Grandpa's Sauerkraut and Kielbasa

Twitterpated's Note:

I grew up asking for sauerkraut instead of candy as a child, and my grandfather always made it for me. This is my version of what he would make.

• Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced (four if you are a garlic lover)
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground sage
• ground black pepper, to taste
• 3 potatoes, peeled and diced (try to use a waxy potato like Yukon gold (russets will disintegrate in the baking process)
• 1 (16 ounce) bag sauerkraut, from the deli aisle (not canned please)
• 1 lb beef kielbasa, cut into 1/2 inch pieces (two if you're an insane sausage lover)

Directions:

1. Put the cold butter in a cold pan with the diced onion, and slowly bring to a simmer on medium heat.
2. This brings out the sweetness of the onions.
3. Simmer for about 10 minutes.
4. Add minced garlic and simmer 2 more minutes.
5. Add next 3 ingredients.
6. Combine with the sauerkraut (undrained and not rinsed), kielbasa and potatoes.
7. Bring to a simmer on the stove top.
8. Cover loosely with foil and place in a preheated 225°F oven for 3 hours.

Reviews

[Montana Ma]

Bless yer Grandpa's memory! This is just a savory delight! I gilded the lily by sauteing the onion and garlic with very lean chopped bacon (about 6 oz.), using Bell's Seasoning for the thyme and sage, adding a half cup of white wine, and tossing in a diced apple (apples, onions, garlic, and potatoes all home-grown)...
This is an outrageously good recipe - thank you, thank you, thank you!

[lisaash2012]

My husband loves kielbasa-I on the other hand do not care much for it...I tried this recipe for him and not only did he rave about it so did I. It was very easy to prepare and I love that I could put it together and throw it in the oven and go for swim and so on while our dinner was cooking.

[KatieA1231]

I've used this recipe several times and love it. I don't add the potatoes though since I make this with potato pancackes. This is now my go to kielbasa recipe.