Harvest and Preserve Cabbage | Canned Coleslaw + Sauerkraut
Today is the day we harvest our large Alaskan cabbage grown under the midnight sun, weighing in at 37 pounds leaves and all! We work to preserve our abundant garden harvest through fermentation, pickling and water bath processing.
~ Canned Coleslaw Ingredients ~
Sliced Red and Green Cabbage, Carrots, Beets and Kohlrabi
~ Canned Coleslaw Brine ~
2 parts vinegar (of your choice) to 1 part water
Sugar as desired
Peppercorns, brown mustard seeds and celery seeds
~ Canned Coleslaw Instructions ~
Sprinkle kosher salt over vegetable mixture, allow to sit for 1-2 hours then rinse well and drain.
Heat brine ingredients and prepare canning jars. Each jar needs approximately 1/2 to 3/4 cup of brine.
Pack coleslaw mixture into jars, pour hot brine over leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
Lid and band jars, process for 20 minutes in a water bath canner.
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✨ 𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭: ✨ the largest cabbage grown was presented by Scott A. Robb at the 2012 Alaska State Fair in Palmer, weighing in at a whopping 138.25 pounds (62.71 kg)! What is your favorite way to eat cabbage??
Sauerkraut or kimchi! Great video!
Shredded Asian Salad with wonton crisps and tangerine segments. 🍊
With bacon and spuds. I'm Irish 🤣
Stir fried with onions and beef!
sourkrout & smoked sausage
I cannot believe how far you two have come. Your videos are such a relief and break from all the garbage going on in our world. Your videos are always informative, educational and yet you manage to keep them funny too. Your dogs are the best and they are blessed to have you as parents!!!! Keep up the wonderful work!! Thanks again!!!!
YES!!!! I couldn't agree more!
I totally agree!!
Agreed ❤🎉
It’s like watching the discovery channel!
I wholeheartedly agree!! This is a wonderful channel with two wonderful people and two fabulous fur babies as the stars!!
I've never in my life experienced a couple who makes the most out of their life like you two have been doing. I respect your way of living, but your relationship is one we can all envy. You folks work together, play together, cook together and show each other the patience and understanding that would keep any relationship together. You seem to be the best of friends and over the years I have enjoyed watching you and your ability to make the most of what you have. May you both be blessed with love and treasure til the end of your journey.
🥰 AGREE!!!
So agree, my words exactly
@@user-hu9bo8fi1o You are the one who doesn't have any discernment of the Spirit of mankind. You can't fudge that .... not even for YT.
@@user-hu9bo8fi1o I see things you can't! You realize this is real life, right? You can't fake love; it is a vibe not an act. One day you will have the ability to see more than meets the eye. Until then.... just learn from these people and enjoy KZhead while you stuff your face with popcorn and candy!
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Am I the only one who likes the sound cabbage makes ?
Beautiful to see you actively living. I'm tired of the complainers on KZhead about this happened or that happened. People are dying due to hurricanes and poverty. Due to isolation and lack of healthcare. Your channel is a real break seeing young people trying to do something in this capitalistic society. Give your labor to yourself and make yourself happy. Stay healthy and happy when you're young so that if you don't make it to 65. You won't be devastated by a country that doesn't believe that you deserve healthcare. What you two young people are doing is amazing and wonderful.
I was waiting for Eric to say, "OMG, this is the best thing I've ever eaten in my life!" ❤️
me too!!!! a video without Eric saying that line is a great video, but not the best one I've ever watched in my life ;-)
WOW what a big cabbage head !!!
That's an OBSCENE amount of cabbage! 😂 Also, does anyone love the crunchy/squeaky sound they make? Kinda reminds me of walking in fresh powder snow. Not in terms of similarity, but how satisfying it sounds lol Thanks as always for the great video ❤
Yes! It totally reminds me of walking on fresh snow. Or the squeak of green beans on your teeth. lol
I love the sound of fresh cabbage and fresh snow. I completely agree!
Shows how interconnected we are with plants our reactions to something like a squeaking noise. Even better when the cabbage is in your own hands.
You two are my favorite kids. I’m 61 and wish you were my kids!❤
If everybody will plant, nobody will go hungry including the animals. Thanks again🌺🌷🌸
What I also like about you two, is the way you talk. No swearing or unpleasant words. God bless you
Have you guys ever thought of publishing a cookbook? All of your recipes, canning + meals, look amazing!!!
