Baked Sausage and Sauerkraut With Apples - Whole Foods

• 3 tablespoons butter, divided
• 1 large onion, cut in half and thinly sliced
• 2 rosemary sprigs
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 2 lbs smoked turkey sausage, cut into 3-inch sections alternately large raw pork sausage links, left whole
• 4 cups sauerkraut, about 28-ounce jar, well drained, I used a 14 oz can undrained
• 12 cup dry white wine, sub. apple juice
• 12 cup chicken broth
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 firm cooking apples, such as Fuji, Pippin, peeled, cored, and sliced
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 325F.
2. In a large oven-safe skillet, melt 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat.
3. Saute onion and rosemary sprigs until onion is golden, about 10 minutes.
4. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
5. Add olive oil to the skillet.
6. Add sausages and cook, turning, just until skins are browned, about 5 minutes per side.
7. Remove sausages to a plate.
8. Add sauerkraut and sauteed onions to the skillet.
9. Place sausages on top.
10. Mix wine and chicken broth together.
11. Pour slowly all over the top.
12. Add bay leaf to the middle of the dish.
13. Cover with a lid or foil and transfer pan to oven.
14. Bake for 1 hour.
15. Meanwhile, prepare apples by melting remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet.
16. Add apples and saute until just tender, adding brown sugar, if desired.
17. Apples will cook in about 5 to 10 minutes.
18. To serve, spoon baked sausages and sauerkraut onto a serving platter.
19. Top with sauteed apples, or serve on the side.
20. Serve piping hot with spicy mustard on the side.

butter, onion, rosemary sprigs, extra virgin olive oil, turkey sausage, sauerkraut, white wine, chicken broth, bay leaf, cooking apples, brown sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/baked-sausage-and-sauerkraut-with-apples-whole-foods-506834 (may not work)