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german pork chops with sauerkraut and apple

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Recipe by
Garrison Wayne
@TheOrganizedChef
La Quinta, CA

German food is so good, particularly when fall arrives. There are no better meals than those which are made in a Dutch Oven. If you don't own one, put it on your wish list...you'll be glad you did. The ingredients in this dish combine to make a very mild yet very flavorful dish. I like mashed potatoes with this, but you could go the distance and prepare some German Potato Pancakes to go with. Peas add a little sweet to the picture. If you don't like peas, go with string beans. I hope you make this and share with your family or friends...it does make a generous amount.

yield 8 serving(s)
prep time 50 Min
cook time 2 Hr
method Bake

Ingredients For german pork chops with sauerkraut and apple

  • 4 slice
    bacon, cooked, chopped
  • 1 qt
    sauerkraut, drained well
  • 1 lg
    onion, quartered, sliced
  • 1 lg
    apple, peeled or unpeeled, sliced not too thick
  • 3 1/2 lb
    pork chops, not thin cut
  • 2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 tsp
    pepper
  • 2 Tbsp
    butter, unsalted
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1/4 tsp
    pepper
  • 2 Tbsp
    brown sugar
  • 2 tsp
    caraway seeds
  • 1 lg
    bay leaf, cut in 3
  • 1 c
    dry white wine
  • 3 Tbsp
    gin

How To Make german pork chops with sauerkraut and apple

  • 1
    In a large frying pan, cook bacon until crisp. Remove from pan. Place on a plate to set aside. When cooled, chop roughly.
  • 2
    In the same pan, brown all the pork chops in the bacon fat. Do this in batches, setting the browned pieces on a tray. Season the pork with the 2 tsp salt and the 1/2 tsp pepper.
  • 3
    Add 2 Tbsp butter to the same pan and saute the onion for 4-5 minutes, or until clear. Add the drained sauerkraut,1 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper, and caraway seeds. Cook 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Transfer the sauerkraut/onion mix to a large Dutch oven.
  • 4
    Bury the 3 pieces of bay leaf in the sauerkraut, evenly spaced. Bury the sliced apples in the sauerkraut too. Place the browned pork chops on top of the apples and sauerkraut.
  • 5
    To the same large frying pan, which has residual bits left in it, return to the stove and over high heat deglaze with the wine and gin. When boiling, cook for a couple of minutes. Remove from heat and pour the juices over the top of the pork.
  • 6
    Cover the Dutch Oven with lid and bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour. Reduce to 300 degrees and cook 1 hour more. Turn off oven and rest while you finish up your side dishes.
  • 7
    Serves 8 generously. Mashes potatoes and peas are the perfect accompaniments.
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