Warm Sauerkraut With Bacon And Apples Krautsafat Mit Speck Und Food

WARM SAUERKRAUT WITH BACON AND APPLES (KRAUTSAFAT MIT SPECK UND

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, juniper berries, bay leaves, and 1/4 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring frequently, until onion is softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in sauerkraut, apple, bacon, brown sugar, and broth, increase the heat to medium-high, and bring to a simmer. Reduce to medium-low and continue to simmer until the liquid is almost evaporated, about 20 minutes. Remove the bacon and bay leaves, stir in the remaining tablespoon of butter, and season with salt and pepper to taste.

FLAMMKUCHEN APFEL CALVADOS

Steps:

• Combine flour, water, oil and salt. Make a dough. Knead well. Cover with foil (so the dough does not dry out) and let it rest for half an hour in the refrigerator. Preheat oven at 410 F degrees.
• Roll out dough very thin and place on baking sheet.
• Spread dough with yogurt, like you would a pizza sauce.
• Chop apples finely, marinate in cinnamon sugar, Calvados, and salt.
• Spread apple mixture onto yogurt-covered dough evenly.
• Bake for 6 minutes, or until edges of crust turn brown, and the crust is a cracker-like texture.

SAUERKRAUT WITH APPLES

Steps:

• Cook onion in butter in a 4-to 5-quart heavy pot over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 6 minutes. Stir in sauerkraut, apples, and wine and bring to a simmer.
• Cover pot and reduce heat, then simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauerkraut is very tender, about 2 hours.
• Stir in 1 tablespoon brown sugar and 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Add more brown sugar, salt, and pepper to taste.
• What to drink:
• Josmeyer Les Folastries Gewürztraminer '05

WARM BACON AND CABBAGE SALAD

Steps:

• Toast the walnuts and set aside.
• Cook the bacon over medium heat until crispy. Set aside to drain and cool. Drain off all bacon fat except for 1 tablespoon.
• Add the garlic and onion to the pan and saute over medium heat for about 2 minutes.
• Next add the sherry and cook until reduced by half, approximately 3-4 minutes.
• Add the cabbage and {{lightly}} cook until wilted but still crunchy, about another minute.
• Remove pan from heat.
• Transfer the cabbage mixture to a salad bowl and toss with the wine vinegar, olive oil, thyme, walnuts and crumbled bacon.
• Season to taste with salt (and freshly ground black pepper if not using pepper bacon).
• Serve warm.

APPLE-BACON SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Cook bacon in large skillet until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet; drain on paper towels. Discard all but 1 Tbsp. drippings from skillet.
• Add onions to reserved drippings; cook on medium heat 5 to 6 min. or until softened, stirring frequently. Add apples and garlic; cook and stir 3 min.
• Add sauerkraut, mustard, caraway seed and paprika; mix lightly. Cook 2 min., stirring frequently. Stir in apple juice; cover. Simmer on medium-low heat 5 min., stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
• Crumble bacon; sprinkle over sauerkraut mixture.

GERMAN WARM CABBAGE SALAD (KRAUTSALAT)

Steps:

• Cut the bacon into tiny bits.
• Fry it in a big deep frying pan and fish out all the bits after they are crisp.
• Cut up the onion and garlic and fry them in the bacon fat.
• When they are brown, pour in the vinegar.
• Bring it just up to a simmer, add all the cabbage and bacon, toss it as you would a salad, and serve it.
• The cabbage doesn't cook, but it wilts a little under the hot vinegar.

SAUERKRAUT AND APPLES

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat. Add bacon and cook, stirring often, until fat has started to render, about 5 minutes.
• Toss onion and apples in the fat and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Stir in sauerkraut.
• Add beer and season with pepper and caraway seeds. Bring mixture to a boil, then cover the pot. Reduce heat so mixture is just simmering and cook for 45 minutes. Or transfer the covered pot to a 350-degree oven and bake for 1 hour. Stir and serve hot.