INGREDIENTS: ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT:
4 cups boiled but cooled water
1 tsp salt
2-4 uncooked beets (depending on size)
4-6 bay leaves
4-6 garlic cloves, peeled & sliced in two
1 tsp peppercorns
1 tsp all-spice (whole)
Skin of 1 dark-rye piece of bread (end or crust)
1 large mason jar (sterilized)
Cheese Cloth
Rubber band (to go around mason jar)
Peeler
Rubber Gloves
Big Knife
Cutting Board
Radiator or warm place in house
Sterilized Rock (optional)
METHOD:
For those cooking along: pre-measure ingredients
TIP: Fill the water line a little higher in the jar. Less airspace means less oxygen for the CO2 to push out, which means better fermentation.
Polish Potato Pancakes
Grated Potatoes & Onions coated in egg and flour & fried to perfection
Creamy Mushroom Sauce
Sautéed Mushrooms & Garlic in heavy cream seasoned with parsley leaf
Red Cabbage Salad
Raw Red Cabbage, Carrot & Onions tossed in a lemony vinaigrette