Homemade Sauerkraut, First attempt

Costco used to have Sauerkraut for their dogs and sausage..always grabbed one or two before leaving..lol

Uuummmmm Costco dogs and a pop. Best deal in town.

You boys are making me hungry ..:

All this food talk is making me hungry. Interested to see the final product
As for Costco they do have onion just have to ask for it

Hey Chevy

Funny you should mention that.

No Frills has half pork loins on sale this week for $1.77lb. I bought 2 of the "rib" portions today. One 6.5lbs and the other 7.5lbs.

One will get sliced into pork chops, vacuum sealed into packages of 2 and frozen.

The other is destined to get brine cured, smoked and then the slicing, sealing and freezing process.

I'm having cataract surgery next week, so have to take it easy and hang around the house. Working on the meat will keep me busy.

SDC

Great stuff! I love sauerkraut , not only it’s yummy but also very healthy and good for your gut and digestion.

This is a traditional Russian sauerkraut recipe that my mother-in-law uses and it is very simple.

Cut cabbage and a bit of carrots (apprx 90/10, carrots are sliced on a box grater). Mix up adding some pickled salt and some sugar (sugar is optional, she does one currently without sugar) and put it in a 3 litre jar.

Cabbage in Canada is more dry than in Europe so often she adds some brine (boiled water with pickled salt and optional sugar, cooled to room temperature) to ensure that the cabbage mix is completely covered with brine and juices if cabbage did not produce enough of it’s own juice.

Then she puts some weight on top (normally a glass of water or something similar) and keeps the jars for about 5 days at room temperature. After that you can eat it and keep it stored in the fridge.

Looks and sounds delicious. Adding carrots would be something I’d try.
Enjoy.

Cheers
Kerry

Thank you, Kerry.

I'm giving it a try thanks guys