Sauerkraut with apples is considered an original Russian dish. Although this dish is attributed to their own and other countries, for example, Belarus, Poland and Germany.
It is likely that each of us has tried sauerkraut, and more than once. But, unfortunately, not everyone knows how to cook it properly. Today we will find out exactly how it is done. Here are some recipes. You can already choose your own option.
Sauerkraut with apples is a very healthy dish. It contains a lot of vitamin C, lactobacilli and other trace elements. It is excellently used as a snack, for example, to mashed potatoes. In 100 grams of the product, approximately 20 kcal. Therefore, if sauerkraut is correct for the winter, such a meal is dietary. You can eat it without fear of gaining extra pounds. So, we proceed directly to the creation of this healthy, low-calorie meal.
Sauerkraut with apples - a classic recipe
This cooking option is one of the most popular due to its simple cooking method and piquant taste. Now we will tell how to make sauerkraut with apples.
Ingredients for cooking:
• 5 kg of white cabbage;
• 300 g of apples (preferably sour);
• 120 g of salt;
• 200 g of carrots.
Cooking a dish: recommendations for young housewives
1. Wash vegetables and apples.
2. Then peel the cabbage from the top leaves, chop.
3. Peel the carrots, grate (preferably coarse).
4. Remove the core from apples, cut into slices or halves.
5. Mix cabbage with salt and carrots. Rub well with your hands in a large bowl or on the table until juice appears.
6. Then add the apples and mix again.
7. Prepare the dishes, transfer the cabbage into it. Seal it well.
8. Put the load on top, then leave it for about a day in the room.
9. Several times a day, pierce the cabbage to the bottom with a fork or rolling pin so that the air "comes out".
10. After gas evolution ceases, you can rearrange the cabbage in a cool place. For example, in a cellar or on a balcony.
11. Throughout the process of fermentation, you need to ensure that the cabbage is always covered with brine.
12. In a few days (three to six) sauerkraut with apples will be ready. Enjoy your meal!
Some interesting extras for cooking
Sauerkraut with whole apples is also a good snack option. Preparing such a meal in the same way. But apples, as you understand, are put whole after the cabbage is rammed into a prepared container. Best of all, when she starts juice.
Sauerkraut with apples will be quite tasty if you add cranberries. When the vegetable is tamped in a jar, you can pour berries. Then everything needs to be mixed well. Five kilograms of cabbage need about 100 grams of cranberries.
General recommendations for the preparation of delicious dishes
1. Now we give some general tips. Late cabbage varieties are suitable for pickling. It is better to ferment in wooden tubs, strong barrels, glass pans.
2. If the cabbage is fermented for the winter on the right days of the month, it will turn out crispy. It must be salted on the growing moon, on the fifth day after the new moon.
3. It is advisable to cook cabbage on Monday, Tuesday or Thursday.
4. Sauerkraut with apples will be even tastier if you add cumin, cinnamon bitter or allspice. By the way, you can also put a few bay leaves in a jar.
Little conclusion
Now you know how to make sauerkraut with apples. Do everything according to our recommendations, and you will get a crispy snack. If you wish, you can slightly modify the recipe, but in this case you need to be very careful. Successful experiments and bon appetit!