Baked Pork Chops With Sauerkraut Recipes

PORK CHOPS AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Brown chops on all sides and remove from pan.
• Add the garlic, onion, sauerkraut, caraway seed, apple juice, and salt and pepper to taste to the hot skillet. Saute for 3 to 4 minutes. Lay browned pork chops on top of sauerkraut mixture, cover, reduce heat to low and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

BAKED PORK CHOPS WITH SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a casserole dish.
• Rub pork chops with salt and pepper on both sides. Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and pan-fry pork chops on both sides until browned, 5 to 7 minutes per side. Place browned pork chops into the prepared casserole dish.
• Combine sauerkraut, apple, onion, brown sugar, and caraway seeds in a bowl; cover pork chops with the mixture. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake pork chops in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 45 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

PORK CHOPS WITH APPLES, SWEET POTATOES, AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and coat with cooking spray. Quickly brown the pork chops on each side. Set aside.
• Arrange sweet potato slices in the bottom of a 3 to 4 quart slow cooker. Cover with the onion slices, then the apple slices. Sprinkle brown sugar, nutmeg and salt over the apples, and grind a little pepper. Place the pork chops on top of the pile, and cover with sauerkraut. Cover, and cook on Low for about 5 hours. It can go an extra hour without drying out though.
• Serve pork and vegetables with juice from the slow cooker spooned over them.

PORK CHOPS WITH SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium heat. Sprinkle pork with 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and the pepper; cook pork in oil 5 to 8 minutes, turning once, until brown. Remove pork from skillet; cover to keep warm.
• In same skillet, heat remaining tablespoon oil. Sprinkle potatoes with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt; cook potatoes in oil 7 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until just starting to brown. Add pork. Stir in sauerkraut and parsley.
• Cover; cook 7 to 10 minutes or until pork is no longer pink in center and potatoes are tender. Serve pork over sauerkraut.

BAVARIAN PORK CHOPS AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In ungreased 2-quart casserole or 11x7-inch glass baking dish, mix sauerkraut, carrots, onion, water and barley.
• Place pork chops on sauerkraut mixture. Spoon barbecue sauce on top of chops. Cover and bake 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours or until pork is no longer pink in center.

PORK CHOPS WITH SAUERKRAUT AND APPLE

Steps:

• Salt and pepper the chops and brown them in hot oil or butter, about 3 minutes per side. Set aside.
• Add the apple and onions to the same skillet and cook for about 5 minutes, until the onion starts to look golden.
• Add the wine and stir, scraping up all the browned bits, and cook for an additional 3 minutes.
• Stir in the sauerkraut, and place the chops on top, including any juices that have collected. Cover the skillet, lower the heat and cook until the chops are done, about 7 minutes, depending on thickness. Do not overcook.
• Note1: I've also made this successfully with chardonnay, but riesling is the best.
• Note2: Sauerkraut packed in plastic bags and sold in the refrigerator case tastes much better than the canned.

PORK CHOPS WITH SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, brown pork chops in oil for 3-4 minutes on each side; drain. In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the sauerkraut and brown sugar. Top with the pork chops, green pepper and onion. , Cover and cook on low for 3 to 4 hours or until meat is tender. Serve with a slotted spoon.

GERMAN PORK CHOPS AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, and brown the pork chops on both sides, about 5 minutes per side. Place the chops into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Mix the sauerkraut, apple, onion, brown sugar, and caraway seeds in a bowl until well combined, and spread the sauerkraut mixture over the pork chops. Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the pork is no longer pink inside, about 45 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of a chop should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

SAUERKRAUT AND PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the sauerkraut, applesauce, broth, bacon, brown sugar and seasonings; spoon into an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. , In a large skillet, brown pork chops in oil; drain. Place chops over the sauerkraut mixture. Sprinkle with paprika. Cover and bake at 350° for 1 to 1-1/4 hours or until a thermometer reads 160°.

PORK CHOPS AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• In a skillet, brown pork chops in oil. Stir in the onion, broth, caraway seeds, pepper and celery seed. Cover and cook over medium heat for 30 minutes or until tender. Add sauerkraut and apple. , Cover and cook 10-15 minutes or until heated through. Before serving, sprinkle with bacon if desired.

PORK CHOPS BAKED IN PEAR SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Heat oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium heat.
• Add pork chops and cook about 2 minutes per side, turning once, until lightly browned.
• Remove skillet from heat and remove chops to a plate.
• Sprinkle with pepper and salt.
• Meanwhile drain sauerkraut, rinse under cold water, and squeeze dry with paper towels.
• Mix sauerkraut and puréed pears in the skillet.
• Top with pork chops.
• Bake uncovered, 18 to 20 minutes, until centers of chops are opaque and barely pink.
• Serve with mashed potatoes.
• Note: My supermarket stores the bagged sauerkraut in the meat section near the bratwurst and other sausages.
• It really is better tasting than any of the canned or jarred kinds I've tried, if you can find it.

PORK CHOP - SAUERKRAUT BAKE

Steps:

• Pan fry chops until light brown.
• Grease 13x9-inch pan and place chops within pan.
• Using milk, make soup according to directions; pour over chops.
• Drain sauerkraut.
• Place 2 TBSP of sauerkraut on top of each chop.
• Grind pepper over top of all.
• Bake at 350° for 30 minutes covered with foil.
• If choosing to top with dumplings, remove foil after the 30 minutes and then cook as long as required for the dumplings.

PORK CHOPS & SAUERKRAUT IN BEER

Steps:

• Render fat in hot skillet and brown pork chops on both sides with sliced garlic (about 5 to 7 minutes a side).
• Remove chops from skillet; drain fat and remove garlic; reduce heat; return chops to skillet.
• Season both sides of chops.
• Cover chops with thinly sliced onion and then sauerkraut.
• Pour most of beer over all.
• Cover and simmer slowly for 45 minutes to 1 hour, baste occasionally; do not allow to cook dry.
• Goes well with sweet potatoes, baked beans, or corn.

SAUSAGES AND PORK CHOPS BAKED WITH FRUITED SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Place sauerkraut in large bowl. Fill bowl with enough cold water to cover; soak 30 minutes. Drain.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Cook bacon in heavy large Dutch oven over medium-high heat until brown and almost crisp, about 5 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels. Add pork chops to Dutch oven; cook over medium-high heat until golden, about 6 minutes per side. Transfer to plate. Add sausages to Dutch oven; stir until golden, about 3 minutes. Transfer to plate with pork chops. Reduce heat to medium. Add onions and carrots to Dutch oven and sauté until tender, about 8 minutes.
• Add broth, wine, sauerkraut, and bacon to Dutch oven; stir to blend. Cover and bake 45 minutes.
• Mix apricots and prunes into sauerkraut. Arrange pork chops and sausages over sauerkraut. Cover Dutch oven; bake until chops are cooked through and most of liquid is absorbed, about 30 minutes. Serve hot, passing mustards separately.

BAKED PORK CHOPS AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Season chops with salt and pepper-brown in 1 tbs. butter. Place in 9x13 baking dish.
• Melt remaining tbs. butter-lightly brown diced apple-sprinkle over chops.
• Cover chops and apple with undrained sauerkraut.
• Separate onion into rings-sprinkle over kraut.
• Sprinkle on caraway seeds.
• Sprinkle on brown sugar.
• Pour onion soup over all.
• Cover with foil-bake for 1 hour.