Fermentation
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Observe various fruits and vegetables being prepared for fermentation, including chili peppers, garlic, lemon with star anise and berries, and rose petals with liquid.
- 2Harvest chili peppers and other greens from a garden.
- 3Chop chili peppers, garlic, and herbs in a food processor.
- 4Combine chopped Napa cabbage, carrots, spring onions, and radishes in a large bowl.
- 5Weigh the fruit or vegetable to be fermented.
- 6Calculate 2% of the fruit/vegetable weight to determine the amount of salt needed.
- 7Measure out the calculated amount of salt.
- 8Add the salt to the prepared fruits or vegetables.
- 9Add water to fully submerge the ingredients in the jar.
- 10Seal the jar, ensuring the ingredients are submerged, and allow them to ferment.
Ingredients
- chilli peppers
- garlic
- lemon
- star anise
- rose petals
- Napa cabbage
- carrots
- spring onions
- radishes
- 2 percent of fruit/veg weight salt
- cherry tomatoes
- beets
- water
Equipment
glass jarfood processorlarge bowlkitchen scale
Tips
- The basis of lactic acid fermentation is to take the weight of the fruit or vegetable you're fermenting, multiply it by 0.02 or 2%, and that's the volume of salt to add.
- This same process can be applied to pretty much any fruit and vegetable.
- You can add complexities to the flavors by adding herbs and spices.