Traditionally pickled cabbage is cooked with carrot and has a light spicy taste and a milky tint. However there are many recipes for marinated cabbage. One of them includes beetroot. Such a combination gives the pickled cabbage and beetroot salad an unusual taste and a bright burgundy color.
Ingredients:
- 3 kg (6,61 lb) cabbage
- 1 l (liter) of water
- 7 black peppercorns
- 1 glass of table vinegar
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 kg (2,2 lb) beetroot
- 2 tbsp of salt
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- 1 glass of sugar
- vegetable oil (for serving)
Cooking
Wash the cabbage heads and cut them in chunks. Wash beetroots, peel and shred them. Toss the ingredients in a big glass jar.
Pour water in a pan. Bring it to boil. Add black peppercorns, allspice, salt, sugar and bay leaves. Cook the mixture over low heat for 10 minutes. Next add table vinegar and boil 1 minute more. Pour the prepared marinade above the cabbage and beetroot. Keep the jar with marinated salad at room temperature for 3 days.
Pour the dish with vegetable oil before serving it as a garnish or a starter.
Enjoy your meal!
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