Sauerkraut - New Year's Recipe

Aside from cabbage, lentils and pork, sauerkraut is also considered superstitiously as one of the lucky foods. Sauerkraut can be included in the New Year's recipe. Here's how to make sauerkraut from ChefTips. Watch the video on how to make sauerkraut with brats below.

Ingredients:

32 ounces sauerkraut, rinsed and patted dry
1/2 cup applesauce
1 teaspoon caraway seeds
1 cup diced onion
3-4 strips diced bacon
1 clove garlic, minced
2 bay leaves
1 tablespoon juniper berries, crushed
1 cup Riesling wine

Cooking Procedure:

Heat slow cooker or Crock Pot on high.

Place the sauerkraut, applesauce, caraway seeds, and bay leaf into the cooker.

Saute bacon in a pre heated pan for one minute. Add diced onion and cook for two more minutes. Then add the garlic and crushed juniper berries and cook for two more minutes.

Add the Riesling wine and let that cook down for a minute or two. While the wine is cooking, scrape the bottom of your pan with a wooden spoon.

Pour this mixture into your cooker and cook on high for at least one and a half hours.

This will make enough sauerkraut to cover 6 to 8 bratwurst sandwiches.

Enjoy!

Video credit: ChefTips