YES, I WOULD BUY IT !!!
I really appreciate youtubers who respond to their comments! 🎉❤
You guys are living a very heathly life. You got everything you need but you two work so hard to have a good life.
Your chickens eat better then most people do. What an outstanding giant cabbage you grew!
hahaha... so true :)
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I love how authentic your channel is - no click bait or malarkey. Pure content. Soul satisfying. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I’m wondering how off the grid they are with a KZhead channel.
@@RH-wj4rz What difference does it make? Just curious.
Thank you both. I know by reading it in the comments frequently, but you are literally living “the dream”. I know it’s not always easy and I’m sure there are frustrations and tears along the way but, thank you for sharing your joys and adventures with the world. Thank you for being real and caring about the worms and the spiders and your chickens. Thank you for not sugarcoating what real hard work looks like as well as the joys and blessings of delayed gratification! Thank you for your diligence and authenticity. You are both a treasure to myself and my husband! Thank you. Praying God continues to bless and provide for you both.
Love the crunching sound of the cabbage been torn apart..sounds so alive and healthy 😆 🤣 😂
Holy cabbage!! What a haul. I love both slaw and sauerkraut so I’m dying here. Great job. Ariel, you are a master crust and bread baker. ❤️❤️
oh Yeah! She keeps making the amazing pastry like it's normal and nothing special. In fact to me, who absolutely doesn't know how to bake and messed a million times in my life, she's a master in this. I just love those two
I LOVE the sound of squeaky cabbage leaves!
I love that squeaky sound of fresh cabbage leaves
Ariel, just throws together some flour and butter, and water, chops some veggies and in thirty minutes out come a pastry that is cooked to perfection and would please a King, unbelieveable. they eat like kings in the middle of nowhere. What a duo.
I love that you two get so excited about the food you grow and then cook. Enjoy!
That moment where they both couldn't believe how great the pie was was amazing.
That's what she said. Ba dum tiss
My favorite part of the video: where Ariel measures the size of the cabbages using a face… “this is like 8 faces! I’ve heard of using a “dinner plate” to measure sizes of things, but not a human face. Oh Ariel, you are the BEST!😂 great harvest and processing days! 🫑🌶🥒🥦
But it is very international: I wouldn't know how big an American Dinner Plate is.
Talk about Cabbage Patch Kids!! Holy moly they are massive! The kid in me wanted to make a bonnet with one of those mega giant leaves and put it on my head! Lol! Look at all that chopped salad! Dinner looked fantastic! You had all of us zoned in on every yummy descriptive word used to describe how amazing your little veggie delight tasted!
That is one huge cabbage… when Arielle was holding up that huge leaf… all I could think of was wow that would make a ginormous amount of stuffed cabbage… yum! 💞
You could've rolled up a Honda into that thing!
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@@500dollarjapanesetoaster8 That is stretching it a bit , but I get it !!! Plants grow GYNORMOUS IN ALASKE BECAUSE THE SUN STAYS UP ALMOST ALL NIGHT LONG !!!
Since I found your channel 3-4 years ago, y’all have motivated me to start my own garden 2 years ago and I can hopefully learn to can food next year. I’m no where near as successful at as y’all are in my garden,but I’m slowly learning and I really appreciate how you explain things and tell us the way you do things. I also love how you cover so many other things like bee keeping, fishing and hunting, preserving food and cooking. I just wish I could go fishing for salmon, but sadly they never come to NC except in the freezer section. Thanks for sharing your life with us.
I'm a father of four that works away from home to provide for my family..u guys are living my dream I gotta say thanks for all the footage u guys share it keeps my dreams alive just want to say thanks. God bless you both
Then move to Alaska 'or' the Big Island of Hawaii and purchase some acreage land there. Then become self sufficient!!
@@royjohnson465 yeah because everybody can afford to just go pick up a piece of land. Please be sensitive to the needs of others and realize that other people may not have it as good as you do to where you can just look around and wherever you feel like living. Some of us don't have it that good.
Please can I ask what might seem a silly question I always thought Cole slaw was a fresh unheated uncooked grated vegetable mixture with mayonaisse? Is your product soft and totally different from the Cole slaw I'm used to ?
