Ingredients for Pickled Cabbage (Lahana Turşusu)
- 1 medium head white cabbage
- 1/2 water glass (about 200 ml / 3/4 cup + 1 tbsp) grape vinegar
- 3 dessert spoons (about 2 tsp each) citric acid (lemon salt)
- 2 tablespoons non-heaping pickling salt (rock salt)
- 1 dessert spoon (about 2 tsp) sugar
- 1 handful chickpeas
- 10 cloves garlic
How to Make Pickled Cabbage (Lahana Turşusu)
Fill the jar with drinking water, then pour the water into a separate container. Add 2 tablespoons of non-heaping pickling salt (rock salt) to the water, making sure it is not overly salty. Add 1/2 water glass (about 200 ml / 3/4 cup + 1 tbsp) grape vinegar, 3 dessert spoons citric acid (lemon salt), and 1 dessert spoon granulated sugar, then stir until dissolved. Place 1 handful of chickpeas, 5 peeled garlic cloves, and coarsely chopped cabbage at the bottom of the jar. Add 5 more peeled garlic cloves on top. Pour the prepared brine until it covers everything. Close the lid and wait 15–20 days for the pickled cabbage to ferment. Enjoy!
Cooking Tip
You can increase the amount of ingredients proportionally to match however much cabbage you use.
About This Recipe
Cabbage is known to have Asian and Mediterranean origins. White cabbage grows quickly and easily in fertile soil. It is cultivated in almost every region of our country. This vegetable, which was used as medicine thousands of years ago, also holds an important place in the medical field.
The most notable feature that makes cabbage so important for health is the vitamins and compounds it contains. Cabbage is rich in fiber, protein, folate, and vitamins C and K. It is also rich in sodium and potassium, and additionally contains calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, and zinc.
100 grams of white cabbage is only 25 calories.
Benefits of Cabbage:
- Strengthens and supports brain health.
- Prevents the formation of infections.
- Helps the body resist the risk of cancer.
- Known for its benefits to eye health.
- Protects the liver.
- Aids in weight loss.
- Supports heart and vascular health.
- Regulates blood pressure.
- It is a very powerful antioxidant.
- Strengthens the body's immune system.
- Friendly to the digestive system.
- Beneficial in the treatment of eczema.
- Prevents the formation of acne.
From past to present, our grandmothers have always said "a Pickled Pepper and a Pickled Cabbage." Today we have prepared our Pickled Cabbage recipe for you. Bon appétit in advance…
