Sauerkraut stew - 5 delicious recipes!

Tasty, satisfying and healthy food will return strength to any person and give a good mood! A recipe for stewed sauerkraut and, possibly, a completely inexperienced cook will help prepare such a dish. For simplicity, accessibility and great taste, it rightfully takes one of the main places on the dining table.

You can diversify the classic dish by introducing additional products to the main product (sauerkraut).

Sauerkraut stewed with meat

To prepare this simple dish, it will take a little time and the use of the following components:

• sauerkraut - 0.4 kg;
• loin meat - 0.2 kg;
• carrots and onions - 2 pcs each;
• tomato paste - 2 tbsp. spoons;
• granulated sugar - 1 teaspoon without a hill;
• oil (olive or vegetable) - 100 ml;
• bay leaf - 2 leaves;
• allspice, determine the amount yourself

Step by step cooking:

1. Drain the brine and, if necessary, rinse the sauerkraut and let drain.
2. Chop the meat in medium sized pieces.
3. We prepare vegetables separately. Finely chop the peeled onion into cubes. We wipe the carrots through a grater.
4. The best choice for stewing is a cast iron pan or non-stick coating with high sides. Pour in sunflower oil. When it boils, carefully spread the pieces of meat. To brown the pieces, fry for 10 minutes.
5. Add chopped onions and carrots to the meat. Stew for 5 minutes.
6. Next, attach the sauerkraut. Pepper and throw leaves of parsley. Mix the ingredients in a pan thoroughly, pour half a glass of water and leave to simmer.
7. After 10 minutes, add tomato sauce for a greater brightness of the taste.To prevent strong acidification of the dish, add sugar. If necessary, add water, ensuring the correct quenching process. Cook for another 15 minutes.

German Stewed Sauerkraut Recipe

 

This is a traditional German dish with a peculiar taste and recipe. Served as an addition to meat delicacies such as pork shank, ham, ribs and others.

You will need products:

• sauerkraut (without carrots) - 0.5kg;
• bacon - 50g;
• oil (olive or vegetable) - 2 tbsp. spoons;
• onion turnip - 1-2 heads;
• apple - 1 pc;
• juniper berries (3 pcs.), caraway seeds;
• liquid (water) - 300 gr.

Recipe step by step:

1. Drain the brine and, if necessary, rinse the sauerkraut and let drain.
2. Cut the bacon into strips, and onion in half rings. Throw them in a pan with boiling oil. Fry until a caramel shade appears.
3. Attach sauerkraut and spices. Mix everything thoroughly.
4. After 10 minutes, pour in water and leave the contents to simmer for 15 minutes.
5. The last ingredient needed to continue the stew is an apple, cut into small pieces. Stew vegetables with apple and bacon for another 10 minutes.

Unusual, delicious side dish is ready!

Stewed sauerkraut with potatoes

For all who fast it is a sure way to regain strength, and for the rest - an appetizing side dish for meat.

We prepare the constituent dishes:

• sauerkraut - 1kg;
• potato tubers - 5pcs;
• carrots, onions - 1 pc;
• sunflower oil - 100ml;
• granulated sugar - 0.5 tsp;
• spices (salt, pepper)

Recipe step by step:

1. Potato tubers are cooked in uniform in advance. Clean and cut into cubes.
2. We clean the onions and carrots, rinse and chop.
3. In the oil boiling in the pan, throw the onion, frying it to a caramel color. Add carrots, stirring constantly, fry for 5 minutes.
4. We wash sauerkraut from brine and squeeze it well. We attach it to the vegetables in a pan and continue frying for 10-15 minutes.
5. Put the prepared potatoes to the roasting vegetables. Pour spices, sugar. Mix well and simmer the contents of the pan for 10 minutes.

You can eat a lean, hearty dish!

Stewed sauerkraut with sausages

Fast to cook and very fragrant dish.