Those are the biggest cabbage I've ever seen in my life and I'm a country girl. Just beautiful 🙏🏾😘
I could watch you two 24/7. It’s so relaxing to me, but hard work for you. Thank you for sharing. I’ve never seen cabbages so big.❤
Cabbage is a stable here in TN. Normally my family fries it in an iron skillet with bacon and onions. Great video!
my husbands family has a polish recipe similar, add lots of garlic and some pasta, awesome satisfying meal!!
haha same 😂
Cayce, I absolutely love fried cabbage. I can eat it as a meal. A pan of it doesn’t last long around me. Lol. I think they should try making some. I guarantee they would love it.
@@jacquelinewells7575 I bet they would! 😊
@@m.scotsimpson5725 yeeessss, halusky is what my family in PA called it. I've loved it since I was a kid. Though they often used just fried cabbage and onions in a TON of butter with egg noodles (and a ton of pepper). It's good both ways, with bacon or butter or both of course. Best comfort food!
Stuffed cabbage, pork, beef, allspice, cardamom, Calrose Rice, a nice red sauce, and some mozzarella cheese omg now I'm hungry 😂😂❤❤
I've never seen such a HUGE cabbage in all my life !!!!!!
I guessed 37 lbs! I saw cabbage that big in Anchorage a few years ago. Your videos are so excellent, calming, informative, and fun! No ads. I just sit back and relax.
Mother Nature is amazing 🤩 your cabbage fed humans, chickens, worms, spiders, slugs and variety of buggies. Just spectacular
What a pretty pie! Sometimes we're not sure what we create with our fresh food but we're sure that it is good! Our favorite thing to say at dinner is "we eat good".
Alaska veggies will always be elite. They get so crazy big!! We lived in Fairbanks for 3 years and plan to move back and start our own little homestead in 5 years or so. Letting our kids spend as much time with the grandparents first. I cant wait though. Yall are doing amazing!
I love how Arielle just whips up these pie crusts effortlessly and they always turn out amazing. I'd love to see how they store all the things they can. It must be incredible!
you can go back and watch all their videos...but they store it under their cabinets and kitchen island,,,,they once made a root cellar but it held water so the filled it in...there are videos of it....just thought i would answer as im sure they dont get to all inquiries hope i helped...HAGD😃
It's the most incredible greedy/proud feeling to see all those canned goods lined up. I canned like a maniac this summer. The last thing was the best: dill and garlic green tomato pickles, omg I wish I'd canned dozens of pints more...but I just wore out. I regretfully committed the last half bushel to the groundhogs.
You both have a talent for making your viewers EXTREMELY HUNGRY! That galette looked amazing! It was very close to a tomato pie, which you should make, if you haven't already. Acre Homestead made one and said it tasted like a pizza!
Yes, and I really loved the one on Hollar Homestead too.
I love Acre Homestead! I bet Becky would love the recipe for that sauce they used to make the galette. I'll have to remember to post a link to this video in the comments on her next video.
@@myopiniondoesntmatterh9073 Becky is a gem! Don´t know where she gets all that energy...but of course she is young, that helps!
Becky is a lot like her mom. They always think of others, and have a love for cooking and entertaining!
The one acre homestead made did look delicious!
I really appreciate that you start the videos off with dates, temps, and time info. It makes it more personable and understandable. Thank You!
Just imagine the size of stuffed cabbage rolls this will make, amazing sized cabbage, too great people,Eric and Ariel,great job,35 pounds is spectacular. Lots of kraut coming soon.
Ariel - you have the hand movements of a true baker. The way you push the dough with the backs of your fingers then softly handle, knead and shape. It’s a gift that not everyone has. Very cool.
Thank you 😁
I am a newer viewer and have been binge viewing your videos for a few weeks now. I just bought a house (not in Alaska... yet). I am really looking forward to starting my garden so that's how I stumbled across your channel. I just love all your videos and I will definitely be taking some of your awesome canning recipes including this one! Keep up the awesome videos!!!
I never stop being amazed at the creation that comes from plants starting from one tiny seed. So cool
The harmony between the two of you is beautiful.
