Mom's Sauerkraut

Dee514's Note:

Having married into a Polish family, I had to learn to cook sauerkraut "properly," as it was frequently served as an accompaniment to pork, ham and homemade kielbasa. This is how my M-I-L taught me to make it.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 25 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 tablespoons butter
• ½ cup chopped onion
• 1 quart sauerkraut , well rinsed and squeezed dry
• 1 potato , peeled and grated
• 1 teaspoon caraway seed
• 2 -3 cups boiling water

Directions:

1. Melt butter in a Dutch oven or a heavy saucepan.
2. Add onion and cook until golden yellow.
3. Stir in sauerkraut and 1/2 cup water, cook for about 8 minutes.
4. Add potato and caraway seed, mix well.
5. Pour in about 2 cups of boiling water.
6. Cook uncovered over low heat for 30 minutes.
7. Cover, and continue cooking for 30 minutes longer.
8. If it starts to dry out, add the additional 1/2 cup of boiling water.

Reviews

[Dienia B.]

my mil is czech and i had to learn to make things properly too lol this is great i love the shredded poatoe in it dee adding a bouillion cube is nice

[ChefMarvelIris]

I found this recipe fairly bland for my taste. So - I made it again but did not rinse the sauerkraut, used beer instad of water and added a heaping tablespoon of dijon mustard at the end. This version got raves. I do appreciate the recipe since I did not know about sauteing onions in butter and adding shredded potatoes.

[lin1]

We really liked this,will make again.Thanks Linda