Background
This is an experiment in lacto-fermentation, using strawberries with a 2% salt brine created from their own juices.
Recipe
Ingredients
Strawberries
Salt (2% of strawberry weight)
Equipment
Jar
Fermentation Weight
Instructions
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Preparation
Slice the strawberries in half and place them in a jar with the salt. -
Submerging
Press the strawberries down with a fermentation weight, allowing them to submerge in their own juices as they are released. -
Fermenting
Seal the jar and allow it to ferment at room temperature.
Notes and Observations
- The taste is sour and distinctly strawberry-like.
- This could be mixed with honey, used in a BBQ-type glaze, or incorporated into desserts.