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a fermented radish

Fermentation #8 – Radishes

Those tiny and colorful bunches of radishes always looks so pretty at the farmer's market and I decided to try fermenting some!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Servings: 10
Course: Side Dish, Snack
Calories: 27

Ingredients
  

  • 1200 grams radishes
  • 10 grams dried brazil peppers or another pepper or choice
  • 1 tbsp ramp or green onion powder
  • 1/2 tbsp ginger powder
  • 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
  • 790 grams water
  • 40 grams salt

Method
 

  1. Place your fermentation vessel on a kitchen scale and zero out the weight. Combine radishes, dried peppers, ramp powder, ginger powder and turmeric powder into your fermentation vessel. Fill the vessel with water, covering all of the ingredients. Leave 1-2 inches of space at the top for the fermentation weight if using, and also for the pressure build up.
  2. Add 2% salt by weight. Meaning, if the weight of all of the ingredients in the step above is 2000 grams, you would add 40 grams of salt to the vessel. Close the vessel and move it around to dissolve all of the salt.
  3. Once dissolved, open the vessel and use a fermentation weight or even just a piece of paper towel over the surface of the mixture to ensure that everything is submerged in liquid before sealing.
  4. Place the vessel in a darker area out of any direct sunlight and allow 3-7 days to ferment. Make sure to check on it at least once per day to relieve any pressure build up (if not using a pressure airlock). This pressure build up also indicates that fermentation is fully taking place.

Nutrition

Calories: 27kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 1gFat: 0.2gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.03gSodium: 1603mgPotassium: 318mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 273IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 1mg

Notes

Spring 2024 Magazine Download Link: Here is a short magazine that I put together last summer. There is a short fermentation write up that starts on page 11!

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