Altdeutscher Sauerkraut Kuchen German Sauerkraut Pie Recipes

Steps:

• Line a deep dish pie plate with enough pastry to make a crust on the bottom and sides and set aside.
• Cook diced Speck or bacon in a skillet; drain fat, reserving 1 tsp in which to saute the onions.
• Sprinkle diced bacon, caraway seeds, and sauteed onions in pie plate.
• Combine the remaining ingredients (sauerkraut, sour cream, eggs, and grated cheese) and pour into the pan as if you were filling a quiche.
• Bake at 325-350 F (or 175 C) for about 45 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean, not gloppy.
• Let cool slightly before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, mix milk, well drained chopped sauerkraut, brown and white sugars, eggs, vanilla, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• Pour mixture into 9 inch pie shell.
• Bake at 425 degrees F for about 30 - 35 minutes or until a knife inserted into filling about half way between edge and center, comes out clean.
• Serve topped with a tablespoon or two of whipped cream.

Steps:

• Prepare your dough.
• Grease a casserole dish, which you line with appro.
• 2/3 of the dough.
• Arrange layers of cooked kraut,& frankfurters, or bacon.
• (you can even add slightly cooked diced potatoes& add).
• Mix together the cream, tomato sauce, and paprika.
• This you pour over the pie filling.
• Roll the remaining dough over and prick with a fork.
• Or if you prefer, you can also cut strips and basket-weave a pattern on top.
• Brush this pastry with the egg yolk then Bake it in the oven at 350* for 1 hr.

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes with the skins on them until they are cooked, but not too soft (maybe about 10-15 minutes).
• Skin the potatoes and cut in slices.
• Cut the sausages in long slices.
• In a pan heat the oil and cook the onion a few minutes, then add sauerkraut and seasoning. Saute for a couple more minutes then set aside.
• Spray 8x8 cooking dish with cooking spray and lay in alternating layers the potatoes, then sausages, then sourkraut.
• In a small bowl whip the sour cream with salt according to your taste and then pour/spread over the top.
• Bake it in the oven at medium heat for around a 1/2 hour.

Steps:

• Shred the cabbage thinly to resemble saurkraut using a knife, madeleine or food processor.
• Cut onion in half lengthwise and slice into thin half moons.
• Put the shredded cabbage in a large bowl, add the shredded onion and entire contents of the 2 sauerkraut packages. (Do not drain or rinse the sauerkraut.).
• Sprinkle in the caraway seeds.
• Using your hands, mix well. It will seem to be too much cabbage for the amount of sauerkraut but do not be concerned.
• Place a 2" layer of sauerkraut mixture in the bottom of a large Dutch oven, stockpot or non-aluminum kettle. Layer the pork ribs on the sauerkraut mixture and cover with 1/3 of the remaining sauerkraut mix.
• Cut the keilbasa into 6 - 8 pieces and layer in pot. Cover with another 1/3 of the sauerkraut mixture.
• Add a layer of hotdogs, cut in half if desired, and top with remaining sauerkraut mixture. Pour any juices that remain in the bowl into the pot.
• Cover and simmer over a very low heat for 2 1/2 - 3 hours. At the end of the cooking time you should not be able to tell what started out as cabbage or onion from what was originally sauerkraut.
• Note: A pork roast can substituted for the boneless ribs, kielbasa and hotdogs. If using a roast brown it in a separate skillet and double the thickness of the base layer of the sauerkraut mixture.
• Serve with mashed potatoes and good rye bread.

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together. Pour into 2 unbaked pie shells (deep shells don't work as well) Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.