Salting red cabbage

[johninblackpool]

Hi all you cook savvy peeps

What is the reason that all the recipes for pickled red cabbage say to salt the cabbage overnight

Hope you can explain
Cheers

[rustylady]

Hi John. The reason for salting any vegetable you want to pickle is to draw out excess water so it doesn't dilute the vinegar.

Just sprinkle the shredded cabbage with salt and cover with a plate. You'll be surprised how much liquid comes out. Obviously you rinse the salt off with clean water and dry the cabbage before adding your pickling liquid.

Some people use a salad spinner to dry it, but I just pile it in a clean teatowel and shake it hard (in the garden)