How I Make Fermented Cabbage The Bulgarian Way!

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  • Опубликовано: 5 июн 2024
  • Join me and @epicgardening in making homemade fermented cabbage the way my parents showed me. All it takes is a simple brine and time to transform fresh cabbage in a delicious fermented food. We take the ferment from start to finish and I'll show you my preferred way of eating it!
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    01:00 - Recipe
    08:12 - Four Day Update
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    11:00 - How I Eat It
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  • @Mark723
    @Mark723 26 дней назад +44

    Jacques in the Kitchen in the Garden, Episode V, featuring Cabbage Daddy

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  26 дней назад +11

      It was about time I had Kevin on!

    • @Mark723
      @Mark723 26 дней назад

      @@jacquesinthegarden Who's Kevin...? Oh, you mean "Cabbage Daddy."

    • @doomcat537
      @doomcat537 25 дней назад +1

      Wait, I thought that was Eric?

  • @lizlucey3812
    @lizlucey3812 26 дней назад +19

    I love that y’all are just as bad at conversions and mental math as I am. 🤣 if I write it down it’s fine. Thank you for sharing this!

  • @ElleDursten
    @ElleDursten 26 дней назад +29

    the flowers blooms in the background at the end its stunning.

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  26 дней назад +12

      The orange clock vine and Pride Of Madeira always put on a show.

  • @danieladeutsch1708
    @danieladeutsch1708 25 дней назад +5

    Dear Jacques, how awesome to show us Bulgarian recipies. In my country - Slovakia - we even have "Days of Cabbages - where you can buy not only fermented cabbage but also lots of other food baked/cooked with cabbage. It´s very popular. Fermented cabbage is our go to veggie in winter. Love your channel. XX

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  24 дня назад +1

      That's awesome, I would love to experience that some day.

  • @a.l.a.7847
    @a.l.a.7847 26 дней назад +14

    I don't know what I enjoyed the most... the Eternal Cabbage Competition between Jacques and Kevin, laughing about the huge difference between American hyper-sterility and Jacques' description of his parents' ancient, kinda clean cooler or the stupendous riot of purple and orange in the background. Thank you both!!!

  • @ninavandenabbeele9667
    @ninavandenabbeele9667 26 дней назад +20

    After it's fermented you make sarmi from it.
    it's rolled up cabage leaves filled with minced meat carrot and rice . It's really delicious 😋

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  26 дней назад +7

      We made sarmi for Christmas the traditional way with the home fermented zele!

  • @maryannnorton9138
    @maryannnorton9138 25 дней назад +3

    I had a (Bosnian) neighbor who fermented whole cabbages in a little cooler and used the whole leaves to make cabbage rolls. Best cabbage rolls I've ever had.

  • @thatsalt1560
    @thatsalt1560 26 дней назад +5

    Eastern Europe here: That is fairly much it. Except our barrels are big and we don't care if the salt is iodized because ... it is and it won't ruin anything. Use anything as a weight. Calculating? Nah. Taste the water to find a nice saltiness. Start with less and add more the following day if needed. It should be salt like a soup. No apple needed although I do think it helps. You can shread cabbage and ferment in brine like this too. You don't need to punch the cabbage and kill your arms like so many recipe say to do. Put a lid on, loosely, check on the cabbage every once in a while and shake it to move the liquid around a little.

  • @glow1815
    @glow1815 26 дней назад +3

    As Asain I fermented with cucumbers and Thai hot Chile all the time. Boil water add salt and I throw few garlic let it sit until water cools down 👌 once it reach sourness you desire put in the fridge or it will continues to fermented. Never throw boiled water as it will cook the Cabbage. Some people use vinegar I hate the smell of vinegar.

  • @capeeddy
    @capeeddy 26 дней назад +5

    I've got to try this. A cabbage fermenting campaign is in my future.

  • @tinad6812
    @tinad6812 26 дней назад +5

    Very interesting. I ferment the regular chopped up way and I also add apple. Some recipes I add onion and I also ferment purple cabbage. I like how you presented it at the end. Looked good 😊 You guys make me laugh, as usual. Thank you.

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  26 дней назад +1

      You should try it sometime the texture is much crispier

  • @howdyEB
    @howdyEB 26 дней назад +7

    That looks yum and sounds delicious with the beans! 😋Thanks for showing me a new way to ferment cabbage.

