Spicy Coleslaw (Cortido Americano)
Ingredients
- 3 carrots, peeled
- ½ large green cabbage
- 2 green bell peppers
- 1 large onion
- 1 jalapeño (optional)
- ½ apple (optional)
- ½ - 1 tsp dried (or ½ - 1 tbsp fresh) oregano (optional)
- salt 2% of total vegetable weight (Alex used 40 g (2¼ tbsp) of salt for his recipe)
Special Equipment
- mason jars
- vegetable grater, shredder or food processor
- large mixing bowl
How-to
- Slice vegetables finely or grate in a food processor
- Add approximately 2% salt by weight. (Alex' mix weighted 6 kg (2,000 g, 4 lb), so he used 40 g or 2¼ tbsp of salt)
- Mix everything together in a bowl. Squeeze the vegetable mixture in your hands, or pound it with a meat tenderizer or the bottom of a jar or cup, until it starts to release liquid
- Pack it tightly into mason jars and leave on a counter at room temperature for 3 or 4 days, give or take, depending on the weather and on your preference
- Open it every day to release gases; taste it; pack it down again if it needs it
- When you decide it's done, put it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for months
2010 Courtesy of Alex Lewin - FeedMeLikeYouMeanit.com