The invention relates to the technical field of
deep processing of vegetable foods, in particular to a preparation device and method for
pickling green ecological pickled Chinese cabbages with
carbon dioxide. The device comprises a
fermentation tank, the bottom of the
fermentation tank is provided with a gas inlet connected with a gas inlet pipeline to introduce
mixed gas, the top of the
fermentation tank is provided with a gas outlet and a tank cover water seal tank, a limit stop and a porous stainless steel cover plate are arranged in the tank, and a
water circulation system is configured. The method comprises the following steps: putting vegetables into a tank, scattering
calcium chloride, and adding water to circularly soak; after salt spreading,
water circulation dissolution is performed; preheated food-grade
carbon dioxide and
nitrogen mixed gas is introduced, and the gas is replaced regularly to maintain the
oxygen content detected by the
oxygen detector to be 0;
water circulation is carried out every 24 hours; taking out and shredding after primary fermentation, and performing secondary fermentation. According to the method, an
oxygen-free weak acid environment is effectively created,
lactic acid bacteria are promoted to
breed, infectious microbes are inhibited, generation of
nitrite is effectively reduced, the obtained pickled Chinese cabbages are sour and crisp in taste, uniform in quality and capable of being stored for a long time without
chemical preservatives, and green and healthy production is achieved.