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homemade sauerkraut

Homemade Sauerkraut Recipe

Basic recipe for homemade sauerkraut as traditionally made as a live cultured food loaded with probiotics and enzymes to aid digestion and absorption of nutrients.

Course Side Dish
Cuisine german
Keyword raw, traditional
Prep Time 20 minutes
Fermentation Time 3 days
Total Time 3 days 20 minutes
Servings 1 quart
Calories 15 kcal
Author Sarah Pope

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Core and chop cabbage. Place all the chopped cabbage and other ingredients together in a large sturdy bowl.

  2. Pound the juices out of the cabbage thoroughly with a kitchen pounder of some kind for a full 10 minutes.

  3. Tightly pack the cabbage into a one quart mason jar leaving at least 1 inch of space at the top. Tightly seal with the lid.

  4. Leave on the counter for 3 days and then refrigerate.

  5. The flavor of the homemade sauerkraut improves over time. It will last many months in your refrigerator or cool cellar.

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Nutrition Facts
Homemade Sauerkraut Recipe
Amount Per Serving (2 ounces)
Calories 15
% Daily Value*
Sodium 300mg13%
Carbohydrates 4g1%
Fiber 2g8%
Vitamin C 51mg62%
Calcium 100mg10%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.