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Continue with step 3. Pour this thick juice onto the veggie mix.
Stir the salt and water together until dissolved.
Fermenting vegetables at home. Take a cabbage for example weigh it slice it up thinly and then add 2 percent salt by weight scrunch it all up stick it in a jar and hey presto you re fermenting again. Prepare the vegetables for fermenting there are several ways to prepare the vegetables for fermenting. Grating shredding chopping slicing or leaving whole.
How you choose to prepare your vegetables is a personal choice though some vegetables are better suited for leaving whole while others ferment better when shredded or grated. To ferment vegetables chop them into strips or chunks then use a meat tenderizer to press the vegetables until they start to release their juices. Stir in salt and pour the mixture into a fermenting vessel leaving at least 3 inches of space at the top of the jar.
Dissolve the starter in 1 2 a cup lukewarm water with half a teaspoon honey. Put a few cups of the veggie mix into a blender add water to create a thick smoothie like juice. Add the starter from step 1 to the blender.
Pour this thick juice onto the veggie mix. Continue with step 3. To ferment your own vegetables at home you only need a few glass jars there are special ones but you can use the ones you have or recycle them filtered water sea salt without additives and if you want your favorite spices some garlic and some lemons or the vegetables you prefer.
Leave your vegetables to ferment on the counter for 2 3 days. The ideal fermenting temperature is 70 75 f check them daily to be sure all the vegetables are staying below the brine. By 2 3 days you should start to see some tiny bubbles forming at the top of the brine.
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Fermenting vegetables at home is a great way to reduce your food waste improve gut health and save money. It is incredibly easy too. The process of fermenting vegetables begins with lacto fermentation which is essentially a method of food preservation that also enhances the nutrient content of the food.
Place vegetables and any spices herbs you re using in the mason jar right up to the bottom of the neck there should be about 1 inch of space to the top. Stir the salt and water together until dissolved. Pour the salt water over the vegetables until it reaches just below the top of the jar.
There should be about 1 2 inch of room left. Lacto fermentation is easy quick delicious and amazing for your health. Here s a guide to everything you need to get started fermenting vegetables at home.
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