Crock Pot Kielbasa & Sauerkraut

"Delicious comfort food."
 
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Ready In:
6hrs 20mins
Ingredients:
6
Serves:
8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Slice 1 onion into thin strips and caramelize.
  • Drain and rinse sauerkraut.
  • Slice kielbasa into 1-inch lengths.
  • Combine water, cider and brown sugar.
  • Combine all ingredients well in crock pot.
  • Cook on high 6 hours.

Questions & Replies

  1. Can you add perogis.
     
  2. Can I add some halved small red potatoes? If so, when?
     
  3. How long if cooked on low??
     
  4. Can I use apple juice instead of cider?
     
  5. Can this be made with smoked kielbosi?
     
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Reviews

  1. Made this recipe substituting 1 cup fresh cut apples in place of cider. It turned out beautifully. Thanks for this great recipe. I tasted it at a party and had to have it. I was going to fly at the seat of my pants with it and I'm so glad I checked on this site first. Thanks Queen! Definitely a keeper.
     
  2. Made this recipe with a few tweaks. I used apple cider vinegar (1/2 cup) and 1 apple peeled and cut up. Served to Polish friends who loved it and had to have the recipe.
     
  3. You can't beat crock pot cooking. Throw everything into the crock pot and come home to a yummy meal. I scaled this recipe to 4 servings, and followed the recipe as written. Easy and delicious. Made for Jan 2010 Comfort Cafe.
     
  4. I prepared this exactly as provided in the recipe and cooked on low for 8 hours. AWESOME!
     
  5. This recipe turned out great! I usually use another recipe using beer instead of cider, but this dish was a perfect mix of savory and sweet. One thing, though, I only had one pack of kielbasa but I added 5-6 cut up strips of bacon. Thanks for the recipe, Queen!
     
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Tweaks

  1. nothing
     
  2. I used a cup of applesauce instead of cider, reduced the water to 1/2 cup, added smoked paprika, a little garlic and some caraway seeds. It came out great with a nice amount of flavor.
     
  3. This recipe turned out great! I usually use another recipe using beer instead of cider, but this dish was a perfect mix of savory and sweet. One thing, though, I only had one pack of kielbasa but I added 5-6 cut up strips of bacon. Thanks for the recipe, Queen!
     
  4. After reading the reviews I was really excited to try this recipe. Unfortunately, it was totally bland. Even the Kielbasa didn't have any real flavor. I did add some apples like other reviewers suggested instead of apple cider - not sure if that was the culprit? I didn't even rinse the sauerkraut, though I did drain it. I would try this again but not add apples, use the liquid from the sauerkraut instead of water, and not put in the brown sugar. Then maybe it will have some taste.
     
  5. This was delicious, and so easy to put together. And so delicious! :) I replaced the cider with 1 cup of fresh cut up granny smith apples (As suggested by a previous commenter, wantgoodfood).
     

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