Kielbasa With Apple Caraway Sauerkraut Recipes

Steps:

• In 4 or 5-quart sauce pot, cook sliced kielbasa and onion over medium-high heat 5 minutes; stirring frequently or until browned.
• Add apples and cook stirring frequently about 1 minute.
• Stir in sauerkraut, chicken broth and caraway seeds.
• Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until apples are tender and flavors blended.

Steps:

• Preheat a griddle pan to medium-high.heat.
• Heat a small skillet over medium heat. Toast the seeds a couple of minutes then stir in sauerkraut, beer or cider, and mustard and simmer 10 minutes.
• Cut kielbasa into 4 portions and split the sausage pieces in half across, opening them up. Grill the sausages on the hot griddle until crispy on both sides, about 7 to 8 minutes total. Wipe some of the grease off the griddle and drop heat to low.
• Lightly butter 1 side of each slice of bread. Build butter-side-out sandwiches of grilled kielbasa, sauerkraut, and 2 slices of cheese; spread the top of each sandwich with red pepper relish before setting in place.
• Grill the sandwiches on the griddle until crispy. Cut and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a large oven-proof skillet over medium heat, saute kielbasa until browned, about 4 minutes on each side. Remove kielbasa to a plate and keep warm. In the same pan, saute the onion and the apple for 1 minute. Drain and rinse the sauerkraut and add it to the apples and onion in the skillet. Add the chicken stock and caraway seeds to the pan and stir. Return the kielbasa to the skillet and cover. Put covered skillet in hot oven and cook for 15 to 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Brown kielbasa on grill or in pan. Combine sauerkraut, kielbasa, apples and caraway seeds, if using, and enough beer to cover. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer and let cook for 15 to 20 minutes or until cooked through. Serve with bread.

Steps:

• In a 4 or 5 quart Dutch oven cook the sausage in hot oil for 5 to 7 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Add the cabbage, apple cider, red onion, caraway seeds, salt and pepper.
• Bring to boiling; reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Add the apples and cook, uncovered, 5 to 10 minutes more or until the cabbage is tender and the cooking juices are slightly reduced.
• Serve with grainy mustard for spreading on susages and cabbage, and cider vinegar for drizzling atop.

Steps:

• Combine onion, sauerkraut, wine, bay leaves, caraway seeds and pepper in heavy large saucepan.
• Cover and simmer mixture for 30 minutes.
• Add sausage and simmer 20 minutes.
• Discard bay leaves and serve.

Steps:

• Place the drained sauerkraut in the slow cooker.
• Add onion, carrot, garlic, caraway seeds, thyme, bay leaves, juniper berries or gin (if using) and pepper.
• Stir to combine.
• Place kielbasa on top of all.
• Pour in the wine (or grape juice) and broth on top.
• Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours.
• Discard bay leaves and serve.

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan combine the sauerkraut, the apples, the wine, the broth, the brown sugar, and the caraway seeds and simmer the mixture, covered, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour.
• The sauerkraut may be made 1 day in advance, kept covered and chilled, and reheated.