German Style Sauerkraut Food

BAVARIAN SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Heat bacon drippings in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Place sauerkraut with juice into a large bowl and cover with water. Stir and use your hands to squeeze out as much of the water and juice as possible. Add squeezed sauerkraut to onion.
• Stir brown sugar, caraway seeds, chicken stock, and cooking sherry into the sauerkraut mixture. Reduce heat to low and simmer until almost all the liquid has evaporated, 30 to 40 minutes, stirring occasionally.

COOKED SAUERKRAUT (GERMAN STYLE)

Steps:

• In a large pot or Dutch oven, heat the drippings.
• Add the sliced onions and apples, cooking until onions get transparent, but not colored.
• Add the sauerkraut.
• Add the stock or water, and the onion with the cloves, bay leaf, juniper berries, salt and sugar.
• Cover pot, and cook over low heat for about 45 minutes.
• *Ifwater has been used instead of stock, add a piece of lean bacon or pork to the cabbage to improve the flavor.
• When the cabbage is done (after about 45 minutes), thicken the mixture with the grated potato (or corn flour mixed with water).
• Remove the bacon/pork from the sauerkraut and season with salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.

GERMAN STYLE SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Fry bacon until almost crisp.
• Add onion and cook until limp.
• Add rinsed sauerkraut.
• Add water to cover.
• Put caraway and juniper in a tea ball or wrap in cheesecloth so it can be removed later.
• Add bay leaf.
• Cover and let simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• Add more water if necessary.
• Should be juicy but not soupy.
• Remove spices.
• Stir in shredded potato.
• The potato will melt and turn saucy.
• Stir in wine.

GERMAN SAUERKRAUT AND POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes with the skins on them until they are cooked, but not too soft (maybe about 10-15 minutes).
• Skin the potatoes and cut in slices.
• Cut the sausages in long slices.
• In a pan heat the oil and cook the onion a few minutes, then add sauerkraut and seasoning. Saute for a couple more minutes then set aside.
• Spray 8x8 cooking dish with cooking spray and lay in alternating layers the potatoes, then sausages, then sourkraut.
• In a small bowl whip the sour cream with salt according to your taste and then pour/spread over the top.
• Bake it in the oven at medium heat for around a 1/2 hour.

GERMAN SPARERIBS AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Brown spareribs in a large frying pan on medium heat until most of the fat has been rendered.
• Remove to a platter temporarily as you fry each batch.
• Brown the sliced onions and then add the garlic and cook another minute or two, but do not brown the garlic.
• Remove onions and garlic from the pan briefly with a slotted spoon and pour off any fat that may have accumulated.
• Place mushroom soup and sauerkraut in the pan and stir well and scrape up any browned bits that may have stuck to the pan.
• Add onions, garlic, and apples and stir again.
• Place spareribs on top and cover pan.
• Cook for about an hour on low, stirring occasionally.
• Be cautious in adding any salt because of the sauerkraut, but taste and season accordingly.
• Boil potatoes in salted water until just barely fork-tender.
• Serve the sauce over the potatoes.