  • @sophie-l-w
    @sophie-l-w 23 дня назад +1

    This brings back childhood memories of my grandma's Chinese sauerkraut made with napa cabbage, she used to ferment it in a bucket in the garden as well, very pungent smelling but delicious. Great video guys!

  • @pedromunoz4468
    @pedromunoz4468 26 дней назад +7

    Thats laugh from Jacques after Kevin Approves 😅 you have to stay until the end

  • @pedromunoz4468
    @pedromunoz4468 26 дней назад +7

    Kevin welcome to the Hermets kitchen,Looks great, willing to try it

  • @BigboiiTone
    @BigboiiTone 25 дней назад +2

    Props to Brassica Father for hitting that fermentation apple. True king

  • @user-bs1vs1nx9h
    @user-bs1vs1nx9h 26 дней назад +7

    This guy is awesome! Keep up the good work.

  • @lawrenberghanson4401
    @lawrenberghanson4401 25 дней назад +1

    Sweet! I made fermented Brussels sprouts with garlic, carrots, scotch bonnet, and rosemary in February and now enjoying it! The next fermentation project I plan on doing is fermented hot sauce

  • @justineheinrichs2798
    @justineheinrichs2798 26 дней назад +3

    Awesome ❤. I grew up making sauerkraut. My mom made it in 15 gallon stone crock. You squirt vinegar around edges of crock, sprinkle salt around edges. Chop cabbage and we had a wooden baseball bat for stomping 😂. So you’d put in a layer and stomp it until the cabbage made juice. And continued until it was full. Place a huge platter on top. Weight it with a scrubbed rock. And let it sit. Once the liquid on top began to disappear? It was done. She used it throughout the year for making sauerkraut soup. She would process the sauerkraut in jars and use later as needed.
    If you bought your cabbage from a store and it had been a while since picked? Apparently it’s loses to much juice and it won’t make sauerkraut 🤷‍♀️. This is what my mom taught me so ? Who knows, sounds reasonable. Thanks for video , loved it and discovered another way to eat sauerkraut ♥️🇨🇦

    • @KJ-sq4du
      @KJ-sq4du 26 дней назад +1

      I legit never knew that Sauerkraut was cabbage until right now. Wow.

    • @justineheinrichs2798
      @justineheinrichs2798 26 дней назад +2

      @@KJ-sq4du You know a really great recipe? In a slow cooker place sausage of choice, medium potatoes with skin on, onion sliced, sauerkraut and top with partially cooked bacon 😋😋
      Ooh, makes me want some.

    • @KJ-sq4du
      @KJ-sq4du 26 дней назад +1

      @@justineheinrichs2798 that does sound really good! I have an instantpot that I could try it in

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  24 дня назад

      I think the older cabbages are just simply not good for fermentation. Love this story and memory and it sounds like it was great food to save around!

  • @Arcticdi
    @Arcticdi 26 дней назад +4

    2 thumbs up! Love the crock and the 'best' way to enjoy it after fermenting. Thanks guys!

  • @tamssnazzystuff
    @tamssnazzystuff 10 дней назад

    I love that you shared the different ways you eat it, I've dabbled with home ferments and one of the things I have a problem with is using it up.

  • @taniatraykova4417
    @taniatraykova4417 25 дней назад +1

    It’s so nice to see someone applying old Bulgarian recipes. 🙏🏻Fermented cabbage is not only healthy-the juice it’s a great remedy against…. hangover.

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  24 дня назад +1

      Haha I will keep that in mind next time I need a reset in the morning

  • @sarathompson6628
    @sarathompson6628 26 дней назад +3

    This makes me want to grow cabbage next season! But I gotta say I’m a tad disappointed we didn’t get to see Jacques go ham on harvesting those big ones. 😂

  • @BigboiiTone
    @BigboiiTone 25 дней назад

    I have family in Bulgaria so this is epic 🇧🇬
    Thanks and it's great to see you make foods from the veg you grow 😊

  • @tuansimplelife
    @tuansimplelife 18 дней назад

    Very interesting with stories that make viewers happy. Thank you. Wishing you and everyone good health and peace.❤🎉

  • @jesswelsh9838
    @jesswelsh9838 26 дней назад

    Thank you for this video. I'm about to harvest my cabbage, and I did not have a recipe for sourkraut yet. Happy growing Jacques 💚

  • @Gonzalo_M
    @Gonzalo_M 10 дней назад

    Nice recipe! Thank you so much for sharing! 😃 I will try it some day! 😊

  • @jeannamcgregor9967
    @jeannamcgregor9967 26 дней назад +2

    OK, next up should be Atchara...Filipino fermented cabbage. Or maybe a Filipino-style kimchi using calamansi?

