Lacto-Ferment Any Veg

🥘 Ingredients

• calcium chloride
• salt
• spices
• vegtables
• water

🍳 Cookware

• fermentation jar
• pan

1. 1

   Almost any vegtable or mix of vegtables can be used to make a Lacto-Fermented pickle, pick whatever you think will work together. Avoid anything high in Mucilage (like okra) unless you really love the texture of slime.
2. 2

   Wash and clean your vegtables and cut to the desired size and shape. Add into fermentation jar and fill the jar with enough water to cover your veg.

   vegtables, water
3. 3

   Pour the water out and weigh it. Warm the water in a pan and add 3.5g of salt per 100g of water (3.5%) and 0.1g of calcium chloride (0.1%) to enhance the crispness of the final product. Add any spices you want to the water.

   salt, calcium chloride, spices
4. 4

   Once fully dissolved pour the brine into the jar with your vegtables.
5. 5

   Leave the jar somewhere cool and dark for at least a week then refrigerate.