Polish Sausage And Kraut Food

POLISH SAUSAGE KRAUT SKILLET

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large skillet with a lid over medium heat; cook and stir the onion and garlic until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the water, potatoes, carrots, beef bouillon granules, sugar, and caraway seeds; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, and cook until the potatoes and carrots are tender, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.
• Place the sauerkraut on top of the vegetables in a layer, and place the sausages onto the sauerkraut. Cover, and cook until the sausages are heated through, about 15 minutes.
• Whisk the flour into the sour cream in a bowl, and stir into the sauerkraut mixture. Bring to a simmer to thicken the sour cream, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and serve hot.

SAUSAGE AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the potatoes in oil for 5-6 minutes or until lightly browned. Stir in onion; saute for 3-4 minutes or until tender. Add the sausage, sauerkraut and pepper. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat for 4-5 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally.

SAUERKRAUT WITH POLISH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300ºF.
• Place bacon, onion and carrot in heavy large ovenproof Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• Saute until onion is tender but not brown, about 5 minutes.
• Squeeze as much liquid as possible from sauerkraut.
• Add sauerkraut to Dutch oven.
• Add wine, stock, caraway seeds and juniper berries.
• Bring to simmer.
• Cover tightly, place in oven and bake 1 hour.
• Add kielbasa to Dutch oven, pushing into sauerkraut.
• Cover and bake 1 hour.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm over medium heat, stirring frequently).

POLISH SAUSAGE AND SAUERKRAUT CASSEROLE (KAPUSTA)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Bring sausage to boil and simmer 15 minutes; drain and set aside.
• Cut bacon into small pieces.
• Begin browning, then add diced onion.
• Saute together until bacon is almost crisp.
• Drain mixture, reserving bacon grease.
• Drain sauerkraut (do not rinse).
• Add sauerkraut and brown sugar to bacon mixture.
• Mix in about 2 Tablespoons reserved bacon grease and water.
• Place in large casserole dish.
• Cut Polish sausage into 3" pieces and place on top of sauerkraut.
• Cover and bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 1 hour 15 minutes, checking sauerkraut mixture halfway through to add more water if sauerkraut appears very dry.
• Finish baking; remove from oven.
• Taste sauerkraut and, if desired, adjust flavor by adding salt and pepper, or a little more brown sugar, vinegar or bacon grease to your taste. (Note: In the old days, Busia (Grandma) would soak a cup of yellow peas overnight to soften them and would mix them into the sauerkraut. It was probably to stretch the quantity, but I don't do it anymore!).

POLISH SAUSAGE AND KRAUT

Steps:

• Cut sausage into slices.
• If using bulk sausage, break it apart as it browns when cooking.
• In 2 tablespoons of butter, saute sausage, celery, onion, and green bell pepper until meat is browned and vegetables are cooked.
• Drain any fat.
• Add kraut, tomatoes with liquid, brown sugar and seasonings to the sausage in pan.
• Cover and simmer for 25 minutes, adding a small amount of water or tomato juice if necessary.
• Remove bay leaf, and serve over mashed potatoes, if desired.

SAUSAGE AND KRAUT

Steps:

• Soak the sauerkraut in a bowl of warm water. Cover the potatoes with water in a small saucepan and simmer over medium heat until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and keep warm.
• Meanwhile, heat the vegetable oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Prick the sausages with a fork and add to the pot along with the pork; cook until browned on one side, about 4 minutes. Turn the meats and add the onion, garlic, coriander, juniper berries, and salt and pepper to taste. Cook until the onion is golden brown, about 6 minutes. Add the apple and cook 2 more minutes.
• Drain the sauerkraut, then add to the pot along with the wine and 1 cup water. Cover and simmer 10 minutes, then uncover and cook until thickened, about 5 more minutes. Transfer the sauerkraut, meats and potatoes to a platter. Top with the parsley and serve with mustard.

POLISH SAUSAGE & SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Cook sausages over medium heat in 10 inch skillet until brown.
• Remove.
• Cook onion in the same skillet until soft.
• Stir in sauerkraut; cover and simmer 3 minutes.
• Place sausages on top of sauerkraut.
• Cover and cook 2 minutes or until heated through.

POLISH SAUSAGE AND SAUERKRAUT WITH APPLES.

Steps:

• Add oil to medium skillet. Over medium heat sauté apples, onions and caraway seeds until onion turn opaque. About 10-12 minutes.
• Dice sausage into 1/2 inch pieces and add to skillet. Stir well. Heat for 8 -10 minutes or until sausage is warm.
• Drain sauerkraut well. Add sauerkraut and stir well. Cover and turn down heat to low.
• Cook on low for 10 minutes. Stir to prevent burning. Serve hot with a little shot of mustard on the side. Enjoy.