The Best Pickled Red Cabbage Recipe

Today I am going to share how to make a delicious quick pickled red cabbage recipe. As a lover of all thing red cabbage coupled with the fact that cabbage is full of vitamins, it’s a veg I love to incorporate into our diets.

Particularly as this Easy Pickled Red Cabbage Recipe is not only simple and quick to make, but also tastes amazing. Pickling my own cabbage was not something I ever considered doing, but now I know how simple it is, I will never look back.

Pickled Red Cabbage Is A Side That Goes With So Many Meals.

So it’s almost criminal not to have a good stash ready to use. Check out the following serving suggestions.

• No pie is the same without red cabbage, try it with my roast dinner pie.
• Corn Beef Hash
• Salads
• Taco’s
• Fajitas

Is It An Easy Recipe To Make?

Yes, pickled red cabbage is something we have always tended to buy. Yet now I know how quick and easy it is to whip up a batch, I am without doubt that making fresh is the way forward. You just need a little patience to allow it to pickle, but it is so worth the wait.

Quick Pickled Red Cabbage Recipe?

Ingredients

• Half a red cabbage ( Use the other half to make a batch of my SLIMMING WORLD RED CABBAGE.)
• 3 sealable pickle jars
• 200 ml White Cider Vinegar
• 1 tbsp spoon of sugar
• 200 ml Water
• A clove of garlic
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper

How To Make Pickled Red Cabbage

Firstly remove the hard core of the cabbage and cut or shred finely

Mash the garlic into a paste

Next mix the water vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper and mix well

Add the shredded cabbage to your jars, filling almost to the top.

Lastly pour the vinegar liquid over the top and fill the jar to the top, before screwing on the lid and giving the pickle mixture a good shake.

Now leave to stand for up to 5 hours shaking occasionally before transferring the the fridge.

You can keep the pickled red cabbage in the fridge in a sealed container for up to 3 weeks.

Additionally if you like to make your own labels check out my home made print and cut labels post here.

Can You Freeze Pickled Red Cabbage?

Because lets face it, if you make a batch of it you can only eat so much! However I have put it to the test and froze my pickled rad cabbage in an airtight container.

When I defrosted the cabbage it had more liquid which was easy to drain away, however the consistency and texture of the pickled cabbage remained the same.

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