Pickled cabbage is a popular type of home preparation, which preserves all the useful properties of the vegetable and acquires new flavors. It can be prepared in various ways with the addition of various ingredients such as carrots, beets, apples, cranberries and others. Pickled
cabbage can be used as an independent dish or as an ingredient for other dishes such as vinaigrette, shchi, pies and salads. It is a source of vitamins and minerals, and also has a number of beneficial properties, such as improving digestion and strengthening the immune
system.Let’s prepare delicious pickled cabbage
.
Ingredients:
- Cabbage – 2 kg;
- Carrot – 1 pc;
- Apple – 1 pc;
- Garlic – 3 cloves.
Ingredients for the marinade:
- Water – 2 liters;
- Sugar – 200 g;
- Salt – 4 tbsp;
- Vinegar 9% – 180 ml;
- Laurel leaf – 3 pcs;
- Peppercorns – 1 tsp;
- Vegetable oil – 200 g.
Preparation of pickled cabbage:
Remove the pith from the cabbage, chop it into thin straws. Grate carrots, peeled apple, cut garlic cloves into thin plates.
Put all the vegetables, apple and garlic in a deep saucepan, stir. For the marinade in a saucepan with water pour salt, sugar, add bay leaf and peppercorns
. Also in the marinade pour vegetable oil and vinegar, stir and bring to a boil
.
Pour the boiling mixture over the cabbage mass, put a small weight on top in the form of a plate.
Leave the cabbage to marinate for 1 day, and then
put it
in the refrigerator
.
Such cabbage is stored for quite a long time. It is a great addition to any dishes on the table.
