Moose Meat Sauerkraut Recipes

MOOSE MEAT & SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• wash and dry meat.
• place in slow cooker or crock pot.
• add onion, pepper it taste.
• cover with Sauerkraut, (do not drained) juice and all.
• Allow room for Sauerkrat, to juice up. That is Sauerkraut will , juicy up as it cooks (let go of juices). Use broth if needed to keep covered with moisture.
• Cook on low heat all day, in the crock pot is best (or the oven).
• Serve with Celery Salt or Beau Monde.
• If you have a tough roast, the vinegar in Sauerkraut, is a natural tenderizer. So add the juice from kraut.
• If the roast smells game-y or the rest of the animal was tough or gamey, soak overnight in buttermilk or poke holes (about an inch deep, but this depends on your roast size) in roast to let in this solution- mix of 50/50 water and vinegar soak overnight, rinse and cook.
• This is pretty much my rule of thumb with game, the soaking thing, if it needs it do it. And if your oven roasting a roast the holes you poked to get the solution in the roast will then serve as garlic or fat wholes.

RESTAURANT RUC'S ROAST GOOSE WITH SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Spread the caraway seed and salt liberally over the goose and inside the cavity. Place in a roasting pan with the gizzards, neck, liver and wings underneath, plus two cups of water. Roast for two to three hours or until cooked, basting frequently with more water and pouring off the fat.
• Rinse the sauerkraut and put into a heavy pot with 1-2 cups water, the caraway seeds and salt. Boil for 30 minutes and drain. In a separate pan saute the onion with the bacon. Add to the sauerkraut. Season with sugar and vinegar to taste. Cook for five more minutes.
• Arrange goose on a serving dish and keep warm. Pour the fat off the cooking juices in the roasting pan. Stir in the flour, cook for a minute, then add the stock. Bring to a boil, season and serve separately in a sauce boat. Place the dumpling around the goose. Serve the sauerkraut in a bowl.

SAUSAGE MEAT AND SAUERKRAUT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cover mushrooms with boiling water and set aside to soften.
• Cook the salt pork in a large, heavy sauce pan until golden brown. Add onions and saute until soft but not brown. Stir in the apple and saute another minute or two.
• Rinse the sauerkraut in cold water and squeeze very dry. Add sauerkraut to the saucepan and cook for several minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, the mushrooms and their liquid and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Season the sauerkraut mixture with salt and pepper. Spread one-third of the sauerkraut mixture in a large casserole, about 3-quart capacity. Cover with half the meats, both the sausage and the cooked meat. Cover with half remaining sauerkraut, the rest of the meat and then the last of the sauerkraut. Arrange the apple wedges in a pattern on top, place a bay leaf in center and pour the wine over it. Bake covered for 1 1/2 hours.
• Serve with boiled potatoes and pickles.

JUDY'S SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Place the sauerkraut, bacon drippings, and onion into a slow cooker. Pour in the beef broth, then season with cloves, bay leaf, juniper berries, caraway seed, salt, and sugar. Stir to combine.
• Cook on Low 8 hours.