Bean, Pea, Oats and Vegetable Lacto-Ferment - Made Apr. 11/24

 

- 1 cup dried Speckled peas

- 3/4  cup of dried Adzuki beans

- 1 cup dried Black Turtle beans
- 2 cups Oat Groats

- 3/4 cup Oat Flakes

- 2 med. yellow cooking onions chopped

- 1 1/2 cups of frozen  chopped rhubarb

- 1 large red beet coarsely grated

- 1 large yam coarsely grated

- 8 stalks of celery chopped 

- 1 1/2 cups approximately of frozen chopped sorrel from my garden

- a small green cabbage (what is left of one I've been using for awhile) chopped finely

- 4 Tbsp + 2 tsp. Himalayan pink salt

I cooked the beans/peas and  oats separately. a little differently this time...  Again, I tried to reduce my cooking time and therefore my use of electricity by soaking the peas and beans overnight first and then chopping them in my food processor before cooking them .. SO... I ended up cooking them  for just over 1 hour, which is a substantial reduction from my previous 2 1/2 - 3 hour cooking time.... so I'll be doing this again in the future... The oat groats I cooked for 3/4 of an hour, adding the flakes for the last 20 minutes of cooking time...  I mixed all of the other ingredients together except the cabbage. I then added the cooked bean/pea mix which was already a bit like a paste so I didn't have to mash it... (another saving with my new method).  I then added  the cooked oats to this mixture,  adding the cabbage last after the whole mix had cooled to just warm. The mix filled 7 liter mason jars firmly packed to the shoulder.. After only a day and a half beside my hot water heater I could see they were fermenting well, so I moved them to the fridge to stabilize and be eaten... 

 I use these oat/bean/pea combination ferments along with some yogurt and fresh fruit , a few nuts or seeds, a little kombu seaweed and some powders such as spirulina, chlorella and ashwagandha for my breakfasts... It makes a  light, small but VERY nourishing feeling meal to start my day...

 

Celery root (celeriac), Celery & Beet Lacto-Ferment - Made Mar. 7/24

- 2 bunches of celery chopped

- 1 yam coarsely grated

- 1 LARGE red beet coarsely grated

- 6 leaves of green cabbage finely chopped

- 1 med. onion diced
- 2 large celery roots (celeriac) coarsely grated

- approx. 2 cups of frozen chopped sorel leaves & stems  (leafy greens) from my garden

- 3 Tbsp  + 1 tsp of Himalayan pink salt

I mixed everything together... filling 5 liter and one partially filled 500 ml. mason jars firmly packed to the shoulder.  This fermented VERY quickly.   In only 2 days it was exploding out of the jars... so I re-packed them, replacing the 500 ml jar with a 750 ml jar and moved them to the fridge to stabilize and be eaten... 

Radish, celeriac, fennel, carrot & beet Lacto-Ferment - Made Feb. 24/24

 

- approx. 1 1/2 cups of chopped frozen rhubarb

- 3 good sized daikon radishes coarsely grated

- 2 carrots coarsely grated

- 3 med/small chiogga beets coarsely grated

- 1/2 a large zip-lock bag of chopped frozen fennel from my garden

- 1 small green cabbage finely chopped (what's left of one I've been using for awhile)

- 3 smallish onions diced
- 1 garlic clove minced

- 1 large celery root (celeriac) coarsely grated

- 1/2 a large zip-lock bag of frozen chopped arugula (leafy greens) (approx. 1 1/2 cups)

- 3 Tbsp  of Himalayan pink salt

I mixed everything together... filling 4 liter mason jars firmly packed to the shoulder. I left them beside my hot water heater for 2 days when I could see they were fermenting well, so I moved them to the fridge to stabilize and be eaten...

