Side Dish Recipes

Drunken Sauerkraut

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Yield: 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 3 strips bacon, chopped
  • 1 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1 (2 pound) package sauerkraut, rinsed and drained
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds
  • 1 (12 ounce) can beer or apple cider
  • 3/4 cup grated carrot
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 tablespoon chopped parsley

Instructions

  1. Sauté bacon in medium size heavy pot or Dutch oven until all fat is rendered, but bacon is not browned.
  2. Add onion; cook, stirring occasionally, for 4 minutes or until softened.
  3. Stir in the sauerkraut, sugar, caraway seeds and beer. Bring to boiling. Lower heat; simmer, partially covered, for 1 hour.
  4. Add carrot. Simmer, partially covered, for 30 minutes longer. If mixture is too wet, raise heat slightly; cook, uncovered, a little longer.
  5. Add salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle with parsley.

Notes

Microwave Instructions: Reduce beer to 3/4 cup. Do not chop bacon. Microwave bacon on grid in microwave safe dish about 13 x 9 inches, uncovered at full power 3 minutes. Remove bacon and grid; crumble bacon. Add onion to dish. Microwave at full power, 3 minutes, stirring after 2 minutes. Mix in sauerkraut, sugar, caraway, beer, carrot and bacon. Cover with wax paper. Microwave at half power for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and parsley.

Nutrition

116 calories per serving, 3gm protein, 6gm fat, 14gm carbohydrate, 1,124mg sodium, 7mg cholesterol



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