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Super Simple Ginger Fermented Carrots Recipe

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We are going to be fermenting carrots in this super simple Ginger Fermented Carrots Recipe!

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These are delicious, tangy, effervescent, and wonderful for snacking.

Please watch the video for the full recipe, but here’s what we did.

I made this Ginger Fermented Carrots Recipe a couple of months ago, and they’re delicious. The kids love them, I love them. They’re like a pickle only better. It’s so crunchy and sweet, but tart. They almost taste bubbly on your tongue. It’s so bright and a great snack for winter time or any time.

Here’s where you can watch our first ever carrot harvest, and today we’re turning them into these great Ginger Fermented Carrots.

First, we wash our carrots and cut them into almost a fry size and shape. Finger length, and a good size for snacking. You can really do whatever you’d like. You can make them into chips if you prefer, too. I find the sticks float less (and pack in the jar better) so you don’t have as many issues when fermenting.

Then we mince our ginger, put that in the bottom of a mason jar and pack our carrots on top of that.

Then the brine you pour on top is simply a solution of 4 cups of water and 2-4 TBS of sea salt. I did 2 1/2. You want the non-iodized canning or sea salt for this.

After that, pour your brine over your carrots and try to make sure everything is submerged. If the carrots aren’t holding themselves under the water with the tension from being packed in tight, you could use a fermentation weight, zip-lock bag full of water, and/or even a cabbage leaf to help keep the food under water.

If you have carrots floating on the top you’re at risk for mold in your ferment which could ruin it.

You can use a fermentation lid, a pickle pipe, or just a regular lid. If you use a lid not intended for fermentation, you just want to twist the lid every so often to “burp” the gas out of the jar so that the pressure doesn’t build up inside.

You could also add the liquid from another ferment to “kick start” your fermentation, but it’s unnecessary.

Here’s a list of the products mentioned:

Pickle pipes: https://amzn.to/3YBV59V
Fermentation weights: https://amzn.to/3ZRyJCc
Ball Fermentation Kit: https://amzn.to/3J2RhIU

Super Simple Ginger Fermented Carrots

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 bunch Carrots Enought to fill your fermentation jar of choice
  • 1 nub Ginger
  • 4 Cups Water
  • 2-4 TBSP Non iodized salt Sea salt is recommended

Instructions
 

  • Cut your carrots and ginger to preferred size & shape
  • Combine water and salt. The recommended salt water brine is a ratio of 2-4 TBS of salt per quart of water. I used 2 1/2 TBS salt for this ferment
  • Pack your jar with your ginger and carrots as snugly as you can. We want the carrots to stay under the water
  • Cover the carrots and ginger until submerged. Use a fermentation weight if necessary to help keep the food under the water
  • Cap your jar with a fermentation lid, pickle pipe, or regular lid. If using a regular lid you will need to turn it to relieve the gas pressure every so often.
  • Leave your ferment to sit. Time will vary, although 7 days is usually recommended. Taste your carrots and refrigerate after desired tartness is achieved.

That’s the super simple Ginger Fermented Carrots Recipe. I hope you enjoy it! To see us harvest the very carrots featured in this video, please check out this blog post!

Until next time – thanks for visiting!

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