SAUERKRAUT SMOTHERED WITH PORK CHOPS AND SAUSAGE

Sauerkraut Smothered With Pork Chops and Sausage image

Provided by MarieRynr

Time 1h

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

6 slices bacon, coarsley chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 (22 -27 ounce) can sauerkraut, drained
2 carrots, thinly sliced
2 teaspoons brown sugar
3/4 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup dry white wine
4 -6 peppercorns
4 -6 juniper berries
2 -3 whole cloves
1 bay leaf, broken up
1 sprig parsley
2 -3 bratwursts
4 small pork chops
4 -8 smoked link sausage
2 potatoes, peeled and cut into bite sized pieces

Steps:

In a large skillet or electric frying pan, cook bacon until it just begins to brown. Pour off fat, then add onion. Saute until onion is transparent.
Stir in sauerkraut, carrots, brown sugar, chicken broth and wine.
Tie up spices and herbs in a small bag of cheesecloth. Bury in the center of the sauerkraut mixture. Cover and simmer 10 minutes.
Diagonally score 1 side of each bratwurst. In a separate skillet brown the bratwurst and pork chops.
After the sauerkraut mixture has simmered 10 minutes, add potatoes, working them down into the mixture. Top with browned bratwurst and pork chops. Cover and simmer 15 minutes.
Add smoked sausages. Simmer, covered another 15 minutes.
Remove pouch of seasonings before serving.