How to pickle cabbage in Georgian style
Food (per can or saucepan with a volume of 3 liters)
White cabbage - 1 head of cabbage weighing from 1.5 to 2 kilograms
Beets - 1 piece of medium size
Garlic - 10 cloves
Bay leaf - 6 pieces
Allspice - 6 peas
Coarse black pepper - 1 teaspoon
Whole cloves - 3 pieces
Whole coriander - 1 teaspoon
Dill seeds - 1 teaspoon
Fennel seeds - 1 teaspoon
Granulated sugar - 200 grams
Coarse salt - 2 rounded tablespoons
Table vinegar 7% - 150 milliliters
How to pickle Georgian cabbage for the winter
1. Wash the head of cabbage, cut into four parts, remove the stump.
2. Cut the cabbage into 2 cm squares.
3. Peel raw beets, coarsely grate or cut into strips.
4. Peel the garlic cloves and cut lengthwise into 4 pieces.
5. Put cabbage, beets, garlic in layers in a ceramic or enamel container.
6. Tamp, lay the required number of layers.
7. To prepare the marinade, boil two liters of water by dissolving 2 tablespoons of salt and a glass of sugar in it.
8. Pour all spices and lavrushka into boiling liquid, leave on fire for 4 minutes.
9. Reduce heat to low, pour in vinegar, turn off after 2 minutes and leave to cool.
10. When the marinade has cooled to room temperature, pour it into a container with cabbage to the brim.
11. Press the Georgian cabbage with a lid or plate of the appropriate diameter, set the oppression.
12. Add the remaining marinade as needed, every one to two days.
13. Pierce the cabbage once a day to the bottom with a fork or wooden stick.
14. After three days, check the readiness of the cabbage, if it is not marinated enough, leave it for another day or two.
15. Store in a cellar or refrigerator.
16. Serve chilled, seasoned with vegetable oil to taste.
Fusofacts
- For pickling cabbage in Georgian, which is called "mzhave" in the homeland, can be replaced table vinegar with natural wine or apple cider vinegar. This will make the dish healthier.- Lovers of cauliflower can easily replace the usual white cabbage in this recipe. The composition of the marinade and the preparation steps will not change.
- For sharpness of taste to the garlic layer, you can add one or two longitudinally chopped chili peppers, at the rate of 2 pods for the specified weight of cabbage. You can also add 2-3 rhizomes of horseradish for more crunchiness of the dish.
- Celery and parsley will give an interesting taste to cabbage pickled in Georgian style. It is necessary to add these ingredients in 400 and 200 grams, respectively, based on 3 liters.