As Basic As It Get Pork And Sauerkraut Recipes

My family which is mostly German-Irish ate the same meal for New Year's every year of my life. It consisted of pork roast, sauerkraut, kielbasa and mashed potatoes. We ate the pork (pork roast and kielbasa) because pigs are a symbol of progress. Pigs push forward, rooting themselves in the ground before moving, and we need to move into the New Year in the same way. We eat sauerkraut, as it's believed it will bring blessings and wealth for the new year. It also reminds us that with the good comes the bitter as well. We eat potatoes to remind us that even as poor men we still had potatoes to eat.

Provided by Dianna Jacobs-Fresh

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     European     German

Time 6h40m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 406.4 calories, Carbohydrate 15.9 g, Cholesterol 91.2 mg, Fat 24.9 g, Fiber 4.1 g, Protein 26.6 g, SaturatedFat 8.7 g, Sodium 1341.2 mg, Sugar 9.8 g

Eating sauerkraut on New Year's is an old Pennsylvania Dutch tradition, said to bring good luck. The traditional meal consists of pork and sauerkraut served together, with sauerkraut representing luck and the pig representing rooting into the New Year. It's a feel-good and flavorsome ritual and it may be just what you need to start the New Year. Serve with mashed potatoes or dumplings.

Provided by Auntie M

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Pork

Time 3h25m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 6

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 243.8 calories, Carbohydrate 12.5 g, Cholesterol 79.6 mg, Fat 9 g, Fiber 4.8 g, Protein 28 g, SaturatedFat 2.9 g, Sodium 971.5 mg, Sugar 6.2 g

This is a recipe that is similar to my Pennsylvania Dutch grandmother's but was modified by me. She used a pressure cooker but I prefer the crock pot. I always serve this with a side of mashed potatoes and applesauce to accompany it.

Provided by Bianca Smith

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Pork

Time 6h15m

Yield 5

Number Of Ingredients 8

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 139.1 calories, Carbohydrate 11.7 g, Cholesterol 31.7 mg, Fat 4 g, Fiber 5.2 g, Protein 12.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 1567.3 mg, Sugar 4.4 g

From my Fix-It and Forget-It Big Cookbook by Phyllis Pellman-Good. Found on page 426. Attributed to Earnest Zimmerman or Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, USA.

Provided by ElizabethKnicely

Categories     Pork

Time 8h5m

Yield 8 , 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 238.7, Fat 6.5, SaturatedFat 1.9, Cholesterol 117.4, Sodium 887.1, Carbohydrate 5.1, Fiber 3.5, Sugar 2.1, Protein 38.5

I threw this together when I was really craving kraut. It can be really hard to get good kraut in the UK but as I grew up Pennsylvania Dutch sometimes it is hard to ignore the calling of the kraut juice in my veins. This is really easy and reminds me of when my mother would slow cook pork and kraut for New Year's Eve. Using the lean pork steaks actually makes this pretty low fat. It goes well with mashed potatoes.

Provided by Sarah_Jayne

Categories     Pork

Time 35m

Yield 3-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 432.3, Fat 21.3, SaturatedFat 7.3, Cholesterol 179.5, Sodium 812.5, Carbohydrate 4.8, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 2.1, Protein 52.7