Oma's Recipe for Sauerkraut ❤️

1.  Oma's Recipe for Sauerkraut

Ingredients:

• 28-oz can or jar sauerkraut
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 - 2 tbsp oil, butter, or bacon drippings
  
• ⅔ cup liquid (broth, white wine, apple juice, or water)
• salt, pepper, sugar
• 1 - 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 3 juniper berries or 1 tsp. caraway seeds (optional)
• 1 apple, peeled and diced (optional)

Instructions:

• Drain sauerkraut in colander, pressing out as much liquid as possible.
• Heat oil in frying pan.
• Add onion and sauté slowly until golden.
• Add sauerkraut and continue browning. Add more oil if necessary.
• Add apple, juniper berries and caraway seeds, if using.
• Add liquid and bring to simmer.
• Cover and cook at least 15 minutes and up to 1 hour. Stir occasionally, adding more liquid if necessary.
• Mix cornstarch in a little cold water and slowly add just enough to sauerkraut to thicken sauce.
• Season with salt, pepper, and sugar.

2.  Ashe's Weinkraut

Ingredients:

• 1 qt sauerkraut 
• ¼ cup sliced onions 
• 2 tbsp butter (or bacon drippings )
• 1½ cup white wine (or your favorite)
• ½ cup beef stock (or bouillon)
• 1 tsp brown sugar 
• 1 tsp celery seeds
• 2 or 3 medium-size apples (whatever kind you'd like)

Instructions:

• 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°F oven 30 minutes longer. 

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