Fried Sauerkraut Recipes

SAUSAGE AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• 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.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• 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.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, about 1 hour.

FRIED SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Melt margarine in frying pan.
• Add drained sauerkraut.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Saute until browned.
• Add the bacon or weiners.

EASY SAUERKRAUT RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large saute pan, heat the duck fat at the highest setting. When the fat shimmers and is really hot, carefully add in the onions and a good pinch of salt. Stir and allow to brown, then stir occasionally for another 5 minutes.
• Add in the chopped bacon, mix well.
• Add in the sauerkraut and mix well. Cook for 5 minutes on high, then reduce the heat to medium.
• The sauerkraut is ready when it is golden brown and smells delicious.
• Serve hot and enjoy!

BAVARIAN SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Heat bacon drippings in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Place sauerkraut with juice into a large bowl and cover with water. Stir and use your hands to squeeze out as much of the water and juice as possible. Add squeezed sauerkraut to onion.
• Stir brown sugar, caraway seeds, chicken stock, and cooking sherry into the sauerkraut mixture. Reduce heat to low and simmer until almost all the liquid has evaporated, 30 to 40 minutes, stirring occasionally.

FRIED SAUERKRAUT CAKES WITH KIELBASA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250°F.
• Pat sauerkraut dry between paper towels to remove as much moisture as possible, then transfer to a bowl and stir in eggs, flour, scallion greens, salt, and pepper until combined.
• Heat 1/4 inch oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking. Fill a 1/4-cup measure three-fourths full with sauerkraut mixture, then turn out into oil, using a fork to release, and flatten to 3 1/2 inches in diameter with fork. Form 2 more cakes in skillet, then fry, turning over once, until golden, about 4 minutes total. Transfer cakes with a slotted spatula to paper towels to drain. Keep cakes warm on a rack set in a shallow baking pan in oven. Fry more cakes in same manner with remaining mixture.
• Brown kielbasa in 2 batches in oil remaining in skillet over moderate heat, turning, 2 minutes per batch, then transfer to paper towels to drain. Serve cakes topped with kielbasa.

FRIED SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Rinse sweet potatoes, peel and slice on a mandoline into long, very thin strips.
• Peel onions, halve and slice into strips.
• Drain sauerkraut in a colander. Toast almonds in a small dry pan until golden brown and let cool.
• Coat a large skillet or wok with oil, add onion strips and fry briefly.
• Add sweet potato and cook over low heat for 5 minutes, turning frequently. Gradually pour in vegetable broth.
• Add sauerkraut and raisins to the vegetables. Cook, turning occasionally, over low heat for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, rinse parsley, shake dry and pluck leaves. Put some aside and finely chop the rest.
• In a small bowl, combine quark with chopped parsley, then season with salt and cayenne pepper.
• Season sauerkraut with salt, cayenne pepper and a few drops of sweetener. Sprinkle with slivered almonds, garnish with remaining parsley and serve with parsley sauce.