New Years Day Pork Kraut Food

PORK AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.Coat roasting pan with non stick spray.
• Place loin in roasting pan. Season pork loin with salt and pepper. Pile sauerkraut on top of pork loin. Place lid on roasting pan.
• Roast for pork for 10 - 15 minutes per pound. Use a meat thermometer to cook pork to an internal temperature of 145 degrees Fahrenheit.

SAUERKRAUT AND PORK FOR NEW YEARS DAY

Steps:

• 1. The first secret to really good sauerkraut and pork is to RINSE THE SAUERKRAUT!! But not too much. Put the kraut into a colander and run some water over it. Some of the brine (salt) from the kraut has to be rinsed off or it will be too salty to eat. BUT -- and this is important -- don't rinse it so thoroughly that there is no longer any salt left... then you will have to add some for taste. How can you tell when it has been rinsed enough? Taste it. Your own tongue is your best salt thermometer. Before you rinse and after you rinse -- taste it. You will know how much you need to rinse. Each brand is different.
• 2. Mom always cooked ours in a pressure cooker, but this can be done in a slow cooker crock pot, or simply on the stove top, too. The goal is to get the meat fall-apart tender and tasty which may take a while.
• 3. You can brown the meat if you like, but it is not absolutely necessary. Up to you.
• 4. Layer starting with the kraut, meat, kraut, meat, kraut. You want each piece of meat to be surrounded by kraut for the good flavors. Just stack it up according to the size of your pan and the quantity of ingredients. Just be sure to start and stop with kraut. Pour on the cup of water and sprinkle a little pepper on top.
• 5. PRESSURE COOKER: turn burner on high, when it hits high steam, turn down to simmer (which reduces the pressure of the steam) and let cook for about 20-25 minutes.
• 6. SLOW COOKER CROCK POT: turn pot to high to heat for about 30 minutes, then turn to low and let it cook all day
• 7. TOP OF THE STOVE: turn up high to heat, turn down low to slowly simmer for about 4 hours.
• 8. SUSAN'S VARIATION: after the sauerkraut and pork is finished cooking put the cornstarch in the cold water and add to s&p. Turn heat up a little to cook and thicken -- then serve
• 9. Marcia's addition: I love the taste of caraway and I would simply add a Tbsp of caraway seed at the beginning of the cooking process. (Susan does not like caraway.)
• 10. I've also tried it with thinly sliced apple (with peeling), garlic, and 1/2 C red cooking wine and found it to be so tasty I left out the caraway and now make it this way. Delicious!!
• 11. What you add is up to you. My recommendation is to try it with Mom's simple method first... Her's is the basic recipe that we loved and it really does not need to be changed to be absolutely delicious. Then the next time you make it try out some of the other variations. That's part of what I love about cooking -- the creativity. It's like a new adventure and you don't have to leave the kitchen to have the excitement! HA!
• 12. This is a low carb meal (cabbage and meat) but it is often served with mashed potatoes. Enjoy!!
• 13. Happy New Year!! God Bless!!

NEW YEAR'S DAY PORK & KRAUT

Steps:

• 1. Season ribs with salt, pepper and Italian seasoning and sear your ribs in a countertop electric skillet or cooker in a little bit of oil till brown. Now, cook your ribs and onions on medium heat 300 degrees (in same pan) and add water as needed about 1 1/2 to 2 hrs till tender. Add the other seasonings at this time to the ribs that are cooking in pan. Then put your kraut in and let it come to a boil and then turn back down heat and let simmer for 15 minutes.
• 2. Cooked potatoes in pressure cooker, then mashed and added butter, salt and pepper.
• 3. Cooked up fresh green beans in pressure cooker and seasoned. Oh, bake your rolls too.
• 4. Ok, plate up and you are ready to eat your traditional New Year's Day meal.
• 5. Take a guess what football team my Dad (John) is a die hard fan of? hehe

NEW YEAR'S PORK AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Combine sauerkraut, onion, half the garlic, apples, brown sugar, salt, and pepper. Lay in bottom of either 9x13 pan or crock-pot. I usually spray the pan or use an oven bag or crock-pot liner to make cleanup easy.
• Make a well in the middle of the sauerkraut and place roast in pan. Season roast with salt and pepper. Sprinkle roast with other half of garlic and I like to sprinkle a little of the brown sugar on top too.
• Bake covered in 350 oven for about 3 hours or in crock-pot on low for 8 hours. If making in the oven, remove cover last half hour or just broil for a few minutes to brown.

PAP'S PORK AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cabbage, season with a large pinch of salt and cook until the vegetables begin to melt and break down, 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in the cider, beer, red pepper flakes, coriander, pureed sauerkraut and ham hock. Bring to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes to let the flavors meld.
• Nestle the pork and sausage in the Dutch oven and continue to simmer for 45 minutes, until all of the meat is cooked through and tender. After 45 minutes, remove the ham hock, pork and sausage to a cutting board. Slice all of the meat and add it back into the pot. Mix in the parsley and mustard and additional salt and pepper, if needed.

NEW YEAR'S DAY PORK AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Place pork in a large crockpot. Arrange potato pieces around pork.
• Cover with the sliced onions and the sauerkraut.
• Sprinkle brown sugar, pepper, and celery seeds.
• Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or on high for 4-5 hours.