - 200 g, tomatoes - 2 pcs., Bulgarian pepper - 3 pcs. different colors, garlic - half the head, parsley and peas - to taste, vinegar - 1 tbsp. spoon, sugar - 40 g, salt - 30 g, boiling water - 2 liters.
Cooking method: chop cabbage, chop the pepper into strips, do the same with carrots. Finely chop the garlic, and divide the tomatoes into 8 slices. We mix all the components and ram them into a jar (three-liter).
Put salt and sugar in boiling water, and then fill in the appetizer with brine. Let the salad stand in brine for 30 minutes. Then, drain the water from the can and heat it (bringing to a boil). Pour the bite and return the brine to the cabbage. After 2 hours, the cabbage will be ready (let it cool under a covered lid).
3. With beets
Many are very fond of cabbage. with beets. This recipe does not need brine and vinegar - vegetables are canned in their own juice.
You will need: cabbage - 2 kg, beets - 500 g, carrots - 1 pc, garlic - 1 pc, lavrushka - 3 pcs, water - 1 l, sugar - 150 g, salt - 2 tbsp. tablespoons, black pepper - 10 peas, vinegar - 9% 150 g, sunflower oil -3 tbsp. spoons.
Cooking method: First, cut all the vegetables (you can not try to chop the cabbage too finely), carrots and beets can be chopped with a special vegetable cutter. Cut the garlic into small slices. Hand mix all the ingredients. In pre-prepared cans, we ram the appetizer, gently squeezing it.
We cook marinade on the stove, you can add your favorite spices to the water. At the end, add 9% vinegar. Pour the appetizer with brine from above, close the lids and send it to cool. After 2 days, the dish is ready to eat.
2. In brine
Another excellent recipe that you should definitely take note of if you are a lover of pickled cabbage. Its peculiarity is that we will pickle slices of cabbage in brine.
You will need: cabbage - 2 kg, lavrushka - 2 pcs, water - 0, 5 l, dill seeds - a pinch, granulated sugar - 1 teaspoon, salt - 1 tbsp. spoon, vinegar - 1 tbsp. spoon, 9%, pepper - 5 pcs., garlic - 4 pcs.
Cooking method: remove the core from the cabbage and rid it of leaves. Cut it into medium slices, garlic - as you like, then fill the container with vegetable products.
Scald vegetables with boiled water, and then close the jar with a lid (10 minutes will be enough). After this time, pour this liquid into the pan and wait until it boils.
Add the components that serve us for the brine: salt, sugar, as well as a spoonful of vinegar, mix. Pour appetizer with hot brine, then roll it. Turn the jar over, wrap it well and leave it for a day.
1. "Classic"
This classic version cooking cabbage is so simple that even those who don’t know anything about cooking can cook with a prescription.
You will need: cabbage - 2 kg, carrots - 2 pcs, salt - 2 tbsp. spoons.
Cooking method: well wash the most important ingredient - cabbage. When it dries - finely chopped. Three carrots on a grater. We spread the vegetables in a bowl in which it will be convenient for you to work. Add salt and mix the vegetables thoroughly with your hands. Mnem until the juice appears.
Further, the dish must be left warm so that it stands there for at least 3 days. Do not forget to pierce the cabbage with a knife to get out the bitterness - this must be done every day until the term of the infusion of the snack ends.
After 3 days, you can already put the snack in banks. After this time, it can already be eaten, and preferably stored in some cool place.
Tip: use nylon caps.