Cabbage is not only quite tasty, but also a useful vegetable. In the warm season, when young cabbage appears on the shelves, everyone rushes to make a tasty and healthy salad, however, closer to winter, many try to cook a pickled version at home with various additions. In this article, we present several recipes for cabbage with vinegar, discuss the process of cooking not only tasty, but also a useful product, which many use in diets for weight loss.
With carrots
The simplest and most common option is the leaven of the vegetable under discussion with carrots. This version of the product can be prepared not only at home, but also found in many stores, so you can always try it before you spend energy on cooking salad. 
Required Ingredients
Let's start with the purchase of the necessary products. We will need to buy a small head of white cabbage, vinegar, carrots, vegetable oil, salt and sugar. Most of the ingredients to buy and do not have to.
Find out what makes sauerkraut good and bad.Ingredients:
- 500 g cabbage;
- 2 medium or 1 large carrot;
- 4 tbsp. l vinegar;
- 2 tbsp. l Sahara;
- vegetable oil (optional);
- salt.
Important! For cooking, it is better to use a small carrot, as a giant-sized vegetable can belong to fodder varieties, because of which the taste of the dish will be spoiled.
Video: cabbage with carrots and vinegar
Step by Step Cooking Process
We proceed to the preparation of the product.
- Thinly chop the cabbage to make small strips of small length. After cutting, fold into a large saucepan or bowl, then vigorously wipe hands. The cabbage must make juice, otherwise the process of leaven will take several times longer.
- Carrots should be grated, then added to the cabbage. Do not forget to pre-peel the vegetable.
- Add vinegar and sugar. You can use three options of vinegar: plain, apple or rice. From the wine option is immediately abandoned.
- Oil is added at the final stage. Many housewives add it only at the moment when they put a portion on the plate, that is, before use. The lack of sunflower oil affects only the taste, but not the speed of the leaven.
Important! Vinegar is added to speed up the starter process, so its amount can be reduced if there are problems with the stomach or intestines.At the end, place the container with vegetables in the fridge for an hour. After this time, the dish will be ready to eat.
We advise you to read about the beneficial properties and dangers of different types of cabbage: Brussels, Savoy, red, cauliflower, broccoli, kohlrabi, kale and pak choi.
With beetroot
Next, we will prepare another option, in which, in addition to carrots, beets will also be added. Many housewives will be afraid to do this kind of leaven, because they think that the beets will be tough, raw and tasteless, but it should be noted that we use vinegar, so you should not worry.
Video: cabbage with beets for the winter
Required Ingredients
We will need the following ingredients:
- 2 kg of cabbage;
- 400-450 g of beets;
- 300 g carrots;
- 4 large cloves of garlic;
- peppercorns;
- Bay leaf;
- 150 ml of 9% vinegar;
- 2 tbsp. l salts;
- 150 grams of sugar;
- 2 tbsp. l sunflower oil.
Important! For long-term preservation, only late cabbage is used.
Step by Step Cooking Process
- Shred cabbage so that it was convenient to put in a jar. If you use a large saucepan or bowl, then you can cut as you like. After that, the cabbage should be slightly squeezed by hand to reduce its volume, and get the necessary juice.
- Cut the beets into small strips. You can use the float, if you prefer. It is not worth cutting into very finely, as the beets will lose a lot of juice, which is why we will not get the expected red color of the cabbage.
- We spread half the sliced beets on the bottom of the container, after which half of the cabbage is laid out in the same container.
- On top of the resulting layers lay out medium or finely chopped garlic. You can also sprinkle the layer with salt, using half of the above norm.
- Cut carrots into strips or rings, then lay them on top of garlic.
- We spread the remnants of cabbage, and the final layer is beet. We get the similarity of multilayer salad "Fur". It is done so that all the layers are equally well soaked and took over the color of beets.
- We take 1 liter of water and dilute the remaining salt and all the sugar in it. Add vinegar, pepper and 2-3 bay leaves, mix well. Next, put the water with spices on the fire and bring to a boil. Without waiting for cooling, boiling water should be poured into the container in which we put the vegetables.
- At the end we crush the cabbage mixture with vegetables so that the liquid completely covers the mixture. If it is not enough, then add regular hot water.
- We are waiting for cooling, then we keep in the refrigerator for three days. The dish is ready.
With bell pepper
Consider a good option with Bulgarian pepper, which is best left for the winter holidays. Canned cabbage with bell pepper can compete with the usual canned tomatoes or cucumbers
Video: cabbage salad with peppers
Required Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 1 kg of cabbage;
- 1 medium bulb;
- 2 medium sized carrots;
- 1 large Bulgarian pepper with no visible flaws;
- 100 ml of sunflower oil;
- 50 ml of 6% apple cider vinegar;
- 1 tbsp. l salts;
- 3 tbsp. l Sahara.
Important! It is not advisable to use imported or greenhouse Bulgarian pepper, as it will not give the expected taste. This product is suitable for salad, but not for preservation.