Oh gosh! Those cabbages were HUGE! You guys work so hard. Thank you for your videos and taking us along.
My goodness children. You are something to behold. God bless you and your little farm.
That's a majestic cabbage! A saurkraut idea: stuff sweet peppers with saurkraut and can them. So delicious!
Little evil baby cat? No way that Pepper is a little cherub! Lol. Please ensure that this beautiful feline receives ample grooming and many cat treats.
I made your canned coleslaw for the second year in a row. I used the green cabbage I got from my CSA. My son and I love it! We like it as is from the jar or with some mayo. So easy and yummy!💕
I would love to see your pantry once your harvest has been complete! Truly appreciate you guys and enjoy all of your videos!
Ariel’s units of measurement are hilarious “a human child“ and “eight human faces“ 😂😂😂omg
Canning is quite a lot of work. Makes me appreciate how hard our forebears had to work to survive. Also appreciate being able to shop in a supermarket, not as tasty but super convenient.
Love how much you two enjoy your meals! After all the hard work of growing, cleaning and putting up your vegetables, its great that you enjoy it so much.
Thank You as always for the Garden therapy! you two never fail to inspire me to keep my own small plants going.
It's great to see a young couple that can be happy providing for themselves, it's a wonderful thing! Thanks.
*incredibly casually* "Yea, it's about 8 human heads or so". hahaha. Love the harvests!
Y’all work so hard. I love that you can make so many different doughs with flour. You work harder than if y’all worked a 8 to 5 job for sure. Love 💕 y’all.
Working harder, but having a lot more fun!
Outstanding idea to can coleslaw. Never thought of that one nor seen it. Awesome garden this year. You did a great job! 👏
I don’t know how many times I read can coleslaw yet my brain just kept inserting sauerkraut. I’ve never even considered canning slaw.
It's amazing. Initially, thought it sounded terrible, but it's great....
I've been making Arielle's coleslaw recipe since I saw the video two years ago. We eat it straight from the jar, no mayo, it's so delicious 😍
You two are certainly living your best life in Alaska, thanks for sharing with us. That was a giant cabbage head.
Good job guys, Its good to see when people don't rely on processed "food" from markets but instead, make their own good stuff themselves like my Parents used to make !! All the best !
What an amazing harvest! Loved your excitement and enthusiasm throughout the whole process. So much work! Bet your hands really paid for all that chopping. You made it look so delicious, I could smell it. Fantastic harvest!
I love how she’s so stoked on the crust and he’s crazy about the sauce 😂 both loving the pizza in different ways
I’m thanking God for you both, you have been very blessed!🌱♥️
You are Gods creation personified! We love watching you not only survive in Alaska but thrive in Alaska! Nothing but best wishes your way
Everything from the garden looked wonderful. It is so satisfying to look at your own canned goods especially when you grew the produce yourself. Your dinner looked delicious. Enjoyed your video - as always!
I think you two are the real deal when it comes to homesteading if you go back and look four years ago and when y'all started to now y'all have done a an awesome job there's other KZhead channels out there that claim to be homesteading I think instead of them sitting around running their mouths they need to watch y'all two personally when I watch homesteading this is what I want to see again awesome job y'all love your episodes
I love when you guys critique your food...it makes me smile....
Those big cabbage leaves would make awesome stuffed cabbage!! 🥬🫑🥒🥦🍄🥦🥬
First, I like seeing cold climate gardening. Second, the chemistry between you two is inspiring. Finally, I REALLY LIKE how you do a subject from start to finish. Cabbage to sauerkraut for example. Instead of slicing up a video into many smaller videos which may do better in the algorithm. Also, I'm not an historical fan of cabbage, but in recent years I found out that it's not bad if you salt it. And this video alone has inspired me to start growing cabbage in my Montana garden.
I love you two guys, you are such a seamless coordinated team. Just a delight to watch. Thank you.
I'm really glad I watched this right after eating a big lunch... otherwise it'd be torture seeing all that awesome looking food on an empty stomach
Beautiful cabbages and beautiful garden. Next with your new lumber mill make an outdoor patio kitchen and outdoor oven!!!
Great another garden video. Your harvest is incredible. Thanks
You guys are AWESOME... My family background is Pennsylvania Dutch (Dutch= German) So everything you guys are making is part of my heritage. Blessings in Christ Jesus.