The following ingredients must be prepared:

• sauerkraut - 0.5 kg;
• sausages or sausages - 0.2 kg;
• onions - 2 heads:
• tomato sauce - 2 tbsp. spoons;
• oil (olive or vegetable) - 100 ml;
• pepper

Stages of preparation:

1. Peel the onion, rinse and chop.
2. Pour oil into a pan with high sides or a pan with a thick bottom. When it heats well, throw the onion and fry it until it has a caramel color.
3. Add the sauerkraut to the onion, mix well. Close the lid tightly and leave for 15 minutes.
4. We attach tomato paste, spices. Knead and leave to simmer for 10 minutes.
5. Separately, fry sausages in butter, previously sliced.
6. We combine sausages with stewed vegetables and remove from the heat.

Stewed sauerkraut with chicken

The dish is not difficult to prepare, the available ingredients will help the hostess feed a large family.

You will need the following products:

• sauerkraut - 0.7 kg;
• fresh poultry meat (fillet) - 0.5 kg;
• onions - 2 medium heads;
• tomato sauce - 2 tbsp. spoons;
• oil (olive or vegetable) - 100 ml;
• garlic - 1-2 cloves;
• pepper

Step by step:

1. Peel the onion, rinse. Grind on a cutting board and pour into a heated pan. Fry until caramel.
2. Separately cook the meat. The loin part of the bird is freed from skin and films. We rinse and dry with a napkin so that a golden crust forms during frying. Cut into medium slices. Fry in a small amount of oil.
3. Transfer the meat to the onion and fry for 10 minutes.
4. Gently add a tomato or ketchup with a spoon. Pour in water so that it covers the meat. Stew for another 10 minutes.
5. We attach sauerkraut, salt, pepper to the contents of the pan. Knead everything, tightly close the lid and let it stew for 20-25 minutes.
6. Skip the garlic through the press and 5 minutes before being ready to toss in the pan.
7. Remove from heat, let it brew.

How to stew sauerkraut in a pan?

Prepare the products:

• sauerkraut (kg);
• onions (2 medium heads);
• oil (olive or vegetable) (0.1l);
• tomato paste (1 tablespoon);
• granulated sugar (0.5 teaspoon);
• pepper;
• sour cream (1-2 tablespoons)

Step by step:

1. Drain brine with sauerkraut, rinse and let drain.
2. Onions, carrots, first peel, rinse, and then chop.
3. In a boiling oil in a pan, throw the onions and carrots, stirring constantly, so as not to burn.
4. We attach the cabbage to the fried vegetables and simmer for 40 minutes.
5. Add sugar, spices, tomato paste, sour cream or cream and knead the whole mass well.

How to stew sauerkraut in the oven?

In the oven, stewed sauerkraut (salted) cabbage comes out no less tasty, but calories are lower and there is less effort.

Correct stewing utensils - clay or ceramic, with high sides.

Pour to the bottom of the container, chopped on a cutting board, onions and carrots (1 pc.). We wash sauerkraut (0.7 kg) from excess brine, drain and combine with vegetables. On top of this mass add tomato paste (2 tbsp. Tablespoons), butter (50 g) or vegetable oil (100 ml), pepper, caraway seeds. Pour water so that it covers vegetables and put in the oven, heated to 180 ° C, for 60 minutes with a tightly closed lid.

How to stew sauerkraut in a slow cooker?

In a slow cooker, cooking this dish will take even less time and labor than in other ways (in a pan or in the oven).

You need to set a certain mode for the slow cooker, for example, “Stew” - 40 minutes and the dish is ready! Or select the "Buckwheat" or "Pilaf" mode. The main thing is not to forget to pour water periodically so that the cabbage does not turn out to be dry. The recipe for stewed sauerkraut can be used with the one described above for the oven.

Useful Tips for Cooking Braised Sauerkraut

• so that the cooked dish does not turn out to be salted, it is better to thoroughly rinse the sauerkraut from the brine. Better add salt at the end of the quenching;
• it happens that sauerkraut is peroxide. Then it needs to be boiled for a couple of minutes in boiling water;
• it is necessary to add liquid (water, tomato juice) during stewing;
• for a balanced taste, it is recommended to add a little sugar;
• You can experiment with spices (allspice, caraway seeds, laurel, cloves);
• to make the taste delicate, creamy, try adding sour cream or cream.

The main thing is to always use only fresh products, then you will get healthy and tasty food!