10/01/2026
🥬 Homemade Sauerkraut
If you’ve got cabbage coming in from your fall garden, sauerkraut is a wonderful way to preserve it! It is one of the easiest things to make with just two ingredients, cabbage and salt.
A few simple steps to get started:
🌿 Shred your fresh cabbage into thin strips.
🌿 Add salt (about 2% of the cabbage’s weight) and massage until the cabbage releases its natural juices.
🌿 Pack tightly into a clean fermentation jar, making sure the cabbage stays submerged beneath the brine. You can add a weight for this.
🌿 Cover with a fermentation lid or airlock and let it ferment at room temperature, tasting as it develops its signature tang.
🌿 Once it reaches your preferred flavor, transfer it to the refrigerator to slow fermentation.