California Farm Fresh Sauerkraut Mash

Hobby Horseman
Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman
California, United States

The smell of fresh sauerkraut in the kitchen makes this simple and inexpensive meal feel special. The veggies stay crunchy in the mash. This recipe takes an extra 20 minutes to make the fresh sauerkraut from scratch, but still a quick meal, under one hour. Served with sweet and sour gravy made from cooking juices.

California Farm Fresh Sauerkraut Mash

The smell of fresh sauerkraut in the kitchen makes this simple and inexpensive meal feel special. The veggies stay crunchy in the mash. This recipe takes an extra 20 minutes to make the fresh sauerkraut from scratch, but still a quick meal, under one hour. Served with sweet and sour gravy made from cooking juices.

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Ingredients

20 minute sauerkraut, 20 minute mash
2 people
  1. 1/2Small green cabbage, shredded
  2. 1Large potato, diced
  3. 1 cuppickled boiler onions
  4. 1/4 poundpork or bacon
  5. 2 cupswater
  6. 1/2 cupapple cider vinegar
  7. 1 cupwhite wine
  8. 1 Tbspickling spices (caraway, mustard seeds, laurel, peppercorns)
  9. 1 Tbsbrown sugar
  10. 1 Tbsunsalted butter
  11. 1 Tbsall-purpose flour
  12. Tspseasalt
  13. Equipment: dutch oven, cast iron skillet, potato masher
  14. Cost: cabbage 50 cents, onion 25 cents, potato 50 cents, pork 50 cents, wine 35 cents, other 15 cents, per dinner $1.13

Cooking Instructions

20 minute sauerkraut, 20 minute mash
  1. 1

    Bring shredded cabbage and pork to boil in half cup apple cider vinegar and half cup water with all the spices, steam fifteen minutes on medium heat. Fry boiler onions in Tbs sugar, mix with saurerkraut. Remove pork, taste sauerkraut mix, adjust to your taste.

  2. 2

    Dice pork and scrubbed potato, put on top of sauerkraut with cup of wine, top with water, bring to boil, then steam fifteen minutes on medium heat. Test doneness of potato with fork. When soft and ready, Drain off liquids, set aside. Let dry a few minutes while making gravy.

  3. 3

    Make gravy. In heated cast iron skillet, brown Tbs unsalted butter, stir in Tbs flour, stir in drained juices, bring to boil, thicken.

  4. 4

    Mash potatoes, pork and sauerkraut, serve with gravy on the side. Enjoy.

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California, United States
I teach people at the farmers market to grow small scale fruits and vegetables. My grandparents and parents taught me growing, cooking and preserving home grown fruits and vegetables, eggs, meats and fish. I got certified by the University of California Master Gardener Program in 2005. I try to bring out the original flavor of ingredients, then add layers of spices, herbs and flavorings that enhance, not distort the taste. These are the global, organic and vegan family recipes we use.
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