Pea, Bean, Oat, Yam & Rutabaga Lacto-ferment - Made Jan. 5/24

- 1 cup dried Speckled peas

- 3/4  cup of dried Adzuki beans

- 1 cup dried Pinto beans
- 2 cups Oat Groats

- 3/4 cup Oat Flakes

- 2 med. yellow cooking onions chopped

- 1 large  clove of garlic minced

- 2 cups of frozen  chopped rhubarb

- 2 med. Chiogga beets coarsely grated

- 1 large yam coarsely grated

- 2 smallish rutabagas coarsely grated 

- 1 1/2 cups approximately of frozen chopped arugula from my garden

- the last small piece of a green cabbage I've been using for awhile chopped finely

- 4 Tbsp + 2 tsp. Himalayan pink salt

I cooked the beans/peas and  oats separately. a little differently this time...  I wanted to see if I could reduce my cooking time and therefore my use of electricity by soaking the peas and beans overnight first and then chopping them in my food processor before cooking them .. SO... I ended up cooking them  for about 2 hours. At this point they were crushable, BUT not soft... and they still weren't soft after sitting for another hour... so I put them back on the stove for another hour of cooking... This is a actually longer than my usual 2 1/2 hours, but still shorter than the 4 hours it took the last time I used the pinto beans with the speckled peas... When I chose this combination I'd forgotten that it took such a long time to cook the last time... I don't know, but it seems there's something about this pea/bean combo that requires a longer cooking time... In any case I'll try this method again with other combinations which have required only 2 1/2 hours to cook... and we'll see if I can lower my use of electricity  or not... The oat groats I cooked for 3/4 of an hour, adding the flakes for the last 20 minutes of cooking time...  I mixed all of the other ingredients together except the cabbage. I then added the cooked bean/pea mix which I mashed to a paste and the cooked oats to this mixture,  adding the cabbage last after the whole mix had cooled to just warm. The mix filled 7 liter mason jars firmly packed to the shoulder..  I left them beside my hot water heater for only a day and a half, because I could see they were fermenting well, so I moved them to the fridge to stabilize and be eaten...

 

Parsnip, Beet & Zucchini Lacto-Ferment - Made Dec 23/23

 

- approx. 2 cups of frozen chopped rhubarb

- approx. 1 1/2 cups of frozen chopped tree spinach from my garden 

- 4 very large parsnips coarsely grated

- 2 large red beets coarsely grated

- 1 large onion finely diced

- 1 clove of garlic minced

- a large zip-lock bag of frozen zucchini slices chopped
- a small green cabbage (about 5" in diameter) chopped finely

- 2  Tbsp .+ 2 tsp.  Himalayan pink salt

I mixed everything together, then packed it into 4 liter mason jars, firmly packed to the shoulder.  I  left them beside my hot water heater for 3 days. I could see they were fermenting well, so I moved them to the fridge to stabilize and be eaten...

Red Cabbage, Celery, Zucchini & Carrot Lacto-ferment - Made Nov. 8/23

- 1 small head of red cabbage (about 5" in diameter) chopped finely

- 1/2 a large zip-lock bag of frozen Italian style zucchini chopped

- 15 sorrel leaves & stems from my garden chopped

- approx. 1 cup of frozen chard leaves chopped

- 1 1/2  bunches of celery with leaves chopped

- 1 med./large onion chopped

- 2 cloves of garlic minced

- 3 med. carrots coarsely grated
- approx. 2 cups of  frozen chopped rhubarb

- 3 Tbsp. Himalayan pink salt

I mixed everything together in my largest glass bowl.  After stirring it well, I transferred it to 4 liter  & one 750 ml. mason jars, firmly packed to the shoulder.   I left them by my hot water heater for 3 days... At this point I could see they were fermenting well, so I moved them to the fridge to stabilize and be eaten...

Yam, Cauliflower & Red Cabbage Lacto-Ferment - Made Oct 27/23

- 4 leaves of red cabbage chopped finely

- 1 leaf of green cabbage chopped finely

- 1 1/2 cups of frozen zucchini chopped

- 2 med. onions chopped

- 2 cloves of garlic minced
- 1 1/2 cups of frozen chopped rhubarb

- 3 large yams shredded

- 6" diameter head of cauliflower chopped finely

- 18 sorrel leaves with stems from my garden chopped

- stems & leaves from about 20 kohlrabi chopped 

- 3 3/4 Tbsp. Himalayan pink salt

Using both of my large glass bowls, I was able to mix everything together.  After stirring it well, I let it sit for a few minutes to warm, before transferring it to 5 liter mason jars, firmly packed to the shoulder.  I left them in a warm corner by my hot water heater for only 2 days before I could see they were fermenting well, so I moved them to the fridge to stabilize and be eaten....