Sauerkraut with Mushrooms (Mantarli Lahana Tursusu)

2 cups sauerkraut, drained

1 medium onion, chopped
1 lb (~450 gr) mushroom, quartered
2-3 Tbsp of butter
A pinch of sea salt (optional)
A pinch of ground black pepper (optional)

Melt the butter in a skillet and saute onions for about 3 minutes over medium heat. Stir in the chopped mushrooms and saute 2 minutes. Then, add the sauerkraut and cook for about 15-20 minutes stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with salt and pepper (optional) and serve warm/hot.
Serves 6
ENJOY

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TURKCE 

2 su bardagi lahana salamura (lahana tuzlama, lahanatursusu), suzulmus

1 orta boy sogan, dogranmis
~450 gr (1 lb) mantar, dorde bolunmus
2-3 yemek kasigi tereyagi
Bir tutam deniz tuzu (istege bagli)
Bir tutam karabiber (istege bagli)

Tereyagini genis bir tavada eritin. Soganlari ilave edin ve orta ateste yaklasik 3 dakika soteleyin. Dogranmis mantarlari ilave edip 2 dakika daha kavurun. Sonra, salamura lahanayi ilave edin ve yaklasik 15-20 dakika kadar ara sira karistirarak pisirin. Istege bagli olarak tuz ve karabiber ilave edin ve sicak/ilik servis edin.
6 kisiliktir
AFIYET OLSUN

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Sauerkraut (Tuzlama Lahana Tursusu)

 

1 head medium size white cabbage, shredded finely

2-3 Tbsp kosher or regular salt
2 large jars or containers (preferably glass)

Take out the outer leaves of cabbage and wash. Shred the cabbage thin in a food processor or with the knife. Place the shredded cabbage in a large bowl, sprinkle salt and mix them. Apply pressure with a back of a wooden spoon and smash the shredded cabbage until the cabbage starts leaving its juice out. You may also let the salted cabbage rest for a couple of hours to let the juices out. Then, fill the glass/plastic containers with cabbage tightly making sure the cabbage is all covered with its own juice. The secret here is to suffocate the cabbage in its juice. So, you need to cut out the air (oxygen) from the cabbage for a good fermentation process. Press from the top to fill as much as cabbage you can. Put a clean weight on top to suffocate the cabbage. I filled a clean plastic bag with water and used it as a weight on top. You may cover the top with a cheese cloth or any other clean cloth to avoid contamination. Do not cover the top with lid.

Store it in a dark and cool place. If the place is cold, the fermentation will take place in 2-3 weeks. If it is warm/room temperature, then it will be ready to eat in 10-15 days. Once it gets ready to eat keep it in the refrigerator.
ENJOY

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TURKCE

1 bas orta boy beyaz lahana, ince kiyilmis
2-3 yemek kasigi tuz
2 tane buyuk kavanoz/bidon (tercihen cam)

Lahananin dis yapraklarini atin ve yikayin. Mutfak robotunda veya bicak ile ince ince kiyin. Kiyilmis lahanayi genis bir kaseye alin, tuzu ekleyin ve karistirin. Tahta kasigin tersi ile bastirarak lahanalara basinc uygulayin. Zamanla lahana suyunu birakacaktir. Arzuya gore lahanayi bir kac saat dinlenmeye alip, suyunu birakmasini bekleyebilirsiniz. Sonra, lahanayi kavanoz ya da bidonlara bastirarak sikica doldurun. Guzel bir fermentasyon icin, puf noktasi lahanayi kendi suyuyla kaplayip, lahanayin hava ile temasini kesmektir. Kavanozlar doldurun ve kasikla uzerinden bastirarak, uzerinin tamamen su ile kaplanmasini saglayin. Uzerine temiz bir agirlik koyun. Ben, agirlik olarak temiz bir posetin icine biraz su koydum ve lahana ile dolu kavanozlarin uzerine koydum. Kavanozlarin uzerine temiz bir bez ortebilirsiniz. Kavanozlara kapak kapatmadan, serin ve karanlik bir ortamda fermente olmaya birakin.

Ortam eger soguk ise, fermentasyon 2-3 hafta, eger ilik ya da oda sicakligindaysa, 10-15 gun surecektir. Ondan sonra lahana tursunuz tuketime hazir olacaktir. Buzdolabinda saklayabilirsiniz.
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European Style Sauerkraut (Avrupa Usulu Lahana Tursusu)

1/3-1/2 head white cabbage, shredded finely
~1/2 cup vinegar (apple/grape)-optional
1-2 tbsp salt
3-4 cloves of garlic, peeled/1 onion, sliced
½ tsp coriander
½ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
Water
1-1½ lt (20-30 oz) jar (preferably glass)

Take out the outer leaves of cabbage and wash. Place the shredded cabbage in a large bowl, sprinkle salt and mix them. Leave for a night. The next day, fill the glass/plastic containers with cabbage tightly and place garlic/onion slices, pepper flakes and coriander between cabbage. Press from the top to fill as much as you can. Then add vinegar till there is about ¼ inch vinegar on the bottom (optional).
Place plastic wrap over the container and close the lid, make sure it is sealed well. To mix the salt and vinegar equally, shake it for a while.
Store it in a dark place. If the place is cold, the fermentation will take place in 3-4 weeks. If it is warm/room temperature, then it will be ready to eat in 10-15 days.
ENJOY
P.S: Once you open the lid of Sauerkraut keep it in the fridge or somewhere cold, otherwise it will be spoiled easily at room temperature.

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TURKCE
1/3-1/2 bas beyaz lahana, ince dogranmis
~1/2 su bardagi sirke (elma/uzum)-istege bagli
1-2 yemek kasigi tuz
3-4 dis sarimsak, soyulmus/1 sogan, dilimlenmis
1 cay kasigi kisnis
1 cay kasigi kirmizi pul biber (istege bagli)
Su
1-1½ lt (20-30 oz) bidon/kavanoz (tercihen cam)

Lahanin dis yapraklarini temizleyin ve yikayin. Cok ince dograyin ve genis bir kaseye koyun ve tuz serperek harmanlayin. Bir gece boyunca bekletin. Ertesi gun, agzi siki kapanabilen kavanoz/bidona sikica bastirarak yerlestirin. Aralara sarimsak/sogan, pul biber ve kisnisi serpistirerek, doldurabildiginiz kadar lahana ile doldurun. Ustten sikica bastirin ve dibinde 1 parmak yuksekliginde sirke olana dek sirke ilave edin (istege bagli).
Uzerine strec film koyun ve onun uzerinden kapagini sikica kapatin. Tuz ve sirkenin esit olarak dagilmasi icin kavanozu bir kac defa alt ust ederek sallayin.
Karanlik ve nemsiz bir ortamda birakin. Ortam soguksa 3-4 hafta sonra lahana tursunuz fermente olmus ve yemek icin hazir hale gelmis olacaktir. Eger ortam ilik/oda sicakliginda ise; tursunuz 10-15 gun icinde hazir olur.
AFIYET OLSUN
NOT: Tursunuzun agzini actiktan sonra oda sicakliginda saklarsaniz cabuk bozulur. Bunu onlemek icin acildiktan sonra tursuyu buzdolabinda ya da serin ortamda muhafaza edin.

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