Pickled red cabbage

[Veggielot]

I have decided to have a go at making my own pickled red cabbage and was hoping someone could recommend a good variety to grow.

[Thelma Sanders]

I like Red Flare
Cabbage (Red) Red Flare F1 Seeds|D. T. Brown Vegetable Seeds

[Guest]

Have always used/ grown kalibos

[Veggielot]

Thanks for the suggestion, will probably be back next year asking for tips on how to make.

[Guest]

chop and salt over night. Strain but do not wash. Put in sterilised jars and cover with spiced vinegar (vinegar boiled with pickling spices and strained) not the most exciting but does what we want

[Zelenina]

In Slovakia people eat vast quantities of pickled cabbage, which is shredded and fermented in large barrels. But it seems to be always white cabbage. I once went to a cabbage festival where people were buying it by the dishful and eating it plain with a fork.

I'm not fond of it that way, but it's very tasty in sour cabbage soup, particularly in the special Christmas soup called kapustnica (say it like kapusst-nitsa).

Here's a recipe, but every family has it's own variations
Sauerkraut Soup (Kapustnica) recipe - Slovak Cooking

Red cabbage is popular too, but is usually not pickled but braised with vinegar and other ingredients to make a sweet and sour vegetable accompaniment for meat. Here's a recipe for that :
Braised Red Cabbage (Dusená

There are some local varieties of red cabbage seeds available here. I could look out for some and send them to the VSP if you're interested.

[Nicos]

I've never tried pickling my own red cabbage....but this thread has made me decide to give it a go this year !

[Small pumpkin]

I love pickled red cabbage
The red cabbage I'm growing is Drumhead
I photographed my recipe

[roitelet]

I make Braised red cabbage in large quantities and freeze it in portions. Makes a good fall back when veg is short.

[Snow]

Personally, I like the taste of braised red cabbage, with a bit of balsamic vinegar, and you can add some cranberry sauce if you want it a bit sweeter. I eat it with pork and potatoes. Nice.

But if I was going to pickle it then I'd make sauerkraut because of all the beneficial microbes, see here and you can use red cabbage for that too.

[Snadger]

I have two mahoosive red cabbage plants which I should have entered in the vine show because they are the size of footballs!

I'll never be able to eat both so I intend giving one of them to a friend but I was wondering what to do with the other one?

A few good ideas above ^^^^^^ which I may give a try.