Sausage and Sauerkraut

By Ellie

5 Person

215 Minutes

0 Calories

Sauerkraut is slowly simmered with brown sugar and apple to mellow out the tangy flavor, then baked with bacon and kielbasa sausage for a hearty German-inspired main dish that will warm you up.

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds kielbasa sausage, cut into 1-inch thick slices
1 large onion, chopped
1/2 pound bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 apple, diced
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tbsp. caraway seeds (optional)
2 pounds sauerkraut, rinsed and drained

Method

01

Place the sauerkraut, caraway seeds, brown sugar, and apple into a large saucepan over medium-low heat, and bring the mixture to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, and cook for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
02

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
03

Place the bacon and onion into a skillet over medium heat, and cook until the bacon is almost crisp and the onion is beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Stir the bacon mixture into the sauerkraut. In the same skillet, brown the kielbasa sausage in the remaining bacon grease until the sausage begins to brown, 10 to 15 minutes; stir into the sauerkraut mixture. Spoon the sauerkraut and sausage mixture into the prepared baking dish.
04

Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, about 1 hour.

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Sausage and Sauerkraut

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( By Ellie )

Sauerkraut is slowly simmered with brown sugar and apple to mellow out the tangy flavor, then baked with bacon and kielbasa sausage for a hearty German-inspired main dish that will warm you up.

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 5 servings
Prep Time 35 Mins
Cook Time 180 Mins
Total Time 215 Mins

02 Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds kielbasa sausage, cut into 1-inch thick slices

1 large onion, chopped

1/2 pound bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces

1 apple, diced

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 tbsp. caraway seeds (optional)

2 pounds sauerkraut, rinsed and drained

03 Method

Step 1

Place the sauerkraut, caraway seeds, brown sugar, and apple into a large saucepan over medium-low heat, and bring the mixture to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, and cook for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Step 3

Place the bacon and onion into a skillet over medium heat, and cook until the bacon is almost crisp and the onion is beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Stir the bacon mixture into the sauerkraut. In the same skillet, brown the kielbasa sausage in the remaining bacon grease until the sausage begins to brown, 10 to 15 minutes; stir into the sauerkraut mixture. Spoon the sauerkraut and sausage mixture into the prepared baking dish.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, about 1 hour.

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