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  26 дней назад +1

      That sounds very interesting, I have never heard of that one!

  • @entonberg3945
    @entonberg3945 26 дней назад +3

    THE WILDEST MOST UNEXPECTED CROSSOVER EVER?!

  • @kimberleychapman8416
    @kimberleychapman8416 26 дней назад

    Thanks for this 😊 I love your videos - always helpful.

  • @FranNoesse
    @FranNoesse 18 дней назад

    Thank you for sharing! Yay!

  • @_Kret
    @_Kret 22 дня назад

    The simplest recipe is Polish sauerkraut. ;-)
    Chop the cabbage into fine pieces, thin threads, and grate the carrots using a large mesh. The more carrots, the sweeter the cabbage. You mix everything with salt. You put everything in a glass container. The cabbage will begin to release water. You don't add water. you keep the whole thing submerged, the cabbage gives gas for the first two days, you can poke it to help it escape. after a few days you put the cabbage in the fridge and after two weeks from the beginning the cabbage is ready. you can eat it raw, but you can also fry it with other ingredients.

  • @leviduve4001
    @leviduve4001 26 дней назад +3

    I was thinking throw some on a pulled pork sandwich

  • @debbybrady1246
    @debbybrady1246 25 дней назад

    I'm going to try this method. It sounds great.

  • @brianmoore4299
    @brianmoore4299 26 дней назад +1

    I've never made sauerkraut, but do like it. Now I have to look up how to make it so I can compare them. But this looks real easy. Might have to buy me one of those devises and start making some sauerkraut. Or fermented cabbage. This may have inspired me to dedicate more space this fall to cabbage growing. I've still got one red cabbage in my garden currently in May. Ready to pick it any day.

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  26 дней назад +1

      Its delicious stuff, I actually have few red cabbages left in the garden as well, just sort of waiting to harvest as needed. They seem to hold in the garden much longer than the green ones do.

  • @jackiehorsley9263
    @jackiehorsley9263 26 дней назад +1

    looked really good I enjoy eating fermented food I well have to try making that sometime

  • @Ice_queen312
    @Ice_queen312 26 дней назад +3

    Yum!!! You had me at salty and sour!

  • @brokenglassshimmerlikestar3407
    @brokenglassshimmerlikestar3407 25 дней назад

    In East Asia we also use a similar pottery crock in the traditional way of making fermented vegetables. There's a trough for the water lock around the lid. And we use big rocks as weights lol

  • @angelaphan3346
    @angelaphan3346 День назад

    Ok- watched this vid, and you inspired me to make saurkraut (& lacto green plums) and it turned out amazing :) wish I could share a photo here lol

  • @terrivance8750
    @terrivance8750 26 дней назад +1

    Thanks, guys. 😊

  • @diannew5264
    @diannew5264 26 дней назад +2

    A good saying... Submerged in brine all will be fine.

  • @matty946
    @matty946 24 дня назад

    Kevin: "It's pretty good, but maybe it needs something a bit sweet on it, like Nutella?"
    Jacques: No words, just a supportive grin and shrug....

  • @ahnanda68
    @ahnanda68 25 дней назад

    Nice knife...and fermenting crock thing cool and cabbage is delicious

  • @judysocal8682
    @judysocal8682 26 дней назад +1

    I'm almost done eating my first attempt at sauerkraut. Meanwhile it is dawning on me how many cabbages I wound up with this year. I thought some of them were cauliflower 😧🤣🤣 so your video is timely, plus I gave away two and only have about 3 more to use/give away.

  • @kimpaynter
    @kimpaynter 26 дней назад +1

    You guys are the best hahaha Jacque beans and cabbage for dinner 😂😂 love it

  • @addisonblu5191
    @addisonblu5191 26 дней назад +1

    My fav hermit and The Cabbage Daddy! Looks delicious! 😋

  • @dova_prod.8462
    @dova_prod.8462 26 дней назад +2

    I am from belize and i have not known about fermented Cabbage 😊

  • @hcambo5373
    @hcambo5373 26 дней назад

    Nice work ❤❤❤❤

  • @paraparasailing
    @paraparasailing 25 дней назад

    it's the summer of the CAVE CABBAGE!!

