Choucroute
CATEGORIES
INGREDIENTS
- Cooking Time: 40 minutes
- Servings: 6
- Preparation Time: 17 min
- Bacon medium dice 4 oz
- onions medium dice 6 oz
- galric chopped fine .75 oz
- granny smith apples medium dice 4 oz
- sauerkraut 1 lb 4 oz
- dry white wine 2 fl oz
- white wine vinegar 2 fl oz
- chicken stock 1/2 pt
- sachet
- juniper berries 3
- bay leaves 1.5
- cloves 1
- caraway seeds 1/2 tbsp
- boneless pork butt 2 lb
- smoked pork loin 2 lb
- red potatoes peeled and quartered 1.5 lb
- brautwurst 6 links
- salt and pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS
- Render the bacon in pan
- Saute the onions, garlic and apples in the bacon fat without browning
- Rinse the sauerkraut and squeeze out the liquid and add it to the pan
- Stir in wine, vinegar, stock and sachet
- place the pork butt on the sauerkraut and cover and braise in a crockpot for thirty minutes
- Add the smoked pork loin, potatoes, bratwurst (sear beforehand for some color) and continue to braise in the crockpot for another sixteen minutes.
- Carve the meats after checking for salt and pepper and serve with a portion of sauerkraut and potatoes.