New Year’s FIRST MEAL – Pork & Sauerkraut

Name: New Year’s FIRST MEAL - Pork & Sauerkraut
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1.5 lbs Pork Short Ribs; 1 jar Sauerkraut (make your own or get "Bavarian" style); 1 tbsp Brown sugar (more will make it sweet); 1 pinch Kosher salt (large pinch); 1 tbsp Soy Sauce; ⅛ cup Chopped Onion (optional, but preferred); 1 Granny Smith Apple (peeled and diced); ½ bottle Guinness Draught

New Year’s FIRST MEAL – Pork & Sauerkraut

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It is our very long-standing family tradition to have pork and sauerkraut as our family's first meal of the year, and every family member has their own way of doing it. All are wonderful, except the one year we could only find sauerkraut with seeds in a can- YUK!! In fact, if you don't make your own (see my recipe on this site) ONLY buy kraut in a glass jar (or plastic bag in a pinch), but NEVER get it in a can, it gives the kraut a metallic taste, and NEVER with seeds. Go with Bavarian style and you'll be happy. I make two variations of this meal, pork loin and kraut (pictured above), and this one, which even the non-kraut eaters enjoy.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Searing Time 5

Total Time 30

Course Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine German

Servings people

Calories 215 kcal

Equipment

1 Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

1.5 lbs Pork Short Ribs
1 jar Sauerkraut make your own or get "Bavarian" style
1 tbsp Brown sugar more will make it sweet
1 pinch Kosher salt large pinch
1 tbsp Soy Sauce
⅛ cup Chopped Onion optional, but preferred
1 Granny Smith Apple peeled and diced
½ bottle Guinness Draught

Instructions

In pressure cooker –

Brown meat
Sprinkle brown sugar & salt
Layer kraut & apple (1/4 kraut -1/4 apple, 1/4 kraut- 1/4 apple, etc)
Add soy source on top of kraut/apple mixture
Add onion
Pour 1/2 bottle of Guinness, drink rest
High pressure for 20 minutes, natural release

Variation

Omit the pressure cooker and short ribs. Put all other ingredients in a 12" skillet and nestle in 1 or 2 uncooked pork loins. Cover and simmer for at least 2 hours – up to 6 hours. That's what is in the recipe picture above.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 215kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 11gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 48mgSodium: 876mgPotassium: 380mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 33IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 48mgIron: 2mg

Keyword Pork, Sauerkraut

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