Sauerkraut

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2004

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Good Eats: Eat this Rock!

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Cook Time:
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Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
12 cups

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Ingredients

5 pounds green cabbage, shredded
3 tablespoons pickling salt
1 tablespoon juniper berries
2 teaspoons caraway seeds
1 quart water, in a sanitized glass jar

Directions

In large mixing bowl, mix cabbage thoroughly with salt, juniper berries, and caraway seeds, using hands or tongs. If using your hands, make sure that they are very clean prior to mixing. Let stand for 10 minutes.

Pack cabbage mixture down into a large plastic food container. Top with a lid smaller than the opening of the container and place a glass jar filled with the quart of water on top of the lid. Place in cool area overnight (65 to 70 degrees F). In a day, the cabbage should have given up enough liquid to be completely submerged. The jar serves as a weight to keep the cabbage submerged and away from air.

Check cabbage every other day for approximately 2 weeks and skim the surface of scum, if necessary. Let stand for 4 weeks. Transfer to an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 6 months.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Inactive Prep Time: 4 weeks

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Brian Seymour, CT 08-12-2009
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Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I am in the second week of fermenting and it has been so hot some of the water is evaporating. Does anyone know if I can add... non-chlorinated bottled water. Please reply to Brian bhbseymour@hotmail.com.Read more
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RICHARD kansas city, MO 02-22-2008
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Little Known Fact
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Sauerkraut, if served warm temperature and not heated, is a natural source of lacobacillus spores, such as in yogurt. My... mother made this on a farm in Kansas when there were no pesticides, so the air had natural spores in it. This is an authentic recipe that my Czech forebears made.Read more
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Anonymous 09-16-2007
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Confidence
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This recipe is similar to the one my grandma showed me.
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Anonymous 09-12-2007
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Wunderbar!
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This reciped was perfect. It was just how my dad made it when I was little. Absolutely exceptional!
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Richard Anchorage, AK 01-02-2007
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Very Good!
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This is so much better tasting than store bought in cans or Jars which is petty much all we can get here. Well worth the... wait.Read more
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Pat Kingston, NY 08-27-2006
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Excellent!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have been making sauerbraten from a recipe I received many years ago. It was always good but this one beats it out! I... didn't have juniper berries either. You can get them on a web site or harvest them if you have juniper bushes. I found the gravy a tad too sweet so I added 1/2 c. beef broth and a bit of Wondra flour to thicken it. Next time I will use less sugar and keep my own notes for what I added. Way to go Alton! You are my fav! Pat in Kingston, NYRead more