Fermented Giardiniera

Name: Fermented Giardiniera
Ingredients: 2 cups thinly sliced carrots; 2 cups thinly sliced red bell peppers; 1 1/2 cups thinly slice onions; 2 cups thinly sliced celery; 4 cups cauliflower florets; 2 cups thinly sliced green tomatoes; 2 thinly sliced red jalapenos (keep seed for more heat); 3 long green chili pepperoncini peppers; 3 -5 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced super thin; fresh thyme sprig; 2 bay leaves; 3 tablespoons unrefined salt; 6 cups filtered mineral water (using chlorinated tap water will prevent the beneficial bacteria to grow.)

13 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

2 cups thinly sliced carrots
2 cups thinly sliced red bell peppers
1 1/2 cups thinly slice onions
2 cups thinly sliced celery
4 cups cauliflower florets
2 cups thinly sliced green tomatoes
2 thinly sliced red jalapenos (keep seed for more heat)
3 long green chili pepperoncini peppers
3 -5 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced super thin
fresh thyme sprig
2 bay leaves
3 tablespoons unrefined salt
6 cups filtered mineral water (using chlorinated tap water will prevent the beneficial bacteria to grow.)

Directions

1

Prepare brine by dissolving the salt in water.
2

Mix all the ingredients except the brine in a large bowl.
3

Add them to the Fermenting Vessel of choice (check description above) packing them down as you go.
4

Fill each jar with the brine, leaving 11/2 -2 inches of headroom-the space at the top, between the rim of the jar and the top of the vegetables. Weight the vegetables so they are completely submerged in the brine.
5

Cover the top of the vessel with a lid, coffee filter, paper towel, cheese cloth, or tea towel to keep bugs out and odors inches.
6

Be sure to secure towels with a very tight rubber band or the ring from the canning jars.
7

Place the jar out of direct light.
8

Ferment at room temperature 4 days before checking the flavor. If you prefer the flavor more sour, continue fermenting.
9

If to your taste transfer the jars to the refrigerator.
10

Burp the jars once daily (to release any built-up gasses) the giardiniera does continue to ferment while in the refrigerator.
11

This doesn`t need to be done in my home because we help ourselves to it daily.