Maci’s Cultured Carrots

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This is my daughter Maci’s cultured carrot recipe and one she ate often when she was healing her gut.
Servings: 1 gallon

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 Package Cutting Edge Cultures – or 1/2 cup kefir whey
  • 1 cup Water spring or filtered with minerals – to dissolve the starter culture
  • 3 golden beets
  • 1 large daikon radish
  • 8 large carrots
  • 1 tablespoon basil – or cilantro. Chopped
  • 1/2 tablespoon Celtic Sea Salt

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Instructions

  • If using the starter culture, stir together the culture and water. Let the mixture sit while you prepare the ingredients—around 10 minutes. If using kefir whey, add it when the recipe calls for culture.
  • Shred or finely chop the beets, radish, and carrots,
  • Assemble veggies into a large bowl and add basil or cilantro and salt. (You may need a couple of bowls depending on how large of a batch you are making.)
  • Toss to combine all the ingredients.
  • Pack the shredded veggie mixture into half-gallon jars or the equivalent of four quart-size containers. You can use glass or ceramic containers that can be securely sealed.
  • Add the starter culture or the whey and fill the jars with filtered water, leaving 2 to 3 inches of headspace, as the veggies will bubble and expand as it ferment.
  • Seal the containers and let it sit on your kitchen counter, out of direct sunlight, for 6 days. After 6 days, place the container in the refrigerator.
  • Check the vegetables every day to make sure they are fully submerged in the water. If they have risen above the water, simply push them down so they are fully covered by the water. If any white spots formed because the veggies rose above the water, do not worry. Remember, this isn’t harmful. Just scoop out the vegetables that have the white spots on them and push the rest back under the water.
  • The veggies will be a bit fizzy and sour when ready. Place them in the refrigerator.

Notes

Storage note: This can be kept in a covered airtight jar in the refrigerator for up to nine months.