【自製蘋果酸椰菜 攝取消化酶和益生菌】
酵素也稱為酶,是一切生命的開始,是維持生命在體內新陳代謝的關鍵。人體有自行製造酵素的功能,但會受年紀、農藥、西藥、防腐劑影響,連吃得太飽也會導致酵素不平衡。
缺乏酵素的通病,是體力變差、容易疲倦、常常感冒、臉上出現斑點、皺紋,身體開始發胖,三高也跟着來等等。愈是缺乏酵素愈容易衰老,反之,酵素儲存愈多的人愈健康。食用亞麻籽油加鮮芝士這個布緯食療的組合之前,最好飲用酸椰菜汁補充酵素幫助消化。
酸椰菜 (sauerkraut) 是歐洲傳統食糧,今天這個菜譜加了蘋果,酸中帶甜,可以單獨或跟任何菜式一齊吃,亦可用來壓榨酸椰菜汁,在每餐之前喝一小杯,讓酵素減低胰臟負荷。除了酵素外,酸椰菜還充滿了益生菌,為我們腸道補充生力軍提升免疫力!
【蘋果酸椰菜食譜】
成分:
青色椰菜一大個或兩小個、蘋果一個、海鹽或岩鹽 (每公斤椰菜一湯匙)、凱莉茴香籽 (Caraway Seeds) 一湯匙
***注意: 雙手要先洗刷乾淨。所有桌面、砧板、器皿和工具都需要極之潔淨,最好經過高溫消毒。
切菜、加鹽與凱莉茴香籽:
- 去除外層葉,拔一塊完整的葉洗淨備用。
- 椰菜切絲後,放入大碗。
- 每一公斤重量的椰菜加一湯匙海鹽或岩鹽。
- 用雙手搓按椰菜絲約3分鐘,鹽會令水分溢出,這個汁很重要。
- 之後,將蘋果切塊、刨成絲,加入椰菜。
- 加凱莉茴香籽 (Caraway Seeds) 半湯匙或一湯匙。(不加也可以)
- 用筷子拌勻。
入樽:
- 將椰菜蘋果絲分批放入一個約1.5公升容量、經高溫消毒的瓶裏。
- 用汽水樽、木棒或其他工具,向菜絲加壓,壓出更多汁並減少瓶內空氣。
- 如有剩餘菜汁,全倒進瓶裏。要確保全部的菜絲都被菜汁掩蓋。如果不夠汁,可加一點食水。
- 將備用的大塊椰葉,牢牢壓在被汁淹蓋的菜絲上,確保發酵期間菜絲不會溢出水面而接觸空氣。
- 關蓋前壓上一個有重量的小物最有保障。
發酵:
- 蘋果酸椰菜已準備好,只需在室溫陰涼地方放置1-3星期(最好不少於15天)。
- 發酵期間或會出現氣泡,尤其是濕熱的日子,這是正常的,可開蓋快速將氣泡和灰色的發酵餘渣撇走。
保存與食用:
- 酸椰菜完成後放雪櫃可保存3個月,取出食用時請用乾淨筷子或匙羹。
Recipe for Sauerkraut with Apple
Ingredients:
Green cabbage 1 large or 2 small ones, 1 apple, sea or rock salt (1 Tablespoon for each kg), caraway seeds 1 Tablespoon.
***Note: Hands should be sanitised. All surfaces, chopping board, containers and utensils need to be thoroughly cleansed, preferably sterilised in high temperature water.
Preparation and Seasoning:
- Remove out layer leaves. Wash and set aside one large leaf.
- Cut cabbage into shreds and place in a large bowl.
- Add 1 Tablespoon sea or rock salt to every 1kg cabbage.
- Knead shredded vegetables with both hands. The salt will draw out juice. This juice is important.
- Cut apple into pieces, shred and add to cabbage.
- Add 0.5-1 Tablespoon caraway seeds. (This is optional)
- Mix thoroughly with chopsticks.
Bottling:
- Place handfuls of shredded vegetables in a sterilised 1.5L jar.
- Use soft drink bottle, wooden stick or some other tool to press down on vegetables, to produce more juice and reduce air in the jar.
- Add any leftover juice into the jar and ensure that all vegetables are submerged in juice. If there isn’t enough juice, add a little drinking water.
- Place the large cabbage leaf on top and press down, to prevent vegetables from rising above the liquid and come into contact with air.
- Best to weigh down with a small object before closing the jar with a lid.
Fermentation:
- All is ready for sauerkraut fermentation. Leave jar in cool, room temperature spot for 1-3 weeks (best to leave for at least 15 days).
- Air bubbles may appear during fermentation, especially in hot, himid environments. This is normal. Can open lid and quickly discard bubbles and scum.
Storage and serving:
- After fermentation, sauerkraut can keep in fridge for 3 months. When taking out of the jar to serve, always use clean chopsticks or spoon.