Bittman Alsatian Charcroute
- SHORTCUT CHOUCROUTE
- Time: 2 hours
- 3 pounds sauerkraut
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 10 juniper berries
- 2 cups dry white wine, preferably Alsatian riesling
- 1 pound slab bacon, in one piece
- 1 pound kielbasa or other dark sausage
- 3 bratwursts or other light sausages
- 3 smoked loin pork chops
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- 1. Wash sauerkraut, and drain well. Combine with onion, juniper berries and wine in a large skillet or broad pot. Add enough water to come about two-thirds of the way up the side of the sauerkraut (in some pots, the wine may provide enough liquid). Turn heat to high and bring to a boil.
- 2. Lower heat, and nestle the bacon in the sauerkraut. Cover, and cook 1 hour; then, add sausages and pork chops. Recover, and cook another 30 to 45 minutes. Sauerkraut should be tender but retain some crunch. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- 3. Cut meat into pieces and serve on platter with sauerkraut, hot mustard on the side.
- Yield: 6 servings.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/bittman-alsatian-charcroute-52715571 (may not work)