  • @GrowsGoneWild
    @GrowsGoneWild 26 дней назад +1

    Looks very easy to make 👀

  • @angelaphan3346
    @angelaphan3346 26 дней назад

    I didn’t know I needed this vessel until now…

  • @sheliaheverin8822
    @sheliaheverin8822 26 дней назад +2

    I love ferments and sauerkraut. Can you kick start it with a little homemade apple scrap vinegar? I had my last giardiniera ferment go whacky (turned slimy) because I think I messed up the salt to water ratio.

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  26 дней назад +1

      I've had slimy ferments happen before and apparently it can just sort of happen? You could add vinegar if you want but it will change the end flavor to be more acidic.

  • @user-xq1yo2yw6x
    @user-xq1yo2yw6x 21 день назад

    This salad is the best friend of rakia😆 Put some chopped onion or leek (better to be leek) and it will be sooo good!

  • @sabrinapoirier2963
    @sabrinapoirier2963 25 дней назад

    Awesome!

  • @user-db2cs1mk3w
    @user-db2cs1mk3w 19 дней назад

    Love when you two do videos together

  • @knowitallandy
    @knowitallandy 25 дней назад

    trying and suffering through the math is so relatable. Calculators don't even help lol

  • @rumpledbark
    @rumpledbark 26 дней назад +1

    thank you. what kind of beans do you serve with the cabbage?

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  26 дней назад

      Any sort of sturdy bean than can handle being baked without totally falling apart!

  • @melanieallen8980
    @melanieallen8980 25 дней назад

    very interesting ❤

  • @phillippinter7518
    @phillippinter7518 26 дней назад +1

    I like how you don't have to cut it in tiny pieces

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  26 дней назад

      You can even do it while headed but it takes longer to ferment. But then you can even make stuffed fermented cabbage leaves.

  • @TobyRobb
    @TobyRobb 26 дней назад

    I have never tried paprika with mine. i ferment in smaller crock with salt only. Cheers for the recipe

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  24 дня назад +1

      It works so well, I never would have thought of it but I love it

  • @JodiMontano
    @JodiMontano 26 дней назад

    That was so much easier than the way I was taught to make it.

  • @nicolephillips4320
    @nicolephillips4320 21 день назад

    Heard you were thinking of doing a pond???? You should do it!

  • @Paperbutton9
    @Paperbutton9 26 дней назад

    when jacques said i didn't say you could😊😂

  • @angelaphan3346
    @angelaphan3346 26 дней назад +3

    This on a hot honey chicken Sando sounds amazing

  • @rpdx3
    @rpdx3 26 дней назад

    Jaquesstrap, you should link the fermenter! Peeps would buy. 😊

  • @TheGardenFamily
    @TheGardenFamily 25 дней назад

    Fun video! Did you carve the spoon?!

  • @danagwena
    @danagwena 20 дней назад

    Jacques would yo please do part 2 if three sisters gardening😊😊🤞

  • @a59028
    @a59028 25 дней назад

    Thank you !!! and by the way what plant is that orange shrub behind you ?

  • @alicehihn3250
    @alicehihn3250 26 дней назад +1

    My brother adds caraway seeds also.

  • @Paperbutton9
    @Paperbutton9 26 дней назад

    hell yeah

  • @greatvaluegameplay598
    @greatvaluegameplay598 25 дней назад

    not a fan of sauerkraut but i dont hate it either.. nice video 👍👍

  • @siobhanstollznow1148
    @siobhanstollznow1148 25 дней назад

    So its Bulgarian kimchi... will have to try it

  • @michellecolledge2355
    @michellecolledge2355 25 дней назад

    Can you use any type of cabbage? I'm growing sugar loaf cabbages. Looks great. I'll do exactly as you did, Jacques. What is the vessel called?

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  24 дня назад +1

      It probably works although I have only ever had fairly standard green cabbages using this preparation. In theory there is no reason why it wouldn't work!

  • @Paperbutton9
    @Paperbutton9 26 дней назад +1

    wait holy crap is that eric? from epic gardening?

  • @jamiehill3220
    @jamiehill3220 25 дней назад

    Off topic…but what is the beautiful flowers/vine growing in the background?

