Pickled cabbage

[Mushy Pea]

Hi Folks,

Just a quickie. We have just come back from a few days in Prague where nearly all the meals are accompanied with cabbage in some shape or form but usually appears to be sweet pickled. Does anyone know if this is done like our pickled red cabbage?

:D

Many thanks

MP

[Mushy Pea]

[valmarg]

Sorry, mushy, do you mean white, ie similar to sauerkraut, or red cabbage?

valmarg

[valmarg]

Ooops mushy, I've just reread your posting.  I think what you have been having is sauerkraut.  It's very different from our pickled red cabbage.  Shall need to go and look in the library.  If I take too long, I'm sure you will get answers from other posters, but I shall get back as quick as I can.

valmarg

[bohemiabones]

i never had pickled cabbage while living in the uk, but since living in czech for more than ten years i do eat it occassionally -   occassionally like locals do, but no doubt less frequently than the average week  prague tourist:D we (like the restaurants) get the stuff in plastic bags from the supermarket - pretty aweful but then we make sedaginsky gulas from it which is fantastic. my moravian father-in-law makes his own pickles cabbage in an earthenware jar and that is totally different from shop bought...can get the recipe if anyone is interested.

[Mushy Pea]

Hi Valmarg,

Sorry yes I meant white cabbage. You are probably right about it being sauerkraut. It was very tasty and one of the dishes they did was to fold it through mashed potato & serve it with crispy onions and gravy. :P mmmmm great for a winters evening in front of the tele.

Bohemiabones I'd love your father-in-laws recipe. I've looked up quite a few recipes but they only seem to do red cabbage.

Many thanks.

MP

[Ishard]

Mushy Pea sauerkraut isn't usually sweet, its sour so I'm not sure which pickled cabbage this is.

Fermented (as in Bohemiabones father in laws recipe) cabbage is sour too.

I have known sauerkraut cooked up with equal amounts of onions or apples which tends to make it sweeter as the onions release sugar as in the recipe for bigos (polish dish)

http://www.recipezaar.com/84136

[Hyacinth]

I was also taught to cook sauerkraut  ie, the white cabbage preserved in salt I believe?...in a way which sweetened it...cooking with added shredded onions and.....champagne?......hmmm.....that's got to be sweet fizzy sparkling wine, innit?

Interestingly (for me, at any rate) bought a large jar of 'kraut at HomeBargains a coupla weeks ago with this recipe in mind. Great with mashed tats&pork as winter closes in!

When I find the recipe I'll post it, if you want....

[Mushy Pea]

Hi AM,

Yes please. I'm looking forward to preserving some of my cabbage crops.

(Alcoholic sauerkraut eh? Mmmmmmm)  ;D

Many thanks,

MP