Canned Pickled Red Cabbage

"This is very simple but we cant get enough of this in the middle of winter.We serve it cold along side roast pork etc"
 
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photo by Deborah L. photo by Deborah L.
photo by Deborah L.
Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
4
Yields:
6 jars
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ingredients

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directions

  • Mix the shredded cabbage with the salt in a large ceramic bowl.Place a weighted plate on the top of the cabbage, pressing it down,and leave for 24 hours.
  • Drain,.
  • Fill canning jars with red cabbage, boil the vinegar and pickling spices and pour over the cabbage.
  • Seal jars for 10 mins in hot water bath.
  • Ready to eat after 6 days.

Questions & Replies

  1. what is a weighted plate and what if i do not have one
     
  2. Some of my cabbage browned a little after the salting. It smelled fine and felt fine. I went ahead with the canning and it looks great… nice and bright… do you think it’s ok? I really don’t want to throw out my work but it’s not worth getting sick either!
     
  3. I am making the canned pickled red cabbage and wanted to know if I am supposed to leave the weighted cabbage/salt mixture on the counter or put it in the fridge?
     
  4. Is the pickling spice loose in the vinegar or is it in cheesecloth and removed once boiled.
     
  5. How long will this keep in my pantry?
     
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Reviews

  1. I've been looking all over the internet for this recipe! I did a bunch of jars last year and we ate all of them, and it took me quite a while, but I finally found this--yay! I just did another batch of 6 quart jars, but used green cabbage (red would be so much prettier). Two heads of cabbage about 3# each yielded six quarts; I had to expand the brine recipe quite a bit to fill the jars. We use this as an appetizer when we put out a tray of pickled/cured before-dinner snacks along with olives, cheese, salami and crackers. We also use this heavily on fish tacos. I could see variations being made for this recipe, like adding 1 sliced habanero for those that like it hot (my husband).
     
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We Live on a farm in rural Tennessee, about 50 miles from Nashville. I am a Brit married to a wonderful Southern gentleman,and have lived in the States for over 20 years. This is a photo of where all the action takes place in our house !!!
 
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