Sweetened Sauerkraut Recipes

Steps:

• Heat bacon drippings in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Place sauerkraut with juice into a large bowl and cover with water. Stir and use your hands to squeeze out as much of the water and juice as possible. Add squeezed sauerkraut to onion.
• Stir brown sugar, caraway seeds, chicken stock, and cooking sherry into the sauerkraut mixture. Reduce heat to low and simmer until almost all the liquid has evaporated, 30 to 40 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Steps:

• Cook onion and garlic in oil in a 3 1/2- to 4-quart heavy saucepan over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally (stir more frequently toward end of cooking), until golden brown, about 30 minutes. Increase heat to moderate, then add cumin and allspice and cook, stirring, 30 seconds. Add tomatoes (including juice), brown sugar, salt, and pepper and simmer, stirring occasionally and breaking up tomatoes, 10 minutes. Stir in sauerkraut and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, until most of liquid is absorbed, about 30 minutes.

Steps:

• 1. Cook bacon and crumble.Add onions to the bacon grease and cook till tender.Drain bacon grease and add the sauerkraut,tomato sauce and brown sugar to the bacon and onion.Simmer for 45-60 minutes stirring occasionally.

Steps:

• Drain the sauerkraut only if it is too salty, otherwise use it with its own liquid.
• Heat the lard in a large saucepan.
• Take a handful of the sauerkraut and squeeze it dry.
• Put it in the hot lard and fry it until the sauerkraut has brown edges.
• Add the sauerkraut, apples, bay leaf, onion (if using), caraway seeds and 2 tablespoons of brown sugar.
• Add water to just barely cover the sauerkraut.
• Bring to a boil; lower the heat and simmer for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Add more sugar, if needed, gradually while the sauerkraut is cooking, tasting often.
• The sauerkraut should be pleasantly sweet-sour but not too sweet.

Steps:

• In a large skillet cook the bacon until crisp. Remove to paper towels and saute the onion in the drippings.
• Stir in the sauerkraut, tomatoes, brown sugar and the bacon. Bring to a boil. Transfer to a greased casserole dish. Bake, uncovered at 350 for 30-35 minutes or until bubbly.