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04 Jul 2022

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Sausagekraut

Sausagekraut

This sausage and sauerkraut dish is a holiday tradition my mom always served to bring health, wealth, and prosperity in the New Year.
Sausagekraut
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Sausagekraut

Serves: 16 servings
Total time: 2 hours

Ingredients
3 lbs Polish kielbasa sausage
12 cups water
1 (27 oz) can crispy sauerkraut
⅔ cup barley
5 teaspoons caraway seeds
6 cups water
6 medium potatoes
Salt and pepper
Instructions
  1. Place sausage in a large pot with 12 cups of water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour.
  2. Meanwhile, drain and rinse sauerkraut. Place sauerkraut, barley, and caraway seeds in another large pot with 6 cups of water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 1 hour.
  3. Peel and cube potatoes. To prevent your peeled, cubed potatoes from turning brown, place them in cold water until you’re ready to use them; then, drain just before using.
  4. After 1 hour, remove sausage from water, set aside, and let cool. In that same water, boil the potatoes until tender.
  5. When cooled, slice cooked sausage into bite-sized chunks and add to sauerkraut. Continue simmering.
  6. When potatoes are tender, add to sausage and sauerkraut. Salt and pepper to taste.
Notes

Most times, I use mild Italian sausage instead of Polish kielbasa; and, yes, I boil it. I’ve been told that you should never ever boil Italian sausage. O well . . . for this dish, I do. It tastes great and has the same flavor and texture as my mom’s traditional recipe.

Boil the sausage over a medium-high heat or less. Higher heat will cook it too quickly and cause the skin to burst before the inside meat is cooked thoroughly. Slower is better. Using a low heat, you can leave the sausage on to cook unattended while you prepare the sauerkraut and peel the potatoes. It will take an hour or so before the sausage is done; but slow cooking will produce a moist, more-flavorful meat.

Cooking the potatoes in the same “sausage” water will release some of the meat’s flavors into the potatoes.

If the sausage I use has a skin or casing, I remove it after the sausage has been cooked, before I start slicing. It comes off easy enough if you score it first and then peel. But beware, there is hot juice under the skin, so proceed with caution.

Served with a small side salad and fresh bread with sweet butter, this dish makes a delicious meal!

Store covered in refrigerator.

Reheat leftovers by single servings in the microwave.

Serving size: 2 cupsCalories: 302

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  1. Heather @ Multiply Delicious says

    Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at 9:52 AM

    This sounds delicious! Love family traditions for New Years! Thanks so much for including one of my recipes in your post. Happy New Year!!

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