In my first 20 seconds of discovering you and seeing your channel numbers, i can see you're an attractive personality and friendly and are simple and respectable close to nature.
Well I'm proud to see that young folks are doing some gardening and producing food for themselves and they need to keep it up this is over Rob
Wow! What a canning session. That cabbage is incredible! And the veggie pie? Well, let's just say it's another culinary masterpiece that must be added to the cook book!
Beautiful cat! Always great videos and great filming! Love your videos! What a beautiful pie and crunchy crust!!!
Pepper is a “STAR”. And just the crunch of that pie shell makes my taste buds tingle!
I love how much you all love each other... If she/he cant can cabbage with you, they arent worth it... 🤣🤣
I was waiting for Eric to say that was the best thing he ever ate! It was a beautiful galette, could have been the cover on a food magazine. Your cabbages are awesome! I thought after your struggle with the first one, that you would have been using the hatchet on the rest of them. 🙂
You two are massively productive and its so enjoyable to watch you work together. Love all your videos. Avid fan. 😊
Just realise how long i have been followed you. Watching Ahao grow up, Dawang be fatten up and your baking skill level up over years has been one of my great joys.
The veining on the leaves is really pretty too!
You're set for winter. What a harvest!!!
Your chicken flock is so pretty and healthy looking! I love your rooster's coloring. That cabbage is intense...so amazing!!! Your garden is so fruitful, well done you guys!
"About 8 human faces or so" 🤣 I'm also strangely enjoying the sound of the cabbage leaves. 🤷♀️
We grew cabbage commercially in Michigan for years, you bend the head of cabbage to the side and it will often snap at the stalk, if not, we use machetes - one hand on the cabbage and one to chop the stalk. Makes VERY quick work of harvest! Also, when our son was in kindergarten, he wanted to take a cabbage to school, we couldn’t put the head in a brown paper bag, it was WAY too big! We had to take it to school for him for show n tell! He was proud!!!
I’m amazed at the size of that cabbage and your coleslaw looked beautiful all the colours of the vegetables, you two are such a joy to watch ❤
I love all of y’all’s video’s. Hope you and y’all’s animals are Doin well!!!❤
You two are amazing!! I'm so impressed with your skills - regardless of what you are working on. Have you both been trained in culinary arts? Everything you cook looks delicious and you prepare such diverse meals. I just recently discovered your channel and I love it. I watch Hollar Homestead videos and the little girl (nicknamed Buggie) is most likely your biggest fan! She's so delightful, as is the entire family. I know this video is from the previous year but it will be relevant years from now. I can't wait to compare your 2023 harvest to the 2022 harvest. Great job! Blessings and wishes for continued health and prosperity.
please put love n thankfulness towards the plants, weight n size arent what its about, yall are clearly been doing it right :)))
It is so nice that you two utilize the outdoors for your kitchen prep (and cooking). Wonderful Life You Two have created~
Love the sound of harvest cabbage ! And the veggie pie looks beautiful! 🥬💚😊
Good Lord. I'm in Southern Spain and in this tremendous heat and poor soil and no rain for 7 months ,its quite impossible to grow vegetables of these dimensions. I feel like crying watching this,but I'm so happy for you guys.
Ariel. You should try making cabbage rolls and canning in pints process for 75. I make small rolls and can get 3 to 4 in a jar. I add my homemade tomato sauce. Excellent. Doing them again this year too. I’m making your slaw right now. Keep coming. You guys are great.
Watching you two talk about your food is both amazing and hilarious. And it always makes me hungry 😂
I have a ton of sauerkraut I made for the winter, both a traditional version with juniper berries and another "curry-kraut" with ginger, tumeric, garlic powder, chile, and a bit of black cardomon for a bit of smokey flavor. SOoooo good. Can't wait for turnips/rhutabegas to be ready so I can make sauerruben, which I actually prefer to sauerkraut. I love eating seasonally, it really connects you to the rhythm of God's beautiful creation. God bless!
What do juniper berries taste like ? I’ve never had them before. Both versions of your sauerkraut sound delicious!
Fab video. Love that whilst us mere mortals use a colander to wash and strain our veggies you use a veggie crate, that made me chuckle. The galette looked amazing.