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Many people make preparations for the winter from cabbage every year. This salad keeps well thanks to vinegarthat is included in almost every recipe. But instead of regular table vinegar, you can also use apple cider vinegar. This article will cover salad recipes with this savory addition.
How to pickle cabbage
Juicy cabbage varieties are most suitable for pickling. It is customary to cut it into thin pieces. This way the vegetables will marinate faster and more evenly. After cutting, the cabbage should be thoroughly rubbed with your hands so that the vegetable mass decreases in volume and the necessary juice is released.
The recipes for this blank are different. In the classic recipe, only carrots and cabbage itself are present. In addition, the following ingredients can be added to the salad:
- cloves of garlic;
- red beets;
- favorite spices;
- a variety of greens;
- onion.
In addition to the listed components, it is imperative to prepare a marinade. It consists of water, salt, granulated sugar, sunflower oil and vinegar. It is boiled and the jars filled with vegetables are immediately poured. You can also use chilled marinade. It is used in cases where cabbage can stand and marinate for a long time. If you want to eat salad in the near future, then it is better to use the first method. The salad is stored in a cold room. Greens and vegetable oil are added to the finished cabbage before use. It can also be used to prepare more complex salads.
Pickled cabbage with apple cider vinegar
To prepare the workpiece, you will need the following components:
- white cabbage - two kilograms;
- fresh carrots - two pieces;
- dill seeds - to taste;
- water - 500 ml;
- table salt - a large spoon with a slide;
- sugar - 125 grams;
- refined sunflower oil - half a glass;
- apple cider vinegar - three teaspoons.
Cooking process:
- Apple cider vinegar gives cabbage a more delicate sour taste and apple cider aroma. For those who do not like vinegar, this option is most suitable. Chop cabbage for salad on a special grater. The thinner the slicing is, the tastier the workpiece will be.
- The carrots should be peeled, rinsed under running water and grated on a special Korean carrot grater. You can also use a regular coarse grater.
- Then the chopped vegetables are mixed in a separate container. In this case, you can add a little table salt and grind the mixture well. Some juice should come out.
- After that, the vegetable mass is laid out in jars. The cabbage needs to be tamped well.
- We put the container with the preparation aside and proceed to the preparation of the marinade. To do this, put a saucepan of a suitable size on the fire, add all the ingredients necessary for the recipe, except for apple cider vinegar. When the marinade boils, the right amount of vinegar is poured into it and the pan is removed from the heat.
- Hot marinade is poured into jars and all are rolled up with lids. The containers must cool completely before being taken out to a cooler, darker storage area in winter.
Pickled cabbage with apple cider vinegar and garlic
Cabbage with apple cider vinegar is quick and easy to prepare. With this recipe, you can make a wonderful salad in just a day.This appetizer has an amazing sour-spicy taste and mouth-watering aroma. It retains its juiciness and crunches pleasantly. Such a salad can be an independent dish and an excellent snack.
To prepare this blank, you must use the following ingredients:
- fresh white cabbage - one head;
- carrots - one piece;
- cloves of garlic - five or six pieces;
- liter of clean water;
- granulated sugar - 125 grams;
- sunflower oil - half a glass;
- table salt - two large spoons;
- apple cider vinegar 5% - a full glass;
- black peppercorns - from 5 to 7 pieces;
- spices at your discretion;
- bay leaf - two pieces.
Salad preparation:
- In this case, let's start the cooking process with the marinade. We put a pot of water on the stove, and while it boils, chop all the prepared cabbage. Add salt, sugar, lavrushka and other spices to your taste immediately into the water.
- Following the cabbage, you need to peel and grate the carrots. Then the vegetables are combined in one container and thoroughly rubbed together.
- When the marinade boils, prepared apple cider vinegar is poured into it and garlic is added. The pan is immediately removed from the heat and filtered through cheesecloth.
- The vegetable mass is re-mixed with the addition of vegetable oil.
- Shredded vegetables are placed in jars and poured with cooked brine. The marinade should completely cover the vegetables.
- The jars are rolled up with metal lids and left to cool.
Some cooking secrets
To make a tasty and fragrant preparation, you must follow these rules:
- a small amount of dill seeds will only complement the pickled cabbage;
- in addition to standard ingredients, red bell pepper can be added to the blank;
- salad is served with the addition of vegetable oil, onions and herbs;
- a refrigerator or cellar is suitable for storing the workpiece.
Conclusion
It is not surprising that the favorite snack of many is precisely pickled cabbage... This salad is perfect for a wide variety of dishes. For example, potatoes and pasta. Apple cider vinegar adds an even more mouth-watering smell and taste to the billet. Some even cook cabbage with fresh apples. It turns out to be a very original and tasty dish.
