Fermenting sauerkraut is one of the most fun cooking projects and surprisingly easy to do.
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How to make the easiest homemade sauerkraut
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Unlike many of my colleagues I don’t have a single pet. I have billions of them. I care for them by feeding them and providing them with a comfortable home where they can thrive. Like most pets I have to put up with their incessant and uncontrolled gas but it’s more than worth it for the unconditional love they give me in return. In my case that love comes in the form of sauerkraut.
My pets if you haven’t figured it out are the billions of lactobacillus bacteria that have been camping out in jars and crocks on my kitchen counter for the past few weeks. They’ve been eating the natural sugar in the shredded cabbage and converting it into lactic acid and carbon dioxide (hence all that gas). As the lactic acid builds up the sauerkraut gets more and more sour gradually developing into the stuff we love to put on hot dogs and alongside bratwursts.
