Armenian cabbage

Delicious, crispy, fragrant, spicy cabbage appetizer. The recipe for sauerkraut in Armenian is very simple, but it allows you to prepare an unusual and very tasty snack of white cabbage. It tastes different from the classic sauerkraut and does not look like pickled. It turns out a stunningly delicious dish that will take its rightful place even on the festive table. Spicy crispy cabbage with pleasant subtle notes of garlic and dill will not leave anyone indifferent. Cabbage in Armenian will perfectly complement a meat dish, a side dish, especially delicious with potatoes.
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Composition / ingredients

servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 20 % 1 g
Fats 0 % 0 g
Carbohydrates 80 % 4 g
19 kcal
GI: 75 / 0 / 25

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 5 d 30 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    How to make cabbage in Armenian? Prepare the ingredients. This snack can be prepared at any time of the year in the presence of fresh white cabbage. As a container for sauerkraut, you can take three-liter cans. Rinse them well and dry them.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Peel the white cabbage from the top dirty and dry leaves, cut into large pieces.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Wash the beets, peel and cut into slices or circles if the beets are not large.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Wash, peel and cut the carrots into thin circles.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Wash garlic, peel, cut into large pieces. As a seasoning for cabbage, we will use dill seed, it can be called one of the main ingredients of this dish, because it gives a special pleasant aroma and taste to the snack. It can be collected from umbrellas of dill during its ripening in the summer on the site, or purchased at a store or pharmacy. Hot pepper should be added to the marinade carefully so as not to make the snack too spicy

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Put one-third of the beetroot, carrot and garlic slices on the bottom of the jar, pour a third of the measured amount of dill seed and put a piece of bitter pepper pod.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    Put the cooked white cabbage on top so that half of the jar is filled. Cabbage should be laid tightly, trying to keep it in large chunks consisting of layers. On top again a layer of beets, carrots, garlic, dill seed and a piece of pepper. Next, the remains of cabbage and cover with the remaining vegetables and spices.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8.

    Prepare the marinade. Pour water into a saucepan. Add salt, stir. Put on the fire and bring to a boil. Immediately pour the resulting marinade over the cabbage so that it completely covers the contents of the jar. Cover the jar with a lid. Leave the cabbage to ferment for 5 days at room temperature. A jar of cabbage should be placed in a deep container, because during fermentation, the marinade may begin to flow out of the jar.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9.

    After the cabbage stops fermenting, put it in the refrigerator. The appetizer is ready. Serve to the table. Enjoy your meal!

For cooking, it is better to use filtered or bottled water that is neutral to taste. If you use tap water, keep in mind that it can give the dish an unpleasant characteristic taste.

Since the degree of salinity, sweetness, bitterness, sharpness, acid, burning is individual for everyone, always add spices, spices and seasonings, focusing on your taste! If you put some of the seasonings for the first time, then keep in mind that there are spices that it is especially important not to shift (for example, chili pepper). 

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Beetroot - 40   kcal/100g
  • Dried beetroot - 278   kcal/100g
  • Boiled beets - 49   kcal/100g
  • Carrots - 33   kcal/100g
  • Dried carrots - 275   kcal/100g
  • Boiled carrots - 25   kcal/100g
  • Garlic - 143   kcal/100g
  • Dill greens - 38   kcal/100g
  • Hot capsicum - 40   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Water - 0   kcal/100g
  • White cabbage - 28   kcal/100g
  • Boiled white cabbage - 21   kcal/100g

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