It seems like it would be possible, but couldn't find many resources.
This one talks about blending then fermenting tomatoes, so I assume you could do the same thing but just add whole vegetables after blending.
Posted Jun 14, 2022, 3:36 AM UTC
So, fermented tomato sauce is absolutely a delicious and amazing thing. Tell us more about your question?
I'm glad to hear it tastes good! The thought would be to blend tomatoes and use them as the liquid to ferment another vegetable inside, 3% salt by weight like normal.
Another poster mentioned mold might be concern, and that things might start differently because of the increased acidity. I was thinking that some brine from a previous ferment could help start things off.
I'm wondering if this would work, or if I would run into issues.
I would probably cook them like I cook tomato sauce：）
But then it won't be a ferment, so...lol, your answer is no?
I mean cook them before fermentation, so it can do fermentation faster. ps： and avoid contamination with cooking helps
You could, sure. Tomatoes are notorious for mold growth fwiw. You start the ferment at a reduced pH, which might lead to a small initial stall or a burst of yeast activity until the bacteria catch up.
You would have to contend with the fact that there is no keeping everything below the brine. When I do these kinds of ferments I typically stir the surface under a few times a day until active CO2 production starts going strong and then use an airlock so surface exposure won't matter that much once the headspace fills with CO2.
Vacuum sealing would be a good option in this case yes?
If you mean bags, I guess? I don't like those for anything but short ferments. Sealing and resealing is annoying IMHO.
yeah vacuum sealing in a bag. No need to seal an reseal really! Just get a large enough bag to account for gas production, then let it ferment for the time needed and then repackage into a glass jar or the like when done. Easy peasy lemon squeezy
How about injecting co2 from a cartridge? Just an idea.
There was someone a while back who put baking soda and vinegar solution and "poured" just the CO2 into a jar. Supposedly works? I dunno.
Should work. Co2 is heavier than oxygen right?