Pork Sandwich With Sauerkraut Relish Food

HOT PORK SANDWICHES WITH SWISS AND QUICK FIX RUSSIAN DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Lay open rolls out on a cookie sheet. Place pork on bottom halves. Top both sandwich halves with Swiss cheese. Place in the broiler until cheese is melted. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine ketchup, sour cream and pickles. Mix well to combine. Top sandwiches with dressing just before serving.

PORK SANDWICH WITH SAUERKRAUT RELISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F; prepare a roasting pan for the pork.
• In a medium saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon oil over high heat; add pear slices and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 4 minutes.
• Add brown sugar, vinegar, mustard seeds, and ginger; reduce heat to medium low and simmer until slightly reduced so it resembles jam, about 30 minutes, then let cool.
• Meanwhile, in a skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat and cook the bacon until crisp, about 5 minutes; remove and chop.
• Add onion to the skillet, cook over medium heat until softened, 6 minutes; add sauerkraut, cook, stirring, until most of the liquid has evaporated, 3 minutes.
• Add pear puree (or applesauce), caraway seeds, chopped bacon and cook about 1 minute; transfer to a bowl to cool.
• Wipe out the skillet and heat remaining tablespoon of oil,over medium high heat; season the pork on all sides with salt and pepper.
• Brown, turning occasionally, on all sides, 6 minutes.
• Transfer pork to the roasting pan and cook to an internal temperature of 140 degrees F, about 10 minutes; let cool on a cutting board.
• Slice into 1/4-inch slices.
• Spread sauerkraut relish along the bottoms of the baguettes; top with pork slices and season with salt and pepper.
• Top with pear chutney and spinach; close sandwiches and cut into 8 sandwiches.
• NOTE: To make pear puree, you can drain a 15 oz can of pears and puree in a blender or food processor.

PORK AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place pork roast in a large roasting pan. Season with salt and black pepper. Mix sauerkraut, water, onion, and apple together in a large bowl. Pour sauerkraut mixture over roast.
• Bake roast in the preheated oven until heated through, about 1 hour. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Continue to cook roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C), adding water if sauerkraut mixture looks dry, about 2 hours more.
• Remove roast from oven and allow to rest in a warm area before slicing, about 10 minutes.

LEFTOVER PORK N SAUERKRAUT SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Butter one side of each slice of bread.
• Assemble sandwich as follows:.
• First bread slice, butter side down.
• One slice cheese.
• Pork and sauerkraut.
• Apple slice.
• Sprinkle with brown sugar.
• One slice of cheese.
• Next slice of bread butter side up.
• (Having the pork in the middle helps to keep the bread from getting soggy).
• Grill as you would a grilled cheese making sure to cover with a lid as cooking.

SAUERKRAUT RELISH

Steps:

• Mix together saurkraut, onion, green pepper, celery, celery seed.
• Bring to boil and dissolve sugar and vinegar.
• Let cool then add to mixture.