Sandys Sweet Slow Cooker Sauerkraut Recipes

SANDY'S SWEET SLOW COOKER SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Place sauerkraut, water, carrot, brown sugar, apple, sweet onion, caraway seeds, salt, and black pepper in a slow cooker. Cook on Low for about 7 hours; add kielbasa. Cook for one more hour.

SUNNY'S EASY SLOW COOKER SAUERBRATEN

Steps:

• For the marinade: Season the beef on all sides with salt. Place in a large plastic bag (turkey bag!) and add the onions, red wine vinegar, pickling spice blend, honey, peppercorns and 1 cup water. Marinate, refrigerated, for 2 days.
• For the sauerbraten: Remove the beef from the marinade and reserve the marinade. Pat the beef dry. Sprinkle the flour on all sides of the beef. In a large pan on high heat, add the oil. When it begins to swirl and smoke, add the beef. Sear on all sides to a deep golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes; don't forget the ends!
• Add the beef to a slow cooker and pour in the reserved marinade and red wine. Cook on low for 8 hours, until the meat is tender but not falling apart.
• Remove the beef, tent loosely with foil and rest for 10 minutes. Turn the slow cooker to high and reduce the liquid slightly, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Slice the beef and serve with the sauce, boiled potatoes and Sunny's Simple Red Cabbage Kraut.
• To a large pan with straight sides or a stockpot, add the beer, sugar, vinegar, red pepper flakes, liquid smoke, garlic and peppercorns. Turn the heat to medium high and stir to dissolve the sugar. Stir in the onions and cabbage and bring the mixture to a boil. Turn down the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the cabbage is tender, 35 to 45 minutes. Serve warm or chilled.

MY MAMA'S SLOW COOKER SAUERKRAUT (SMALL BATCH)

Steps:

• Drain and rinse sauerkraut, to taste. It depends on how tart you like it. I usually just like a bit of tartness. Make sure you taste it.
• Place in slow cooker.
• Pour broth over just to cover. You may or may not not use the whole can! Just pour it slow. Most times I end up using the whole can.
• Add a few shakes of caraway seed and the tablespoon of brown sugar. Give it a stir.
• Cook on low for about 8 hours.
• After it's been cooking for a nice long while, saute the chopped onion over medium heat in the crisco until the onion is lightly brown.
• Sprinkle the flour over the onions and cook for about 2 minute. (Note from my Mama: Don't add all of the flour at once, you want it to be kind of pasty but you still want to see it bubbling. And let the flour get brown, not just the onions. Watch carefully.).
• Add the onion mixture to the sauerkraut and cook it for about 1 more hour.

CROCK POT SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Wash & drain Sauerkraut in colander.
• Put in slow cooker with rest of ingredients.
• Cook on low for 8 hours.
• Remove bone & cut of any bits of meat that remain on it. Add back to crock pot.

SLOW-COOKED SAUERKRAUT SOUP

Steps:

• In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 12 ingredients. Cover and cook on high for 5-6 hours or until the vegetables are tender. Skim fat. Garnish with bacon.