Smoked Porkham With Sauerkraut Potatoes Apple Juice Recipes

SMOKED PORK/HAM WITH SAUERKRAUT, POTATOES & APPLE JUICE

Steps:

• In a large roaster or crockpot, layer pork chops or ham, sliced potatoes, sauerkraut, and apple juice.
• Preheat oven 375° or crockpot low heat.
• Cover and cook in oven for 1 hour.
• Cover and cook crockpot for six hours.
• Note: If you have smoked pork chops, no other seasoning is needed except the bay leaf and pepper. If the pork is not smoked you can add a few drops of liquid smoke and the thyme and also crushed or minced garlic. Potatoes tend to "grab" the garlic flavor so add towards the end of the cooking period.

HAM & SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Combine Ham and Water (enough to cover just the bottom of the pot) in slow cooker. Cook on low for 6 hours or high for 3 hours.
• After 6 hours on low or 3 hours on high, remove bone from ham (ham should be falling off of bone) and add sauerkraut. Continue to cook on low for about 4 hours. (You could add small red potatoes or diced potatoes at this time as well.).

SMOKED SAUSAGE, APPLES AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown smoked sausage in olive oil, add onions and cook for 3 minutes.
• Arrange all ingredients around sausage in skillet and cook over medium heat 30-40 minutes or until juice has cooked down.
• If kraut still has a sour taste, add more brown sugar to suit your taste.

SMOKED PORK AND SAUERKRAUT (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Place onion in crock pot; place pork on top.
• combine drained sauerkraut, tomatoes (undrained), bay leaf, caraway seed, paprika, and pepper; pour over pork.
• Cover; cook on LOW heat setting 8 hours.
• Remove bay leaf; remove pork to platter and cover to keep warm.
• Skim fat from surface of sauerkraut mixture.
• Transfer sauerkraut mixture to a large saucepan.
• Combine water and cornstarch; stir into sauerkraut mixture and heat until thickened and bubbly.
• Stir in sour cream (optional), if desired.
• Serve with sliced pork.
• NOTE: this can be cooked in the oven in an oven-proof covered casserole.
• Bake@ 350F 2- 2 1/2 hours.

SAUERKRAUT & POTATOES

Steps:

• Place the sauerkraut in a pan. Push the potatoes into the sauerkraut.
• Sprinkle over the onion and apple pepper and dot with butter. Add water.
• Bring to the boil and then turn down heat and simmer gently until potatoes are cooked. About 30-40 minutes Check liquid level making sure it doesn't catch. Serve.

SMOKED PORK CHOPS IN SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 300F. In a dutch oven, heavy pot or deep saucepan quickly brown the chops in a small amount of oil or pork fat. Remove the chops and set aside. Lower the heat and add the sauerkraut and remaining ingredients. Tuck the browned pork chops into the sauerkraut mixture, making sure they're completely surrounded to retain their moisture. Place in the oven uncovered for 1 to 2 hours. Serve with warm German-style potato salad and asparagus.