Best Pa Dutch Sauerkraut Dumplings Recipes

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH BRISKET WITH SAUERKRAUT AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Melt fat in a large pan and brown onion; reduce heat.
• Season meat with salt and pepper; add to pan.
• Add sauerkraut and cover with boiling water.
• Cook slowly for 2 hours or until meat is tender.
• Make dumplings; sift flour baking powder and salt together.
• Beat egg, add milk and stir into dry ingredients.
• Drop by spoonfuls into the hot sauerkraut and cover the pot tightly.
• Cook for 15 minutes without lifting the cover.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH PORK AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Rinse pork and place in large roasting pan.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
• Cover with 1/3 of the sauerkraut.
• Cover roasting pan and put in oven for 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove from oven and add another 1/3 of sauerkraut.
• Cover and put back in oven for another hour.
• Remove from oven and add the remaining sauerkraut.
• Cover and put back in oven for another hour.
• Remove from oven and enjoy! Mashed potatoes are a must with this dish.

PORK, SAUERKRAUT AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Place pork roast into the bottom of a slow cooker and cover with sauerkraut with juice, applesauce, brown sugar, and 1 can beer. Set cooker to High, cover, and cook 3 hours. Reduce heat to Low and cook 4 more hours.
• About 1 1/2 hours before serving time, heat water with reserved pork trimmings in a large saucepan over low heat and simmer to make broth, about 45 minutes. Strain broth, discard trimmings, and pour remaining can of beer and kraut juice into the simmering broth. Bring the broth to a boil.
• Mix baking mix and milk in a bowl to make a sticky dough. Drop by spoonfuls into the boiling broth. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer dumplings for 10 minutes; uncover and simmer until dumplings are set, about 10 more minutes. For chewier dumplings, boil a few minutes longer. Remove dumplings from the broth with a slotted spoon and transfer to a serving bowl.
• Serve pork with cooked kraut and dumplings on the side; spoon thickened broth over dumplings.

PAP'S HAM AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• For the dumplings: Whisk together the eggs and milk in a large bowl. Mix in the flour, chives and nutmeg. Set aside to rest until ready to use.
• For the ham, cabbage and sauerkraut: Melt the butter in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onion and ham steak and cook until the onions begin to sweat, 5 to 6 minutes. Add the cabbage with the coriander, red pepper flakes and a large pinch of salt and cook until the cabbage begins to melt and break down, about 5 minutes. Stir in the beer, turkey stock and sauerkraut, bring to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes.
• Bring large pot of salted water to boil. Spread the dumpling batter in a line down the back of a sheet tray or small cutting board. Dip a bench scraper in the boiling water, then use it to "cut" the dumplings into the pot, dipping the bench scraper in the boiling water in between each cut. Cook the dumplings until they begin to float to the surface, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer the dumplings to the Dutch oven with the cabbage. Mix in the parsley and mustard and any additional salt and pepper if needed. Serve.

PENNSYLVANIA-STYLE PORK ROAST

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first five ingredients; rub over roast. Place roast fat side up in a Dutch oven. Combine sauerkraut and sugar if desired. Spoon sauerkraut and sausage over and around roast. , Cover and bake at 350° for 2-1/4 to 2-3/4 hours or until a thermometer reads 160°. Let stand for 15 minutes before slicing.