Even Sauerkraut-Haters Love this creamed sauerkraut recipe! It makes the sauerkraut sweet and creamy and delicious.
Ingredients
- 1 jar sauerkraut
- 1 medium onion, cubed
- 4-6 slices smoked pork chops or loin, cubed
- 1-2 cups of heavy cream or each half amount cream and milk
- 1/6 cup sugar
- 1/2 to 1 can crushed pineapples
- salt and pepper if needed
- some oil for cooking
Instructions
- Heat some oil in a large cooking pot.
- Add the cubed pork and fry until browned, then remove it and set aside.
- Add some more oil to the pot and fry the onions for a couple of minutes.
- Sprinkel the sugar on the onions and caramelize a little.
- Add the sauerkraut. If you are using amerikan sauerkraut, you need to wash it first. German sauerkraut is ready to use.
- Stir everything and add about 1/2 can of the pinapples. You can add more later if you want the taste to be more present.
- Now add the cream or the cream/milk mix and bring back to a slight boil.
- Bring the pork back into the pot and stir into the sauerkraut.
- Lower heat and let slightly cool for about 1 hour.
- Make some mashed potatoes as a side.