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Related: About this forumSauerkraut anyone?
I bought a jar to make Reubens with my leftover corned beef but I've got quite a bit and was wondering if there were other tasty options for it. I asked the Google but all I could find was combining it with sausage or hotdogs. So I thought maybe someone here knew some weird little thing, like mix it with peanut butter or some other out-of-the ordinary recipe they might share. I'm interested in all suggestions. Hey, I might even try the peanut butter idea, after thinking about it. Hmmmm....
lamp_shade
(14,796 posts)That's how my Slovenian grandmother would make it. She made her own sauerkraut from scratch and canned it. Sometimes she served it heated up right out of the jar... but most of the time she added mashed potatoes and little pieces of fried crispy pork rind. I'd say 3 parts sauerkraut to 1 part potatoes.
doxyluv13
(247 posts)You can make a great side dish of braised sauerkraut to go with meat or something like roast chicken.
Saute one chopped onion and one chopped apple in a butter of oil til soft. Add drained sauerkraut and a little wine or chicken broth. Simmer for 30 to 45 minutes. Probably will need some pepper but not salt.
Liberal Jesus Freak
(1,451 posts)My favorite (after Reubens, of course) is to brown a pork chop in a little oil, top with the kraut, cover and bake til chop is done. Serve with mashed potatoes. For the unusual, Google "sauerkraut balls". Serve with bean soup
greymouse
(872 posts)I've been a vegetarian for decades, so I have no further information. I think maybe a pressure cooker was involved.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)I could look it up if you wish, but it's probably very easy to find. IIRC, the sauerkraut is rinsed and then mixed with a vinaigrette and perhaps other vegetables. Celery? My aunt used to make it, and it was a nice side.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)A three ingredient main dish that turns out to be delicious.
Beef, perhaps short ribs or chuck roast, sprinkled well with Lawry's season salt and then covered with canned sauerkraut and the juices. Simmer, simmer, simmer until very tender. Crock pot would be great.
This dish smells delicious when cooking, and is surprisingly good. Serve with dumplings, or noodles, and perhaps a fruity salad to lighten things up.
japple
(9,773 posts)I have made a recipe similar to this but didn't recall that there was this much sugar or oil. My family loved this and I don't know why I haven't made it in a long time. Maybe because there was so much sugar and oil. I think you could tinker with this recipe and cut back on those two ingredients.
Rhiannon12866
(202,970 posts)My mother used to make corned beef and cabbage in the crock pot and I'd use the leftovers to make a casserole I ran across, layers of corned beef, sauerkraut and Swiss cheese, topped with Russian dressing, rye bread crumbs and sliced tomatoes.
azurnoir
(45,850 posts)take a 2-3ib pork loin brown it quickly if desired, pop into crockpot add mix together kraut rinsed and drained, 1 sliced large white or yellow onion, some sliced raw cabbage depending on how much kraut you have works to increase volume, 2-4 crushed garlic cloves , 2 tsp caraway seeds and 1 can frozen apple juice concentrate thawed arrange in crockpot around pork roast -cook on high for 6-8 hours check after 6 if nearing done turn crock pot to low - this is just delish and the aroma while cooking is insane
note if apple juice concentrate is too sweet for yours taste use 11/2 cups regular apple juice or even 1 can of hard cider such as smith and forge works really well
bif
(22,560 posts)You basically make pea soup, add the kraut and cook it for several hours. You can add mushrooms and kielbasa to make it even tastier. I make it every Christmas Eve.
hermetic
(8,258 posts)I copied all your suggestions onto a page and saved it to my recipe file. Will def be trying those out.
Can't believe I never encountered sauerkraut balls anywhere before. They sound really yummy. A bit of work, maybe, but I'll give it a go once I have all the ingredients.
Goblinmonger
(22,340 posts)It's AWESOME. Guess you could put meat on there but I'm vegetarian so my suggestions might not be on-point.
The sweet/sour combo is delish.
hermetic
(8,258 posts)In Minnesota, so many years ago. It WAS delish, I can still vaguely remember it.