Fermenting: How to Ferment Vegetables

by Rashelle Johnson

Fermenting is a food preservation technique that takes healthy vegetables and makes them even healthier!There's no doubt about it. Vegetables are good for you. They're packed full of vitamins, minerals and all sorts of other nutrients the body needs to thrive. Fermented vegetables are even better because they're packed full of probiotic cultures that give your immune system a boost and help your body process and absorb nutrients from the foods you eat. This book discusses fermented vegetables in-depth includes a number of recipes including the Six different sauerkraut recipe.Cultured coleslaw.Kale slaw.Horseradish.Cultured beets.Beet kvass.Pickled jalapenos (just like the ones you use on nachos, only healthier!).Kohlrabi.Dilly carrots.Fermented pickles.Zucchini pickles.Cultured olives.Probiotic garlic.Cultured salsa.Fermented ketchup.and more.This book includes a handy FAQ that covers many of the questions you might have while fermenting foods, including what to do when you encounter moldy vegetables, why your vegetables are covered in foam and what to do when there's white yeast growing near the surface of the brine. Buy this book now and get started fermenting vegetables today.

Genres: Nonfiction, Cooking, Cookbooks

128 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 13, 2013

Reviews

[Shawn]

Great information and recipes

This book had a lot of good practical information. My favorite part was the recipes. Every recipe in this book or something that I would make... I'm not sure if I've ever said that before.
One thing I'd like to see changed is the author continually mentions using starter culture as an option and never tells us how much starting culture to use.
Muscle still not sure if doing something like kefir ( milk or water I do both) if I should use the grains or the separated part of the kefir.

[Jerry Jares]

Rashelle Johnson explains home fermenting in easy-to-understand language. I recently bought a glass gallon jug with an airlock system and was looking for recipes. This is the second book on this subject I've read recently. Gut health is the latest buzzphrase in health circles.

An extensive question-and-answer section clarifies points and offers tips for successful fermenting. I am looking forward to trying some of the author's recipes -- they sound great.

[Jeffrey Louis]

Good book with a few recipes included.

ALthough this book is not lengthy it contains a wealth of information in a very easy to understand format. I especially liked the way that it explained problems to look out for. The recipe directions were easy to follow and my family enjoyed them. This book is well worth the investment.

[Mark A]

What a find!

I was browsing for a book on fermenting and came across this little gem. The recipes are straight forward and simple. Johnson explains the fermentation process in a easy to understand way. Highly recommended. After reading it for free I decided to buy a copy - it is that good!

[Tonytoo]

Easy to follow

Good intro (I’ve previously made sauerkraut) and the recipes look interesting.

Note measurements/ingredients are American so “cups” etc. but not a problem.

[Jason Lemay]

Informative

kindle lender free: worth reading information at beginning for basics because I'm a newb at this. FAQS at the end really helpful and delicious, well explained recipes in the middle that are basic and then even a little bit more involved recipes. remember I've never done this before so I'm learning basics! worth reading

[Andrew]

Fairly good beginner-level book on vegetable fermentation. I found it more informative and better presented than 'Fermenting Milk Kefir' by the same author. Offers a number of interesting recipes also.

[Maria Miaoulis]

Whether you want to preserve your home-grown produce or exercise more control over what you're putting into your body (i.e. not buying store bought fermented foods) then this book will help you pull it off. Fermenting is not as complicated as you might think, so give it a shot.