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Servings: 1 kilogram

Lactofermented Gooseberries

Learn to make lactofermented gooseberries that will add a unique, tart flavor to your dishes. Discover how you can transform your everyday cooking with this simple fermentation technique.
Author: Thomas Tranegaard Nielsen
Course: Sides
Cuisine: Fermentation
Keyword: Berry, Sides, Stop Food Waste, Summer

Equipment

  • 1 Vacuum Sealer

Ingredients

  • 1 kg Gooseberry ripe - green or red
  • 20 gram Salt without iodine

Instructions

Preparation

  • Put the berries and salt in a vacuum bag.
  • Make sure the bag is long enough to be reopened and resealed.
  • Shake it well together.
  • Distribute the berries so they lie in a single layer as much as possible.
  • Seal the vacuum bag.

Fermentation

  • Let them sit in a warm place. Ideally, they should be at 28 degrees Celsius (82 degrees Fahrenheit) for 5-6 days.
  • If you don't have that temperature option, let them ferment at room temperature (about 20-22 degrees Celsius (68-72 degrees Fahrenheit)) - it will take a few days longer.
  • During the process, the bag will swell and need to be "burped," i.e., the air needs to be let out. This is a bit more complicated than if you had a canning jar where you just open the lid. Here you'll need to cut a small hole in the top of the vacuum bag to let the air out. Then it needs to be resealed.
  • Taste them; when they are a bit salty and quite tart, they should be taken out.
  • Strain them in a fine-mesh strainer and now they should be stored in the fridge.
  • They can keep for a few days. Alternatively, they can be vacuum-packed again and frozen.