Pork Chops With Sauerkraut And Apple Food

PORK CHOPS WITH SAUERKRAUT AND APPLE

Steps:

• Salt and pepper the chops and brown them in hot oil or butter, about 3 minutes per side. Set aside.
• Add the apple and onions to the same skillet and cook for about 5 minutes, until the onion starts to look golden.
• Add the wine and stir, scraping up all the browned bits, and cook for an additional 3 minutes.
• Stir in the sauerkraut, and place the chops on top, including any juices that have collected. Cover the skillet, lower the heat and cook until the chops are done, about 7 minutes, depending on thickness. Do not overcook.
• Note1: I've also made this successfully with chardonnay, but riesling is the best.
• Note2: Sauerkraut packed in plastic bags and sold in the refrigerator case tastes much better than the canned.

PORK CHOPS WITH SAUTEED APPLES AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork chops with 1/4 tsp salt and 1/8 tsp pepper.
• Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat.
• Add pork and cook until browned and cooked through, 3-4 minutes on each side.
• Transfer to a plate and keep warm.
• Heat remaining oil in skillet.
• Add apples and cinnamon.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, until apples begin to brown, 3-4 minutes. Add sauerkraut, caraway seeds and remaining salt and pepper. Cook 2-3 minutes.
• Serve with pork.

PORK CHOPS WITH APPLES, SWEET POTATOES, AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and coat with cooking spray. Quickly brown the pork chops on each side. Set aside.
• Arrange sweet potato slices in the bottom of a 3 to 4 quart slow cooker. Cover with the onion slices, then the apple slices. Sprinkle brown sugar, nutmeg and salt over the apples, and grind a little pepper. Place the pork chops on top of the pile, and cover with sauerkraut. Cover, and cook on Low for about 5 hours. It can go an extra hour without drying out though.
• Serve pork and vegetables with juice from the slow cooker spooned over them.

SAUTEED PORK CHOPS WITH SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan cook the bacon over moderate heat, stirring, until it is crisp, add the onion, and the caraway seeds, and cook the mixture, stirring, until the onion is golden. Add the sauerkraut and the apple juice and simmer the mixture, covered, for 20 minutes.
• While the sauerkraut mixture is the simmering, sprinkle both sides of the chops with salt, let the chops stand between layers of paper towel for 10 minutes, and season them with pepper. In a heavy skillet heat the oil over moderately high heat until it is hot but not smoking and in it sauté the chops for 5 to 6 minutes on each side, or until they are just cooked through. Stir 1 tablespoon of the dill into the sauerkraut mixture and transfer the mixture to a heated platter. Top the sauerkraut mixture with the chops and sprinkle the chops with the remaining 1 tablespoon dill.

PORK CHOPS, WITH SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• In a heavy skillet, fry the bacon until golden. Remove and drain on paper towels. Brown the chops in the bacon fat and add the onion, the sauerkraut, the bacon, caraway seeds and pepper. Cover the chops well with the sauerkraut.
• Add the beer, bring to boil, turn down heat and simmer gently for 25 minutes, or until the pork chops are cooked.

GERMAN PORK CHOPS WITH SAUERKRAUT AND APPLE

Steps:

• 1. In a large frying pan, cook bacon until crisp. Remove from pan. Place on a plate to set aside. When cooled, chop roughly.
• 2. In the same pan, brown all the pork chops in the bacon fat. Do this in batches, setting the browned pieces on a tray. Season the pork with the 2 tsp salt and the 1/2 tsp pepper.
• 3. Add 2 Tbsp butter to the same pan and saute the onion for 4-5 minutes, or until clear. Add the drained sauerkraut,1 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper, and caraway seeds. Cook 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Transfer the sauerkraut/onion mix to a large Dutch oven.
• 4. Bury the 3 pieces of bay leaf in the sauerkraut, evenly spaced. Bury the sliced apples in the sauerkraut too. Place the browned pork chops on top of the apples and sauerkraut.
• 5. To the same large frying pan, which has residual bits left in it, return to the stove and over high heat deglaze with the wine and gin. When boiling, cook for a couple of minutes. Remove from heat and pour the juices over the top of the pork.
• 6. Cover the Dutch Oven with lid and bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour. Reduce to 300 degrees and cook 1 hour more. Turn off oven and rest while you finish up your side dishes.
• 7. Serves 8 generously. Mashes potatoes and peas are the perfect accompaniments.

BAKED PORK CHOPS WITH SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a casserole dish.
• Rub pork chops with salt and pepper on both sides. Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and pan-fry pork chops on both sides until browned, 5 to 7 minutes per side. Place browned pork chops into the prepared casserole dish.
• Combine sauerkraut, apple, onion, brown sugar, and caraway seeds in a bowl; cover pork chops with the mixture. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake pork chops in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 45 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

POLISH PORK CHOPS WITH SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a flameproof casserole dish, and fry the chops till browned on both sides. Remove from pan and set aside.
• Add onion and garlic to the dish and fry till transparent.
• Season with salt and pepper, add the sauerkraut and the bay leaf, and then arrange the pork chops on top.
• Pour in the chicken broth. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and allow to simmer for about 15 minutes.
• Add apple and cumin. Stir well and simmer for another 15 minutes. Adjust seasoning and serve.

PORK CHOPS AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Brown chops on all sides and remove from pan.
• Add the garlic, onion, sauerkraut, caraway seed, apple juice, and salt and pepper to taste to the hot skillet. Saute for 3 to 4 minutes. Lay browned pork chops on top of sauerkraut mixture, cover, reduce heat to low and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

GERMAN PORK CHOPS AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, and brown the pork chops on both sides, about 5 minutes per side. Place the chops into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Mix the sauerkraut, apple, onion, brown sugar, and caraway seeds in a bowl until well combined, and spread the sauerkraut mixture over the pork chops. Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the pork is no longer pink inside, about 45 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of a chop should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

PORK CHOPS AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Season the pork chops with salt and pepper.
• Heat a skillet and oil lightly.
• Brown chops on both sides, and remove them from skillet.
• In remaining oil and residue, saute the onion and apple, till they begin to color.
• Add the white wine or rum to the skillet.
• Add the sauerkraut with about half of its liquid to your pan.
• Combine well with onion-apple mixture.
• Add the chops back to the pan, atop the sauerkraut mixture.
• Cover and simmer for approximately 20 minutes.
• Remove cover and cook off any remaining liquid, moving chops to the bottom of the pan for final browning on both sides.
• When all the liquid is gone, the dish is ready to serve.