Sauerkraut is a traditional fermented food, rich in vitamins, minerals and loaded with beneficial bacteria for your intestinal flora.
Sauerkraut
I recommend adding it as an accompaniment to any savoury dish for improved digestion or simply have a tablespoon a day straight from the jar.
Made of only 3 ingredients it's a simple and cheap way to add some extra boost to your digestive system.
- 1kg green or white cabbage quartered, cored and thinly shredded
- 2tbsp sea salt
- 1 tbsp juniper berries
- 1 Kilner jar or large jam jar
Add the salt to the bowl of cabbage and massage cabbage for 10 minutes. This is a really important part of the process in order to create brine to cover the cabbage.
Add juniper berries and mix thoroughly.
Transfer to the jar and pack in the mixture tightly. This is another important step. Keep pushing down with a rolling pin to ensure that you get all of the air out and you are submerging the vegetables in their own juices.
Leave a little space at the top. Seal the jar and leave for up to 3 weeks in a warm room. You can try it after 5 days and monitor taste.
You many need to lift lid once every couple of days in order to let any gas out that may have built up.
Recipe courtesy of Primrose Kitchen.