Why it works: Cabbage and coriander work together. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 191 recipes. Both carry alpha-pinene, which smells pine, turpentine. The science ↓
How to Make Sauerkraut
Ingredients
Directions
Slice the cabbage into fine shreds using a machine.
In a small barrel, place a layer of coarse sea salt.
Add a layer of cabbage on top and press it down with a heavy pestle.
Continue layering cabbage and salt, finishing with a layer of salt.
Once the juice floats on the surface, add fresh layers of cabbage.
Season the cabbage with coriander, juniper berries, and savory.
Cover the barrel with a cloth and place a plank on top with heavy weights.
Store the barrel in a dry cellar for a month.
Every day, draw off the pickle and replace it with fresh until the liquid is clear.
Renew the cloth and wash the cover each time you open the barrel.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.
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Cabbage + coriandertop 10% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together191 recipes
Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
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