Sauerkraut Hot Dish

[Pops']

A quick hot dish:

1 small can of sauerkraut

1/2 cup of uncooked rice

1 lb fo hamburger

1 medium onion (diced)

1 can of cream of mushroom soup

1 can of water

Brown hamburger and onion; add other ingredients. Bake at 350 for one hour.

No !! it doesn't taste like sauerkraut

[Phred52]

Pops' By a " small " can of kraut, do you mean a 14 oz. or a 29oz. can? Around here, when we make kraut, we buy the kraut by the gallon can, NO KIDDING! Gonna try your recipe for supper tonight,(hopefully). It sounds delicious!

[Pops']

14-15 oz is about right

[Phred52]

Thanks Pops"!

[catfish1]

Will have to give this a try. I like all the goodies going into it.

Catfish1

[Flash]

Pops,

What do you bake it in? A casserol dish? Covered or uncovered? Sorry to be a pain but this really sounds good.

Thanks,

Flash

"Set the Hook"

[Phred52]

Pops', Tried the recipe last night,Awesome All agreed, we'll be making that again! Speculated about substituting the rice with egg noodles and maybe dumping in a can of mushroom pieces for good measure. Could work Thanks again, Phred52

[Pops']

Thanks Phred52:

Glad you liked it; feel free to experiment !!

I use a cassorole dish covered until the last 10 min or so.

a small can of water chestnuts can be added as well for texture.

[LocalGuide]

Yep, that is definitely one of my favorite hot dishes!

YUM YUM after reading this I could go for some right now!

[Pops']

I found this on the internet. Similar to mine but sounds good.

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1 lb hamburger

1 cup uncooked rice

1-2 cans sauerkraut (depends on taste)

15 oz tomato sauce

salt and pepper to taste

Brown hamburger and drain.

Cook rice according to package directions

Combine all ingrediants and bake until hot at 350.

[moderation]

Pops’

I would highly recommend your recipe to anyone. It’s easy and very tasty. - Thanks.

[Shane683]

Pops,

Thanks for the great recipe. I tried it on Friday and will definetly make it again. I was thinking about trying it with ring bologna instead of hamburger.

[beer batter]

I used to eat this same recipe but with Phred's substitution of egg noodles for the rice. My early years of college I ate this all the time. Now my wife of nearly 10 years doesn't like saur kraut and I haven't had this meal in about 12 years. I'm hungry! Great with a fresh piece of baked bread with butter.

[moderation]

beer batter

If you use the egg noodles, how much do you use.

[Phred52]

BeerBatter,The kraut can be so subtle that your wife may not even realize it's in there until it's too late and she finds she likes the "new dish". This dish could be a good one to introduce kraut into the menu. Moderation, I personally would use about 2 cups of dry egg noodles in place of the 1/2 cup of rice. If you were to smash the noodles to the same size as the rice grains , it would come out pretty close to the same 1/2 cup.

[Pops']

"...to smash the noodles to the same size as the rice grains ,"

Phred52 - I haven't tried that one yet..

[Phred52]

Pops', Somewhere in that statement there is a certian amount of logic. . I'm not sure if there is a hard and fast rule of thumb for a substitution of rice to egg noodles, So I improvise. Best part of these recipes is, they're versatile!

[moderation]

We don't want to ruin pops' recipe because it's great

but it's always fun to try different things. By the

way this site is great and could take over as most

used before too long. Thanks all for the fine recipes

and keep them coming.

[husker4u9899]

Have enjoyed reading all the sauerkraut recipe ideas, all sound good. My 2cents.. My good German frau of 43 years and I use HOMEMADE kraut. We don't add many ingrediants other than what is absolutely needed to arrive at the perfect flavor. Our favorite recipe is simply really good bone in pork loin (just bought 65 pounds cut into 1 inch thick chops) and bury the chop in the kraut and bake until done and let the natural flavors blend together during the cooking process. If there is better eating, not sure where. Enjoy

[moderation]

Do you care to share any of your secrets of homemade sauerkraut. If not I totally understand. Also we like pork bone in ribs. Do you think they would work as good?

[husker4u9899]

Moderation,

Don't mind at all. We add Juniper seeds and a little sugar.

We make the same as everyone else, in a really good crock, layer the cabbage, use late season cabbage,(farmers market),

wooden spoons, and we still use a heavy wooden lid on the crock cut in half and weighted down with a stone. 3 tablespoons of canning salt, some between each layer of cabbage along with a few juniper seeds and sugar. Around 5 lbs cabbage (I think) fills our crock. Spoon off the liquid as it rises to the top like all the other recipies call for. We have a unheated basement area that stays around 55-60 degrees year round and our time to completion is usually 4-6 weeks. Experiment some, you'll toss out your mix on occasion until you get the taste you like. How many berries again a few between each layer until you arrive at the tast you like. Enjoy and let us know how it comes out. We've been doing it 40 plus years, just like my wife's folks in Germany did and we still screw up evry now and then.

[moderation]

Thanks husker

I'll be trying it before too long and will be sure to

let you know how it turns out. Always great to try

something new, and better when it's a recipe from

family. - thanks.

[hoggs222]

Thank You! This stuff was delicious! I added water chestnuts & used 3/4 cup rice. I already gave the recipe to my mom & my grandma!