Friday 23 October 2015

sirovi kiseli krastavci

što/
(za staklenku od 400 mL)
2 krastavca
2 režnja češnjaka
gotovi vodeni kefir, bez zrnaca
nekoliko prstohvata himalajske soli
prstohvat bijelog papra u prahu
čajna žličica suhog origana

kako/
Ulijte u čašu oko 150-200 mL vodenog kefira, dodajte sol i začine i promiješajte. Narežite krastavce na ploške i stavite u posebnu staklenku. Narežite češnjak na komaiće željene veličine (ili ostavite u komadu) i dodajte u  staklenku. Prelijte krastavce i češnjak s priređenom otopinom i po potrebi dodajte još kefira, da tekućina bude oko 1 cm od vrha staklenke. Ostavite da stoji 2 dana na sunčanom mjestu, a ako nije sunčano, 3 dana na sobnoj temperaturi će biti dovoljna. Nakon otvaranja čuvajte u hladnjaku.

zašto/
Za razliku od ''klasičnog'' ukiseljenog povrća koje se radi s vrelom mješavinom octa, vode, soli i začina, ovo je živa hrana i osim što je puna nutrijenata, sadrži i probiotike iz kefira.

što ako/
Umjesto čistog kefira, možete koristiti mješavinu kefira i jabučnog octa (2:1 ili kako vam je već draže).
Ovo je potpuno improvizirani ''recept'' napravljen s onime što sam imala u kuhinji. Meni se okus jako sviđa - ljutkasto je i aromatično, ali naravno da možete dodati klasične začine za kisele krastavce (kopar, gorušica, crni papar u zrnu) ako vam je tako draže.
Bit ovog recepta je u kiseljenju s vodenim kefirom, no ako nemate vodeni kefir moguće je napraviti sirove kisele krastavce s mješavinom octa, vode i malo soli (isto se ostavi stajati par dana na suncu ili samo na sobnoj temperaturi).

i još/
Za kiseljenje povrća nije loše napraviti malo kiseliji kefir - dodati malo više šećera u vodu kojom se ''zrnca'' hrane i pustiti da fermentira dulje nego što biste ostavili da ga radite za piće (barem 3-4 dana, kušajte povremeno, što je kiseliji to bolje). Na ovaj način možete raditi i drugo povrće. Voće je isto moguće fermentirati na ovaj način, no u tom slučaju očekujte da će vam se pri otvaranju staklenke tekućina jako zapjeniti, jer se bakterije i mikrogljive iz kefira nastavljaju hraniti šećerom iz voća i proizvoditi ugljični dioksid.





[ENGLISH]

raw pickled cucumbers


what/

(for a 400 mL jar)
2 cucumbers
2 garlic cloves
already made water kefir, without grains
a few pinches of Himalayan salt
a pinch of ground white pepper
1 teaspoon of dried oregano

how/

Add salt and spices to 150-200 mL of water kefir and mix it. Slice the cucumbers and garlic and put in a glass jar. Add the kefir brine to the jar and if necessary, add more kefir, so that the level of liquid is approximately 1 cm form the top of the jar. Let it sit for 2 days on a sunny place or just 3 days on the room temperature. After opening, keep in the fridge.

why/ 
Unlike the ''classic'' pickled vegetables that are made with boiling mixture of vinegar, water, salt and spices, this is a living food and besides being full of nutrients, it contains many probiotic microorganisms from the kefir.

what if/
Instead of pure kefir brine, you can use a mixture of kefir and apple cider vinegar (2:1 or however you prefer).
This recipe was a complete improvisation and I used what I had in the kitchen in that moment, but I really like how it turned out - the taste is a bit spicy and aromatic. If you prefer the more common spices for pickling such as mustard, whole black pepper seeds and dill, feel free to use them instead.
The point of this recipe is to use water kefir for pickling, but if you don't have water kefir, it is possible to make pickled cucumbers using a brine made with water, vinegar and a bit of salt (the procedure is the same - leave them on the sun for a few days, or just at the room temperature and that's it).

also/

It is good to make kefir a bit more sour if you are using it for pickling - just add a bit more sugar to the water in which the ''grains'' are feeding and leave it to ferment for a longer period (at least 3-4 days, taste it occasionally, the more sour the better).
You can also pickle other vegetables this way. It is possible to ferment fruits this way as well, but in that case you can expect it to get very fizzy when you open the jar because the microorganisms are going to continue feeding on the sugars that are found in fruits and produce carbon dioxide. 

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