Pickled Red Cabbage
Good gut health side dish
Ingredients
- 2 small red cabbages, outer leaves discarded
- 15 mls fine salt
- 450 mls raw apple cider vinegar
- 7.5 mls fructose
- 7.5 mls peppercorns
- 5 mls juniper berries
- 5 mls mustard seeds
Method
- Quarter the cabbages and remove the core before finely shredding and placing into a glass bowl
- Add the salt and mix in using your hands, then cover and set aside overnight
- Place the vinegar and fructose into a saucepan and gently heat over a medium temperature
- Stir until the fructose has dissolved then lower the temperature and add the peppercorns, juniper berries and mustard seeds
- Heat for 5 minutes then set aside to cool slightly
- Tip the cabbage into a colander, rinse thoroughly and pat dry
- Place into a large sterilized glass jar and pour the vinegar in
- Seal and tip the jar over a few times to mix then place into the fridge for 4 weeks before using
Notes
See this post on how I sterilize my glass jars.