Best Lithuanian Pork Spareribs And Sauerkraut Soup Recipes

SIMPLE SPARERIB & SAUERKRAUT SUPPER

Simple Sparerib & Sauerkraut Supper image

This recipe simplifies our busy lives and lets us celebrate family time with a hearty meal that is on the table fast. - Donna Harp, Cincinnati, Ohio

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 6h30m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 pound fingerling potatoes
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium Granny Smith apple, peeled and chopped
3 slices thick-sliced bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
1 jar (16 ounces) sauerkraut, undrained
2 pounds pork spareribs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon caraway seeds
1/2 pound smoked Polish sausage, cut into 1-inch slices
1 cup beer

Steps:

Place the potatoes, onion, apple and bacon in a 6-qt. slow cooker. Drain sauerkraut, reserving 1/3 cup liquid; add sauerkraut and reserved liquid to slow cooker., Cut spareribs into serving-size portions; sprinkle with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; brown ribs in batches. Transfer to slow cooker; sprinkle with brown sugar and caraway seeds., Add sausage; pour in beer. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or until ribs are tender.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 590 calories, Fat 37g fat (13g saturated fat), Cholesterol 118mg cholesterol, Sodium 1285mg sodium, Carbohydrate 32g carbohydrate (13g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 30g protein.

GREAT- GRANDMA ELZBIETAS LITHUANIAN CABBAGE SOUP

Great- Grandma Elzbietas Lithuanian Cabbage soup image

I had this often in the winter Growing up and as a adult. It was a delicious and Inexpensive soup. My mother Karen called them "Economy" or "Economic" recipes.

Provided by sherrie parnell

Categories Other Side Dishes

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 pkg pork spare ribs (not boneless)
1 large can of tomatoes
1 head of cabbage - shredded
1 onion
salt and pepper to taste or seasonings to taste (season salt, ect.)
LARGE SOUP PAN.

Steps:

1. Put ribs in pot, add water,seasonings, tomatoes, onion, cabbage. cook down some , add more water as needed. simmer until flavor is through soup and pork falls of the bones.(You can remove bones after soup and the pork is cooked. If you decide not to remove bones after cooked be "VERY CAREFUL EATING SO YOU DO NOT CHOKE ON ANY BONES"