- Chop cabbage into fine pieces
- Add cabbage and salt to a large bowl – 1 tablespoons of salt to 800 grams cabbages.
- Mix and massaged the cabbage and salt.
- Let it sit for 2 hours. Cabbage will release its own liquid to make the brining solution.
- Pack cabbage tightly into mason jars with wooden pounder – this is key to getting all that juice.
- Add two small slices of apple and some chopped carrots to “feed” the bacteria. Add caraway seeds for flavor.
- Cover with a cabbage leaf to help keep the cabbage from floating and weigh down the cabbage so it is completely submersed under the brine.
- Cover jar(s) with cheesecloth and let sit for 4 weeks.