Recipe

Slow Cooker German-Style Pork Roast with Sauerkraut and Potatoes

Name: Slow Cooker German-Style Pork Roast with Sauerkraut and Potatoes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 385 min
Total time: 400 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon bacon drippings; 1 cup minced onion; 1 large red apple, diced; 1 teaspoon caraway seeds; 2 pounds sauerkraut, drained and rinsed; ½ cup dry white wine; ½ cup chicken stock; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 2 pounds boneless pork loin roast; 1 pound kielbasa sausage, cut into 3-inch pieces

This pork roast and sauerkraut dish is what my mostly German-Irish family ate on New Year's every year of my life. It consisted of pork roast, sauerkraut, and kielbasa, and we enjoyed it with mashed potatoes. We ate pork because pigs are a symbol of progress. We ate sauerkraut, as it's believed it will bring blessings and wealth for the new year.

Prep 15mCook 385mTotal 400mServes 8

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Instructions

1
Heat bacon drippings in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in hot drippings until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in apple and caraway seeds and cook until apple is just tender, about 3 minutes more. Stir in sauerkraut until incorporated.
2
Stir together white wine, chicken stock, and brown sugar in a medium bowl; pour over sauerkraut mixture.
3
Place pork roast into a slow cooker. Pour sauerkraut mixture over the top of pork.
4
Cook on Low until pork easily falls apart when pulled with a fork, 6 to 8 hours. Add sausage and continue to cook until sausage is heated through, 15 to 20 minutes more.

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