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Bavarian Sauerkraut Recipe

Filed under Side Dish, Vegetable, Vegetarian, Wheat-free

One of our favorite side dishes is hot sauerkraut, delicious served with pork or bockwurst - a mild German sausage. You can also make a sandwich with toasted or grilled dark rye bread, melted Jack, havarti, or Muenster cheese, the sauerkraut, and avocado.

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Bavarian Sauerkraut Recipe

Ingredients

1 16-oz can or jar of sauerkraut
1 cup white wine
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup peeled and chopped apple
10 juniper berries, cracked
Salt and pepper
1 Tbsp olive oil

Method

Place sauerkraut in a pot. Add wine, onion, apple, juniper berries, salt, pepper and oil. Add enough water to cover the sauerkraut. Bring to a simmer and let simmer for 30 to 45 minutes, until the onions are soft.

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Posted by Elise on Jan 17, 2004 and indexed Sauerkraut

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Comments

Juniper berries are used to flavor Gin.

Posted by: Anonymous on February 28, 2004 8:46 AM

Not a comment but a question - do you drain the kraut first?

Posted by: mg on May 2, 2006 2:50 PM

What is Bavarian Sauerkraut? Is it different than regular Sauerkraut? I tried to find it for a recipe and all of the stores I went to only had regular, traditional, and crispy sauerkraut.

Posted by: CC on April 6, 2007 3:53 PM

Hi CC - Bavarian sauerkraut has to do with how you prepare the sauerkraut, after you've bought it, cooking it with white wine, apple, onion and juniper berries.

Posted by: Elise on April 6, 2007 3:57 PM

Hi MG - There is no need to drain the sauerkraut first.

Posted by: Elise on April 6, 2007 3:58 PM

For the Bavarian Sauerkraut recipe, what do you do after "...the onions are soft"? do you drain this before serving? Do you remove the Juniper berries? If you do not drain/rinse the Sauerkraut, how much Sodium will you be taking in?
My interest is in improving the health of myself as an example and then showing others, coworkers and patients that it can be done and present myself as the result of great eating.(And exercise too.)
Looking for low calorie, vegetarian recipes.
Thanks.

Posted by: FRANK A. YACKO R. N. on May 5, 2007 1:25 PM

Why do you start with a jar or glass of sauerkraut?Begin with a head of cabbage for the real McCoy. Cooking will take longer, but the result will be delicious and authentic.

Note from Elise: Cooked shredded cabbage does not equal sauerkraut.

Posted by: Mary on October 20, 2007 11:56 PM

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