Step by Step Cooking Process
- Chop cabbage finely. Peel the core, and cut into strips. Peel the onions and cut them into rings. Three carrots on a fine grater.
- Doing refueling. Mix salt, vinegar, sugar, sunflower oil. All thoroughly mixed.
- We take a large capacity and lay out all the vegetables in it. The sequence does not make a difference. At the end we pour the dressing, after which we begin to slowly knead the mixture with our hands, so that the cabbage launches juice. In the process, it is desirable to mix so that the carrots, onions and peppers are evenly distributed, and not left in one place.
- We give our mixture to stand for about half an hour, after which we pack it up in jars and send it to the fridge.
- The product is ready in a day. Before use, you can additionally add sunflower oil.
With hot pepper
Not everyone will like this preservation option, however spicy cabbage with red pepper in small quantities is a good addition to meat or fish. Just remember that this food is not suitable for children.
Required Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 1 kg of cabbage;
- 1 large carrot;
- 3-4 garlic cloves, medium in size;
- 100 ml of 6% vinegar;
- 100 ml of sunflower oil;
- 100 g of sugar;
- 4-5 small bay leaves;
- allspice and black pepper;
- 2.5 Art. l salts;
- 3-4 small pods of chili.
Video: pickled cabbage with hot peppers
Step by Step Cooking Process
- Cabbage cut into small squares and put in a pan or basin.
- We rub carrots on a large grater or cut into thin strips. Cut the garlic into circles. Add to cabbage.
- We take a liter of water and add salt, sugar, sunflower oil, pepper and bay leaf. We put on the fire and bring to a boil, then remove from the heat and add vinegar.
- Put to the cabbage chopped chili pepper in small pieces (so that you can quickly find and pull out if the dish is too hot), then pour the mixture of vegetables with boiling water.
- Waiting for cooling, then put it in the fridge. A day later, the dish is ready.
Did you know? Many people use sauerkraut juice in the morning after a stormy spree. So, scientists have proved that the juice helps not to get drunk during the feast, and also cope with any hangover.
With apple
An interesting solution is to add apples. Such a dish gets extra acid from the fruit, which takes less time to ferment. At the same time the cabbage will not seem unnaturally sweet.
Video: cabbage salad with apple
Required Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 700 grams of cabbage;
- 200 g of sweet and sour apples (give up on sour immediately, otherwise the dish will be too "acidic");
- 1 small carrot;
- green cloves;
- peppercorns;
- 30 ml of 6% vinegar;
- 1 tbsp. l salt.
Ferment cabbage at home.
Step by Step Cooking Process
- Thinly chop the cabbage, then move to a convenient container and slightly knead with your hands.
- We rub carrots on a large grater. Add to cabbage.
- We wash the apples, remove the core and peel, cut into strips and add to the vegetable mixture. Mix everything
- We take 1 liter of water, add salt and pepper into it, then put it on the fire and bring to a boil. After boiling remove from heat and pour vinegar. The resulting brine pour our mixture.
- Leave to cool at room temperature for 30-40 minutes, then add the cloves and put them in the fridge for a day. The next day, the product is ready for use.
Important! It is forbidden to use aluminum dishes for fermenting, as it reacts with acid, which is why a metallic taste will appear on the dish.
With horseradish
An excellent, slightly spicy option that fits perfectly to brawn or jellied fish. You will get not only a good snack, but also a beautiful dish that can be used as a side dish.
Video: cabbage with horseradish
Required Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 2.5 kg of cabbage;
- 3 horseradish roots;
- 900 g carrots;
- 3 tbsp. l Sahara;
- 15 ml of vinegar;
- 1 tbsp. l salt.
Read also about how to harvest cauliflower, red cabbage and broccoli.
Step by Step Cooking Process
- Shred cabbage and fold into a convenient container. Then three carrots on a large grater and add to the vegetable.
- Horseradish wash and peel. Next, cut it into large strips, and then shift it into a separate vessel.
- Prepare a three-liter jar. Put horseradish on its bottom, then put cabbage and carrots.
- Take about 1.2 liters of water, add salt and sugar. Put on the stove, bring to a boil and add vinegar. Fill the vegetable mixture with boiling water, after which we lightly tamp.
- While the contents of the jar will cool, it is better not to cover it with a lid. When it cools down, close it with a silicone lid and poison it for a day in the fridge. After a day, the dish is ready to eat.
Did you know? Sauerkraut is a national German dish. It was for this reason that during the Second World War, it was refused to buy it in the United States, because of which it was necessary to rename the dish “Freedom Cabbage”.
These are some simple instant marinated cabbage recipes. They will help you to prepare in the shortest possible time for a big holiday or birthday if you have to visit many guests. Remember that the product in any case will be quite sour, so for people who have problems with the stomach or intestines, it is better to abandon the use of pickled vegetables with vinegar.
