Crock Pot Choucroute Garni
- Ready In:
- 8hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 2 lbs sauerkraut (not from a can)
- 4 ounces bacon, diced
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 3 carrots, peeled and diced
- 2 granny smith apples, grated
- 8 juniper berries
- 8 ounces white wine
- 28 ounces low sodium chicken broth (or less)
- 2 lbs kielbasa, sliced 1/2-inch thick on the bias
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt (to taste)
- 2 teaspoons ground black pepper (to taste)
- 4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
directions
- Drain sauerkraut well. Place in bottom of crock pot.
- Sauté bacon in hot skillet for 5 minutes. Add oil, onion and carrot, and sauté until onion is golden and soft.
- Stir bacon mixture and grated apple into sauerkraut.
- Add kielbasa to sauerkraut. (I use Hillshire Farms "Light" Kielbasa.) Tuck juniper and bouquet garni into cheesecloth and add to crock pot. Season with thyme, salt and pepper. Add wine, and just enough chicken broth to cover.
- Cook on high 3-4 hours or low 6-8 hours. Remove cheesecloth, then stir in chopped parsley before serving.
- Serve with boiled potatoes and pumpernickel or dark rye bread.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
DrGaellon
New Rochelle, 0
I'm a 48 y/o gay Jewish man in the suburbs immediately north of New York City. I'm a general internist, practicing and teaching at a medical college north of NYC. I also earned a Masters in Public Health degree in 2013.
After a Walt Disney World trip in Dec 2006 where I had to rent an electric scooter because I couldn't manage the walking, I decided to have gastric bypass surgery, which was done Feb 28, 2007. I lost 160 lbs (though I've gained back about 60 of that since). I can't eat as much as I used to, so I want every bite to be extra good!