Recipe of the week 4-14-08 Kielbasa and Sauerkraut.

[Eric Wettschreck]

My previous attempt at putting in my recipe of the week was......well.......let's just say it wasn't good. Here's one of the ways my mom used to make Kielbasa and Kraut. One of my favorites.

For all you Germans (like me) out there, enjoy.

1 1/2 lb. smoked kielbasa

1 lg. onion, thinly sliced

1 1/2 lb. sauerkraut

3/4 c. chicken broth

2 tbsp. Dijon style mustard

1/4 tsp. allspice

Slice kielbasa into 1/2 inch rounds. Rinse the sauerkraut briefly and drain thoroughly. Place the kielbasa in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Stir until sausage has rendered its fat and is lightly brown, about 10 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat from pan.

Stir in onion. Saute until wilted, about 5 minutes. Stir in sauerkraut into skillet. Stir in broth, mustard, and allspice. Heat to boiling. Stir kielbasa into sauerkraut mixture. Transfer to a deep 12-inch baking dish. Cover tightly with aluminum foil. Bake at 350 degrees until juices are bubbling, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes before serving.

[Dark Cloud]

 Originally Posted By: boilerguy

For all you Germans (like me) out there, enjoy.

How bout us Pol's? Dosn't kielbasi mean "polish sausage"" lol...

I do something similar in the crock pot...

[muc33]

Dark Cloud, if you just add "ski" i.e. Sauerkrautski... to the ending of most words and it should be just fine for the Pol's. hehehehehehe

[thirdeye]

How about adding some ribs to that dish??

[Eric Wettschreck]

Oh YUMMY!!!!

[muc33]

Give me some time, I will dig out my Pheasant and Kraut recipe! Can someone say Beano please!!!!

[Dark Cloud]

 Originally Posted By: muc33

Can someone say Beano please!!!!

My girlfriend is always trying to push Beano on me but I wont try it. I tell her "I will not supress me natural bodily functions". Plus I wouldn't want to have to change my screen name...

[Jim Almquist]

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Plus I wouldn't want to have to change my screen name...

Thanks now I have to clean my monitor off

[Sandmannd]

Dang, that looks good. Problem is, I'm the only one that likes kraut.

Another recipe I do: Glaze up a chopped onion and a couple of cloves of garlic. Fry up a lb of hamberger in that and let cool. Get some frozen bread dough (Grand Muffins work as well). Roll it out into a small circle. Put some cheese down, then the beef and then sour kraut. Roll it up and stick on a cookie sheet. Once you have them all done, put in a 350 degree oven and cook for 20 minutes.

Mighty tasty.

[Sandmannd]

Ooooh, also did a breakfast pizza with this. Make your crust and stretch it out. Crack some eggs and mix with milk like you are going to scramble them. Poor over the crust. Cut up your sausage and place around the pizza. Add cheese and Kraut over the top and back on 450 degrees for 12 to 18 minutes.

[icehousebob]

My sauerkraut fixing goes like this.

Chop up some bacon ends and pieces from a goood smokehouse and put it into a hot #8 cast iron skillet.

When its half cooked, add a good portion of finely slivered onions.

When the onions are cooked, add a can of sauerkraut that you have sqeezed the juice out of. Do not drain any of the bacon grease from the pan.

Stir the pan until the kraut is browned up well, and eat it while its hot.

I made a batch of this once for hot dog topping when I was cooking for an assembled multitude and the first group of people decided it was a good side dish and cleaned out the kettle. I didn't get to taste it but they said it was good.

[Tom Linderholm]

Excellent recipe Boilerguy et all, thanks for sharing. BTW easy on the Beano jokes. I once worked at a phenomenal restaraunt in CO called Beano's Cabin.

[kingkobbla]

I've been craving it ever since boilerguy put it up here so last night I had it and it was great. THANKS!!

[Eric Wettschreck]

Thanks for inviting the rest of us over~!!!!