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    Home » Recipes » Fermented & Pickled

    Quick Pickled Cabbage

    Author: Peter Kolesnichenko · Published: Mar 6, 2020 · Modified: Sep 4, 2021

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    It's so easy to make quick pickled vegetables, a tasty condiment or side dish on your dinner plate. Quick pickled cabbage is a tasty way to preserve cabbage and add flavor to your meals. Just like easy Pickled Carrots, Pickled Garlic, Refrigerator Pickles or Pickled Peppers, an easy recipe with tang and crunch! Can you tell Iove pickled foods?

    Tangy and crunchy, quick Pickled Cabbage is the perfect condiment. Enjoy as a salad side with your meal, or on top of your burger or tacos or as a fresher substitute for sauerkraut.
    pickled cabbage ingredients, cabbage onion and vinegar
    pouring vinegar into sliced cabbage and onion

    Is Pickled Cabbage Same as Sauerkraut?

    Well this is a yes and no answer. Sauerkraut is a type of pickled cabbage, usually the type you buy in glass jars in the grocery store. It's been heat treated and canned with a long shelf life. There is also traditional sauerkraut which is fermented naturally and full of probiotics. I've made a Spicy Sauerkraut recipe you can check out. It's a another version of pickling cabbage. This Quick Pickled Cabbage recipe is pickled with vinegar and salt, needs refrigeration and doesn't have a long shelf life. All 3 types of pickled cabbages have different flavours and benefits. I love how quick and easy this pickled cabbage recipe is.

    How Long Does Pickled Cabbage Last?

    When pickling, it's important to get the ratio of vinegar and water in the brine correct, especially when water canning. Often people have a ratio of 50:50 with vinegar to water that they bring to a boil. This is a quick pickled cabbage recipe, so the vinegar ratio is a little bit lower. I usually keep this in the fridge for about a week in a sealed glass jar.

    What to serve with Pickled Cabbage?

    I initially started making homemade pickled cabbage to make a Russian Beet and Potato Salad called Vinegret. It adds the perfect amount of vinegar and crunchiness to the potato salad. Otherwise I will add it on top of burgers, use as a condiment in tacos or tortilla wraps. You can also add some grated carrot with the grated cabbage when making this recipe. It's an easy way to add more vegetables to your diet as a side dish, almost like a pickled salad. You could even add it to a grazing platter or charcuterie board.

    slicing cabbage for pickling cabbage

    How Easy is it to Make?

    This is the best part, it's super easy. If you have a mandolin slicer, you can carefully slice the red or green cabbage very thinly. Otherwise just use a knife and a cutting board, taking care to slice the thick pieces. I also finely dice an onion into the cabbage mix. Some people grate a carrot into the mix as well. Pouring the hot brine over the mix to start the pickling process. The pickling brine melds all the flavors together, creating the perfect condiment. It can be ready in 30 minutes, but I leave it on the counter overnight before putting it in glass jars and refrigerating it in the morning. I don't recommend skipping the onion, that's what adds all the flavor!

    Tangy and crunch, quick Pickled Cabbage is the perfect condiment. Enjoy as a side with your meat, or on top of your burger or tacos. Bon Appetit! Приятного аппетита!

    pickled cabbage in a glass jar

    Quick Pickled Cabbage

    Tangy and crunchy, quick Pickled Cabbage is the perfect condiment. Enjoy as a salad side with your meal, or on top of your burger or tacos or as a fresher substitute for sauerkraut.
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Pickling Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
    Course: Condiment, Pickled
    Cuisine: Eastern European
    Keyword: pickled cabbage, quick pickled cabbage
    Servings: 8 people

    Ingredients

    • ½ cabbage shredded or sliced
    • 1 onion finely diced
    • 1 cup boiling water
    • ½ cup white vinegar
    • 1 teaspoon salt heaping teaspoon
    • 1 teaspoon sugar heaping teaspoon
    • 1 carrot, grated optional
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    Instructions

    • Thinly slice/shred the cabbage into strips and place into a bowl. Finely dice the onion and mix with cabbage.
    • Add the vinegar, salt and sugar to the boiling water and pour over the cabbage mixture. Using your hands, mix and massage the brine through the cabbage for a minute. Allow to sit for at least 30 minutes, but best to be left overnight. Keep it refrigerated.
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    Tangy and crunch, quick Pickled Cabbage is the perfect condiment. Enjoy as a salad side with your meal, or on top of your burger or tacos.
    Tangy and crunch, quick Pickled Cabbage is the perfect condiment. Enjoy as a salad side with your meal, or on top of your burger or tacos.

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    Comments

    1. Jeanette

      December 04, 2022 at 7:11 am

      Peter
      Keen to try your recipe 😊
      About how long will this last in fridge
      Tks
      Jeanette

      Reply
      • Peter Kolesnichenko

        December 04, 2022 at 12:02 pm

        Thanks Jeanette, as it's a fresh pickled cabbage (vs fermented sauerkraut), it needs to be eaten quickly. It usually lasts me for about a week in the fridge for me, but usually we eat lots of it.

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        • Jeanette

          December 08, 2022 at 6:34 am

          5 stars
          Thanks Peter
          Have made your cabbage recipe it is now a favourite ❤️ it .

          Reply
          • Peter Kolesnichenko

            December 08, 2022 at 12:02 pm

            Super! So glad you love it!!

            Reply
    2. Edith Cole

      November 22, 2022 at 7:50 pm

      Can I use green cabbage and red tomatoes with onions in recipe?

      Reply
      • Peter Kolesnichenko

        November 23, 2022 at 7:08 am

        Hi, I haven't made that before, but let me know how it goes 🙂

        Reply
    3. Mati

      September 09, 2022 at 10:04 am

      How many cups of shredded equal half a cabbage ?

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      • Peter Kolesnichenko

        September 09, 2022 at 4:23 pm

        depends on the size of your cabbage - I'd say anywhere between 4 and 5 cups

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      • TRISH

        June 10, 2023 at 8:38 am

        5 stars
        I just love these quick refrigerator pickle/pickling recipes. Not a fan of sweet coleslaw, so, does the sugar have to be added to the pickled cabbage recipe? Thanks and have a great summer. ; )

        Reply
        • Peter Kolesnichenko

          June 13, 2023 at 1:12 am

          This amount of sugar doesn't make it like a sweet coleslaw, but you can skip it. You need a bit of sugar to balance out the vinegar. Instead of a teaspoon, try adding ½ a teaspoon and adjust if needed 😊

          Reply
    4. Tracey

      June 13, 2022 at 9:31 pm

      5 stars
      Not a huge fan of eating it solo, but this made a great base for salad. I mixed in some olive oil, salt, and pine nuts… tasty! It was as easy to make as the recipe implies.

      Reply
      • Peter Kolesnichenko

        June 13, 2022 at 10:23 pm

        Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the great tip for making a salad, I love pine nuts!

        Reply
    5. Abigail

      May 13, 2022 at 2:12 am

      5 stars
      Yum! This helped me figure out what to do with leftover cabbage after making a chopped salad. Thank you! So easy and SO delcious.

      Reply
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