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

  1. Preparation
    Slice the strawberries in half and place them in a jar with the salt.

  2. Submerging
    Press the strawberries down with a fermentation weight, allowing them to submerge in their own juices as they are released.

  3. 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.