German Roast Pork W Sauerkraut Pierogies Recipes

GERMAN STYLE ROAST PORK WITH CARAMELIZED SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• 1. In a saute pan, heat butter and olive oil until butter is melted.
• 2. Add onions and cook for 3 minutes.
• 3. Add garlic, then sauerkraut. Lower temp to low simmer.
• 4. Add salt, pepper, garlic powder, thyme, and brown sugar.
• 5. Stir well then let it cook for about half hour to 40 minutes at a very low temp. Stir about every 5 to 7 minutes.
• 6. At the very end of caramelizing the sauerkraut mixture, turn the heat up to medium and let this sit for a few minutes to brown.
• 7. Scrape into a covered dish or Dutch oven.
• 8. Next, rub the roast with salt, pepper, ground thyme and garlic powder.
• 9. Dust with flour.
• 10. Fry in remaining 3 Tbsp of olive oil on each side until browned.
• 11. Put on top of kraut.
• 12. Pour chicken stock into the pan to deglaze the pan. Bring to a boil.
• 13. Pour over roast.
• 14. Cover and set in a 325 degree oven for one hour.
• 15. Remove lid then continue to bake until internal temp is over 170 degrees.
• 16. Usually takes about 2 hours, but might be less or more depending on the size of roast and if you've got bones.

PORK ROAST AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Heat bacon drippings in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in hot drippings until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir diced apple and caraway seeds with the onion and cook until apple is just tender, about 3 minutes more. Add sauerkraut and stir.
• Stir white wine, chicken stock, and brown sugar together in a bowl; pour over the sauerkraut mixture.
• Put pork roast into the bottom of the crock of your slow cooker. Pour sauerkraut mixture over the pork.
• Cook on Low until the pork easily falls apart when pulled with a fork, 6 to 8 hours; add kielbasa sausage pieces and continue to cook until the sausage is heated through, 15 to 20 minutes more.

GRANDMA'S SUNDAY DINNER PORK AND KRAUT PIEROGIES

Steps:

• 1. Mix together the flour and salt. Beat the egg, then add all at once to the flour mixture. Add the 1/2 cup sour cream and the softened butter pieces and work until the dough loses most of its stickiness (about 5-7 minutes). You can use a stand mixer with a dough hook for this, but be careful not to overbeat.
• 2. Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate for 20-30 minutes or overnight; the dough can be kept in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. Each batch of dough makes about 12-15 pierogies, depending on size. (You may have to make two batches for this filling)
• 3. Roll dough out to 1/8 inch thickness using floured surface. Cut out rounds of 4 to 6 inches. (I use a large sized tuna can with both ends cut out)
• 4. Using 2 T. bacon drippings, brown ground pork til no longer pink. Add onion, garlic and apple and continue cooking, stirring, until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Add sauerkraut, beer, pepper and brown sugar. Simmer till all liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Add bacon, stir to combine.
• 5. Using 1 tablespoon of mixture, place on pierogi dough rounds. Fold dough over filling and crimp edges with fork.
• 6. Fill 4-6 quart saucepan with water ¾ full and add 2 tsp. salt. Bring water to full boil. Place each pierogi into boiling water, up to 6 at a time and boil vigorously until pierogies float to top.
• 7. Remove from boiling water and fry each one in melted butter til browned on each side. Serve with sour cream and additional bacon bits, if desired.
• 8. *Notes - You can also serve these with caramelized or blackened onions along with the bacon and sour cream. I have also had them only boiled and then served with browned butter instead of also frying them.

GERMAN PORK CHOPS AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, and brown the pork chops on both sides, about 5 minutes per side. Place the chops into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Mix the sauerkraut, apple, onion, brown sugar, and caraway seeds in a bowl until well combined, and spread the sauerkraut mixture over the pork chops. Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the pork is no longer pink inside, about 45 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of a chop should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

PAP'S PORK AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cabbage, season with a large pinch of salt and cook until the vegetables begin to melt and break down, 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in the cider, beer, red pepper flakes, coriander, pureed sauerkraut and ham hock. Bring to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes to let the flavors meld.
• Nestle the pork and sausage in the Dutch oven and continue to simmer for 45 minutes, until all of the meat is cooked through and tender. After 45 minutes, remove the ham hock, pork and sausage to a cutting board. Slice all of the meat and add it back into the pot. Mix in the parsley and mustard and additional salt and pepper, if needed.

GERMAN ROAST PORK W/ SAUERKRAUT & PIEROGIES

Steps:

• Sprinkle roast with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
• Brown roast on all sides; place in a slow cooker.
• Add undrained sauerkraut, apples and juice or water; blend.
• Gently add pierogies so they are partly submerged in the sauerkraut (as the roast cooks, more liquid will cover the pierogies).
• Cover and cook on low setting for 8 to 9 hours.

PORK AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place pork roast in a large roasting pan. Season with salt and black pepper. Mix sauerkraut, water, onion, and apple together in a large bowl. Pour sauerkraut mixture over roast.
• Bake roast in the preheated oven until heated through, about 1 hour. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Continue to cook roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C), adding water if sauerkraut mixture looks dry, about 2 hours more.
• Remove roast from oven and allow to rest in a warm area before slicing, about 10 minutes.

SAUERKRAUT PIEROGIES

Steps:

• Mix flour and salt together. In a blender, whiz tofu until smooth. Add sour cream. Add water to the tofu. Add wet ingredients to the dry, adding extra water as necessary to get the dough to hold together. It should be sticky. Let the dough stand in a bowl for at least 1/2 and hour and cover the bowl with a plate or inverted bowl.
• Meanwhile (or another day!), rinse the sauerkraut twice: once in warm water and once in cold water. Dice onions. Heat oil in medium pot. Add onions and fry over medium heat until opaque and sweet. Add sauerkraut and salt to taste and cook covered for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• To assemble:.
• Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil.
• Roll the dough on a very well floured surface to 1/16" thickness. Cut out the circles between 3" and 4" and make sure the dough is still about 1/16 " thick. If it is not, roll out the individual circles separately (or stretch them out by hand).
• Add a tablespoon of filling to the center of each one. Using your index finger, dip it into warm water and coat the edge of half the pierogi circle with water. Take the opposite dough edge and fold and stretch it over to the wet edge. Pick up the pierogi and with your fingers seal the edges tightly together. Make sure no filling is on the sealing edge. Dip the surface in flour before placing into the water.
• Once a batch is finished place carefully in the rapidly boiling water. Total boiling time is about 5 minutes. Transfer to a cookie sheet to cool and brush with oil or melted butter.

SLOW COOKER GERMAN-STYLE PORK ROAST WITH SAUERKRAUT AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Place the potatoes, garlic, salt, and pepper in a slow cooker; stir to coat. Season the pork roast with salt and pepper; lay atop the potatoes. Pour the sauerkraut over the roast; sprinkle with caraway seeds.
• Cook in slow cooker on Low 8 to 10 hours.