Weinkraut With Apples Recipes

BAKED SAUERKRAUT WITH APPLES

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large oven proof lidded casserole dish, add the onions and sauté until soft and transparent.
• Add the sauerkraut, mix well and cook, uncovered, over a low heat for 5 minutes.
• Add the apples to the sauerkraut mixture together with the wine and enough stock to cover; mix well then continue to cook over a low heat for 30 minutes; preheat the oven to 170C, 325F, gas mark 3 during this cooking time.
• Stir in the sugar and celery seeds then cover and transfer to the oven; bake for 30 minutes and serve hot.

WEINKRAUT

Steps:

• Drain kraut slightly.
• Cook onion in butter or drippings until transparent.
• Add sauerkraut and stir; cook slowly.
• Wash, peel, and core apples; dice fruit and add to sauerkraut.
• Add wine and enough stock or bouillon to cover.
• Cook slowly, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
• Add sugar and celery seeds; cover and finish cooking in moderate 325° oven 30 minutes longer.

WEINKRAUT (SAUERKRAUT WITH WINE AND APPLES)

Steps:

• Drain sauerkraut slightly.
• Cook onion in butter or drippings until transparent and very lightly browned;
• Add sauerkraut and stir; cook slowly.
• Wash, peel, and core apples (I usually leave the peel on one of them for color); dice fruit and add to sauerkraut.
• Add wine and enough stock or bouillon to cover. Cook slowly on the medium heat, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
• Add sugar, caraway if using and celery seeds; cover and finish cooking in moderate 325° oven 30 minutes longer until most of the liquid has cooked off but it is not dried out.

RIESLING-BRAISED SAUERKRAUT AND APPLES

Steps:

• Cover sauerkraut with cold water by 1 inch in a large bowl and soak 5 minutes, then drain in a colander. Repeat soaking and draining once more, pressing on sauerkraut.
• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Peel and core apples and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
• Cook shallot and onion in butter in a 4- to 5-quart pot over moderate heat, stirring, until softened, 8 to 10 minutes. Add apples, bacon, wine, broth, thyme, juniper berries, and bay leaf and bring to a simmer, then stir in sauerkraut. Cover pot with foil, then lid, and braise in middle of oven until tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Discard bay leaf.
• Meanwhile, simmer cream and schnapps in a 2-quart saucepan until reduced to about 1 cup, about 40 minutes.
• Add cream mixture, salt, and pepper to sauerkraut and stir well.
• Available at many supermarkets and Penzeys Spices (800-741-7787).

SAUERKRAUT WITH APPLES

Steps:

• Cook onion in butter in a 4-to 5-quart heavy pot over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 6 minutes. Stir in sauerkraut, apples, and wine and bring to a simmer.
• Cover pot and reduce heat, then simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauerkraut is very tender, about 2 hours.
• Stir in 1 tablespoon brown sugar and 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Add more brown sugar, salt, and pepper to taste.
• What to drink:
• Josmeyer Les Folastries Gewürztraminer '05

SAUERKRAUT AND APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Rinse sauerkraut and wring dry.
• Heat margarine in a large skillet; saute onion and garlic until onion is tender.
• Add kraut, cider, stock, apples, and juniper; season to taste with salt and pepper; bring to a boil.
• Transfer to casserole dish; cover with lid or foil and bake at 350 degrees F.
• for 35-40 minutes.