Sauerkraut and Kielbasa (Crock Pot)

Submitted by ellie_

"I love sauerkraut but the rest of my family aren't fans, but even my family enjoyed sauerkraut cooked this way served with rye bread. Adapted from Slow Cooker Cooking."

 

• Ready In: 9hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 4 lbs sauerkraut, drained and rinsed (2 32-ounce jars)
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 carrot, peeled and cut lengthwise in half and then sliced cross wise into thin 1/4 inch half circles
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons caraway seeds
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 12 juniper berries (optional) or 1/4 cup gin (optional)
• pepper
• 16 ounces kielbasa, cut into 1/4 inch round slices
• 2 cups white wine or 2 cups white grape juice
• 4 cups chicken broth (or 4 cups water and 3 bouillon cubes)

directions

1. Place the drained sauerkraut in the slow cooker.
2. Add onion, carrot, garlic, caraway seeds, thyme, bay leaves, juniper berries or gin (if using) and pepper.
3. Stir to combine.
4. Place kielbasa on top of all.
5. Pour in the wine (or grape juice) and broth on top.
6. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours.
7. Discard bay leaves and serve.

Reviews

[Random Rachel]

I wanted to update my review to say that I have made this on the stovetop several times in the last two years, with half the sauerkraut called for, and sometimes other sausages. It is always delicious! I have prepared it in the crockpot a few times too. thanks for sharing!

 

[mersaydees]

Very simple fare that made the whole house smell wonderful all day! I cut all ingredients in half except for using a pound of turkey kielbasa. I used the juniper berries instead of the gin. Made for ZWT6 - team Unrulies Under the Influence! Thanks, teammate, for a great dinner last night!

 

[Gingerbear]

Wonderful! The only thing about it that I didn't like was that there was more Kraut than there was Kielbasa. I was expecting more of a sandwich like filling and this wasn't it for the most part, the recipe is excellent though! DO NOT let me discourage you others. You WILL love this!

 

[Barb G.]

We love sauerkaurt and Kielbasa, this ia another yummy way to fix it, I made it like the recipe stated cuting the recipe down for 2 people. Cooked this on top of the stove since my crockpot is so large, this worked very well, I used 1/4 cup gin, 1 cup wine & 1 cup chicken broth, also added 2 small red potatoes cut in half. This way it made a complete dinner served with a side salad. DH loved it, we really liked the flavor. Thank you Ellie, I will be making this again , It is so easy & good.