  • @JWDicus
    @JWDicus 22 дня назад

    Great vid! P.S. Don't let the dude with the huge head bully you into getting a pond if you don't love the idea. ;-)

  • @MizuMing
    @MizuMing 26 дней назад +1

    10:02
    Those are some chonker cabbages~ 👀

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  26 дней назад +2

      For sure the biggest I have grown!

    • @MizuMing
      @MizuMing 26 дней назад +1

      @@jacquesinthegarden You said they were just 'Giant Cabbage' no other special name or anything?

  • @nevermindlaughs
    @nevermindlaughs 25 дней назад

    please do more jaque led, kevin sou cooking videos, very very fun

  • @Shroomunati
    @Shroomunati 26 дней назад

    4 cups and 1 quart, as a chef that touched me

  • @nicholerichardson5336
    @nicholerichardson5336 26 дней назад +1

    How long will this last if you keep it in the crock?

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  26 дней назад +1

      It entirely depends on the temperatures of where you are storing. The flavor will get stronger and eventually weird but you can also just keep it in the fridge for quite a while

    • @diannew5264
      @diannew5264 26 дней назад +1

      I just transfer mine into mason jars..place a glass weight on top...use a white mason jar screw on lid. Should keep for about a year in the fridge
      P.s. don't place lid to tight and have a COLD fridge. I just had one crack because I think my fridge was a little bit shy of 40° and that cabbage fermented a little more with a tight lid. Too much pressure

  • @erukaseven
    @erukaseven 26 дней назад

    I'm never going to make this, eat this or even probably grow a cabbage. But I support the Garden Men.

  • @insanecomicdude
    @insanecomicdude 26 дней назад

    Welp, time to dig out my fermenter.

  • @cynthiamarangoni5218
    @cynthiamarangoni5218 25 дней назад

    Are the orange flowers in the background tithonia?

  • @thavynator
    @thavynator 26 дней назад

    Try it with some grilled fish & rice :)

  • @VictoriaMmartinez
    @VictoriaMmartinez 25 дней назад

    Cabbage daddy from the streets lol

  • @jons5898
    @jons5898 25 дней назад

    Cute tops, beautiful model 👍👍🍑 ! Thanks Alanah !

  • @noimilnikel460
    @noimilnikel460 21 день назад

    How much salt per gallon?

  • @kpr0ck
    @kpr0ck 25 дней назад

    Something went wrong::: hmmmm it's Kevin..lol

  • @cryptelligence
    @cryptelligence 21 день назад

    Build a dragonfly pond! (Kevin sent me)

  • @Oltoir
    @Oltoir 26 дней назад

    Penzy's! I forget that they are a national spice company

  • @tonyhinojosa7172
    @tonyhinojosa7172 22 дня назад

    Where’s the pond, Jacques?

  • @melanieallen8980
    @melanieallen8980 25 дней назад

    $16 for a whole cabbage where I live atm in New South Wales Australia..

  • @uwuimpact817
    @uwuimpact817 21 день назад

    So it takes 4 mouths?

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  21 день назад +1

      It was actually 6 weeks from restart. The warmer it is the faster it happens so the winter batch would likely have been closer to 8 weeks.

    • @uwuimpact817
      @uwuimpact817 19 дней назад

      @@jacquesinthegarden what temperature is there? Here is tropical it's around 30-32 in summer

  • @zodiacbrave13
    @zodiacbrave13 26 дней назад

    Jacques is so handsome! 😍

  • @vesnabulatovic1176
    @vesnabulatovic1176 26 дней назад

    you must wash it first before you eat it or cook..xx

  • @user-db2cs1mk3w
    @user-db2cs1mk3w 25 дней назад

    For weight fill plastic bag with water it's perfect

  • @moamoa7067
    @moamoa7067 12 дней назад

    Switch to metric system and everything will become easier 😅👍😊

  • @user-db2cs1mk3w
    @user-db2cs1mk3w 25 дней назад

    Sauerkrat in Germany

  • @InfansDeAter
    @InfansDeAter 23 дня назад

    Ако не е от каца, не го признавам. 😆НО изглеждаше много добре.

  • @critterjon4061
    @critterjon4061 26 дней назад

    If you are gonna do it the real traditional way it you leave the cabbages whole and do the fermenting in a cleaned out plastic barrel

    • @jacquesinthegarden
      @jacquesinthegarden  24 дня назад

      That's true, I should have gone whole but this fancy crock had too small of an opening for the whole cabbage!