Spicy cabbage for winter with beets

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   We prepare all the ingredients for making a snack of white cabbage with beetroot for the winter.

2. Step 2:

   

   Wash the white cabbage under water, remove the top damaged leaves with spots or holes. We divide the forks in half in such a way that in each part there remains a part of the stalk on which the cabbage leaves hold. Then carefully cut out these stalks so that the cabbage does not crumble in your hands. Halves of forks are cut across the veins into strips 2-2.5 centimeters wide, and then these strips are cut into squares.

3. Step 3:

   

   Carrots are washed under water, cleaned and cut into circles. Beets are thoroughly washed with a kitchen brush, peeled and also cut into small thin plates. Peel the garlic from the husk and cut into slices.

5. Step 4:

   

   Put the prepared vegetables in a large saucepan so that the layers of cabbage alternate with carrots, beets and garlic.

6. Step 5:

   

   Preparing the brine. Pour water into a saucepan, add sugar, salt, bay leaf, black pepper and peas. Stir and put the pan on the fire. Bring the brine to a boil, turn off the heat, pour in the vinegar and mix again. Let the brine cool down a little.

7. Step 6:

   

   Pour the vegetables laid in a saucepan with a slightly cooled brine. Cover the top with a plate and put it under a little oppression. We let the cabbage stand under the yoke for 2-3 days, then we put it in sterilized jars and roll it up. Most housewives prepare this snack in large volumes and arrange it in 3-liter cans. However, if the family is small, I recommend using small jars. It is necessary to store such a blank in a cool place.