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FSU Soups, Borsch and Specialities
Rasputin:
There are some nice things about mixing cultures, one of them is certainly food. I am discovering all the wonderful things that can be done with cabbage.
Today, my wife and I went shopping to a wholesale grocery store. We ended up buying a 50 pound bag of cabbage. The surprising thing is that have finished processing most of it today. In one hour, we made:
* borsch
* cabbage cooked in a slow cooker with carrots, onion and patatoes
* salted package
The salted cabbage is the most interesting. I grated the cabbage in the food processor and then layer by layer added salt, whole black pepper and bay leaves. The cabbage then has to squeeze for the juice to come out of the cabbage. We bought a 24-quart enamel pot and filled most of it with cabbage. Once finished, my wife covered it with a large dish that and then put a jar of water on the plate to compress the cabbage. We then put it in a warm spot where the cabbage will ferment for a day or two until a froth form on top. Once this is done, the cabbage is put in empty jars and refrigerated.
And, we did this all with $13 dollars worth of cabbage. Not bad!
mirror:
--- Quote from: Rasputin on November 24, 2007, 08:13:17 PM ---
The salted cabbage is the most interesting.
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Did you like the taste of salted cabbage? Something new for you?
It is like a soup from radishes ( in Vietnam food)... strange taste :D for Russians. ;D
Rasputin:
--- Quote from: mirror on November 24, 2007, 09:07:43 PM ---Did you like the taste of salted cabbage? Something new for you?
It is like a soup from radishes ( in Vietnam food)... strange taste :D for Russians. ;D
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The one that my wife makes isn't really a soup: it looks like home made German "Sauerkraut." It took me a while to get used to if, but now I really like it. Somewhat like "kefir." At first, I could not stand it, but now I can't get enough of it :) Fortunately, my wife got some "griby" (fungul/bacterial culture) from a friend from Belarus to make our own kefir at home. Yum!
mirror:
--- Quote from: Rasputin on November 24, 2007, 09:11:14 PM ---The one that my wife makes isn't really a soup: it looks like home made German "Sauerkraut." It took me a while to get used to if, but now I really like it. Somewhat like "kefir." At first, I could not stand it, but now I can't get enough of it :) Fortunately, my wife got some "griby" (fungul/bacterial culture) from a friend from Belarus to make our own kefir at home. Yum!
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My congratulation! Your wife is excellent cooker! :) You have a good chance to add some weight like all men after the marriage! ;D
Rasputin:
--- Quote from: mirror on November 24, 2007, 09:17:58 PM ---My congratulation! Your wife is excellent cooker! :) You have a good chance to add some weight like all men after the marriage! ;D
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LOL She is doing her best to make me lose weight. One of the reasons why we are buying a lot of cabbage :)
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