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Homemade Fermented Sauerkraut

Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 14kcal
Author Brenda Bennett | Sugar Free Mom

Ingredients

  • 1 small head cabbage or 2 pounds or 10 cups sliced
  • 2 teaspoons kosher or pickling salt
  • 1 teaspoon caraway seeds

Instructions

  • Discard outer leaves of the cabbage and cut out the core. Slice thinly.
  • Place sliced cabbage in a large bowl and sprinkle with salt and caraway seeds.
  • Squeeze the cabbage thoroughly for a good five minutes.
  • Pack into Mason jars. Fit a smaller mason jar right onto the cabbage (make sure jar is clean) filled with baking stones or marbles.
  • Use this smaller to push down cabbage every 30 minutes or use your fist.
  • Try to keep cabbage submerged in the liquid juices.
  • Cover both with cheesecloth and a rubber band.
  • Press down mixture at least every hour for the first day.
  • If after 24 hours the liquid has not risen add 1 cup of water mixed with 1 teaspoon of salt to the jar.
  • Keep on counter our of direct sunlight.
  • Taste cabbage in 3-5 days.
  • If fermented and tasty for you, remove covering, remove smaller weighted mason jar and place in the refrigerator covered with a lid.

Notes

Net Carbs= 1.8*

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 14kcal | Carbohydrates: 3.2g | Protein: 0.8g | Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 292mg | Fiber: 1.4g | Sugar: 1.8g