sauerkraut

slonik · 12 March 2007 at 11:32AM

I've been trying to use up the stuff in my cupboards and have found... a giant tin of German sauerkraut (sp?)!!! The mind boggles...
Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can cook with it???

mumoftwo · 12 March 2007 at 11:34AM

yes, I do. Us Dutch people cook it with potatoes in one pot, mash together and serve with smoked sausage or other sausages and gravy, yummy!!

slonik · 12 March 2007 at 11:37AM

Wow, that was a quick reply, thanks :-)
Is there any chance you can post a more detailed recipe?

mumoftwo · 12 March 2007 at 11:51AM

Sorry, I don't do exact. We are a family of 4 so would boil about 1 bag of potatoes (2.5kg) and one jar of sauerkraut. (how big is your tin?) put potatoes in pot, I put sauerkraut on top, put lid on, bring to boil, turn the heat down, cook until potatoes are soft, drain and mash sauerkraut and potatoes together with some butter, salt and pepper, some milk, don't make it too sloppy, just roughly mashed. Either cook sausages or heat up smoked sausage, make gravy and that is that.

Lol about the quick reply, only seen the time your thread, just seen sauerkraut, and not many people eat it here in this country. Dutch and Germans and Polish people eat it lots. I suppose Gillian Mckeith made it more popular here, as it is very healthy for you.

debtworrier · 12 March 2007 at 12:31PM

Do you have to drain or wash tinned/bottled sauerkraut before eating it?

letsgobilliejoe · 12 March 2007 at 12:34PM

debtworrier wrote: »

Do you have to drain or wash tinned/bottled sauerkraut before eating it?

i hope not cos i don't! sometimes squeeze a bit aof the liquid out in case it makes my sandwiches soggy.

yum, sauerkraut.

slonik · 12 March 2007 at 1:10PM

Thanks mumoftwo, that sounds yummy, will try it.

Mr_Proctalgia · 12 March 2007 at 2:24PM

Sauerkraut - Yummy

I put the whole lot in a pan add a tiny amount of either water or sometimes wine vinegar and let it very gently steam through, with Bratwurst or Bockwurst or bacon bits or fried ham it is ambrosia. Serve with German Mustard (zenf) and mash - Sticks to yer ribs and warms you through.

furndire · 13 March 2007 at 9:45PM

I love saurkraut. I usually chop up and fry an onion until soft, add some bits of bacon fry until brown and then add a couple of dessertspoons of flour and cook for 2 or 3 mins ( to get rid of the flour taste). add your tin of saurkraut and about 1/2 pint chicken stock, or water and stock cube. If you have any other meat in the fridge, chorzoim, salami, the german sausage stuff, ham, chop that and add it in as well, cook for 20/ 30 mins. The gravy will have thickened up with flour. Serve with creamy mashed potatoes, enjoy.
My dad used to swear by it for a bit of a detox!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

malamala · 13 March 2007 at 11:20PM

I love saurkraut too!

Has anybody made their own saurkraut? I bought a bottle from the supermarket but it does not taste as good as the ones I tried in Germany.

Fivenations · 14 March 2007 at 12:09AM

However you cook it , if you add a chopped apple it helps reduce the sourness, if that's what you want.

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