Easy Bavarian Sauerkraut Recipe

Name: Easy Bavarian Sauerkraut Recipe
Total time: 50 mins
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon bacon drippings; 1 cup finely chopped onion; 2 (16 ounce) packages sauerkraut, undrained; 0.5 cup chicken stock; 0.5 cup cooking sherry; 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar; 1 teaspoon caraway seeds

This Bavarian sauerkraut recipe is simply the best! A family tradition, we serve pork and sauerkraut every New Year's Day for good luck. While I generally enjoy cabbage and most sauerkraut recipes, they can sometimes be too sour. This particular recipe, found in my collection of handwritten recipes, avoids that sourness and was a hit at our New Year's dinner! It's definitely not your average sour sauerkraut.

Total time50 mins
Prep time15 mins
Cook time35 mins
Yield8

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon bacon drippings
1 cup finely chopped onion
2 (16 ounce) packages sauerkraut, undrained
0.5 cup chicken stock
0.5 cup cooking sherry
1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon caraway seeds

Instructions

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

Nutrition

Calories: 52 kcal
Fat Content: 0 g
Fiber Content: 3 g
Sugar Content: 5 g
Sodium Content: 848 mg
Protein Content: 2 g
Cholesterol Content: 0 mg
Carbohydrate Content: 11 g
Saturated Fat Content: 0 g
Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g