Pickled cabbage is a popular snack appetizer in our country that has a wide variety of cooking options. This is an extremely useful product that contains a minimum of calories and a maximum of useful compounds. In addition to the benefits, sauerkraut is valued for its versatility - it can be used as a separate dish or as a side dish, and used as an addition to many other recipes.
Of particular value is crispy pickled cabbage - it is considered the most juicy and tasty. Let's take a closer look at how to prepare it, with what to combine and how useful it really is.
What gives it a crunch?
To avoid this, you should know how to pickle cabbage so that it will be crisp:
- The basis of all the basics - properly selected grade. Too early varieties are not suitable for pickling due to their high sugar content.
- Manufacturing technology. Lack of salt will make cabbage soft. You should also know that the salt is suitable large, more suitable for salting. Iodized salt is not worth using.
- Cabbage immediately after cooling, or at the expiration of the day should be removed in the refrigerator. Long stay in the heat will make it soft.
- Marinade - you need to carefully treat the content of salt and vinegar in the main recipe, not exceeding and not reducing the specified amount.
Observance of all these rules will allow you to get an excellent result, and pickled cabbage will surely crunch.
Benefit and harm
The main feature of this dish is the ability to retain nutrients. for a long time even in larger quantities than in fresh cabbage. This makes it a real source of useful components, because few products can compete with this snack.
Pickled cabbage contains:
- B vitamins;
- vitamin K;
- ascorbic acid;
- nicotinic acid (PP);
- minerals: iron, manganese, copper, iodine, potassium, calcium, cobalt, sodium, magnesium, phosphorus, chromium, zinc, selenium, fluorine, molybdenum and chlorine.
An impressive vitamin-mineral composition is perfectly combined with a small amount of calories - only 56 per 100 g. The protein content in the same amount is 0.93 g, fat - 3.7 g, and carbohydrates - 4.5 g. Together this makes cabbage ideal. as an option for weight loss, and to maintain the strength of the body in the autumn-winter period.
The benefits to the body are truly enormous:
- rich in vitamin-mineral composition is a great prevention of vitamin deficiency;
- with regular use, thanks to the B vitamins, the work of the nervous system improves, its stability increases;
- normal intestinal microflora;
- due to nicotinic acid, the processes of the breakdown of fats and carbohydrates are accelerated;
- blood circulation processes are stimulated, thereby improving the condition of teeth and gums;
- due to the constituents of amino acids, the content of bad cholesterol is reduced, antimicrobial effect appears;
- increases immunity.
Marinated harm is insignificant, but it is still available:
- may cause bloating and flatulence, as it contains a large amount of coarse fiber;
- due to a significant amount of salt may cause swelling.
Also, cabbage should not be used by people suffering from diabetes, pancreatitis, and with exacerbation of diseases of the stomach, liver and kidneys. More details about the beneficial and harmful properties of pickled cabbage can be found here.
Reference: cabbage is one of the champions in the content of vitamin C in the composition - per 100 g of product there are 41.5 g of ascorbic acid. It is even a little more than its content in the same amount of oranges, where on average 100 g of useful vitamin are per 100 g.
What kind of marinate is better?
The best option is the autumn cabbage varieties, for example, Slava and Moscow Late. They are most suitable for marinating and allow you to get exactly the crisp taste of the snack. Heads should choose the most dense and juicy. For marinating, you can use both white and red cabbage.
How to cook in a jar to be delicious?
Ingredients:
- cabbage - 2.5 kg;
- garlic - 3-4 cloves;
- medium-sized carrots - 5 pieces;
- water - 1 liter;
- sugar - 1/2 glass (volume - 200 ml);
- apple cider vinegar - 100 ml (1/2 cup);
- vegetable oil - 1/2 cup;
- salt - 2 tablespoons.
- First you need to wash all the vegetables.
- Cabbage - shred, carrots - grate on a coarse grater, garlic - finely chopped.
- Mix all the vegetables together and fold into a deep pan.
Next, prepare the marinade:
- Boil water in any suitable container. Add vinegar, sugar, oil and salt to it. To stir thoroughly.
- Pour the cabbage with hot marinade and cover with a lid.
- After 24 hours, cabbage can be tried and spread on banks.
- Store snack should be in the refrigerator.
On the video you can see another recipe for cooking pickled cabbage in a jar:
Recipe variations
In addition to the classic recipe, there are many different variations of cooking pickled cabbage. Consider the two most commonly used in cooking.
Sharp
To add spicy sharpness, you should add one red hot pepper or a tablespoon with a hill of its own, but ground, to the original recipe. When using fresh pepper, the vegetable should be carefully cut into long strips and added to the total mixture. Powder should also be added to mixed cabbage, carrots and garlic. Boil it with marinade should not be. More recipes for the preparation of spicy pickled cabbage can be found in our article.
Sweet
For a more pronounced sweet taste. in a classic recipe, you can double the amount of sugar or, alternatively, add 100 g of raisins to mixed vegetables.
Adding simple and affordable ingredients will provide a noticeably sweeter snack.
Options for serving dishes
- Marinated cabbage goes well with other vegetables, as well as with heavier meat and fish main dishes.
- A great serving option for a light dinner is pickled cabbage with greens and vegetable oil. It is enough to add green onions, dill and pour all with a tablespoon of vegetable oil.
- Crisp cabbage with boiled round potatoes or mashed potatoes is very tasty.
- You can mix the snack with other pickled vegetables, for example - with cucumbers. Combine all this with vegetable oil and get a tasty and healthy salad. Optionally, you can add greens.
- A popular serving option is to add pickled cabbage to the vinaigrette. This will greatly diversify the taste of the main dish and make it even more useful and tasty.
Marinated cabbage is an excellent snack for all occasions. Easy preparation and variety of serving options make it almost indispensable in every kitchen. This pickled crispy vegetable is able to diversify the table in the autumn-winter period and saturate the body with plenty of vitamins and minerals. And in combination with low calorie it will be a great helper in a variety of diets and help you quickly achieve excellent results.
