Smoked Sausage, Apples and Sauerkraut

Submitted by BakinBaby

"This dish has German roots, but is widely prepared in Switzerland. I'm not sure exactly where I found this recipe,but it's been DH and grandson's favorite deer hunting camp meal for many years. It cooks in one skillet so clean up is minimal."

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photo by Chef PotPie

Ready In:: 50mins
Ingredients:: 9
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 lb smoked sausage (cut in 4-inch lengths)
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 medium onion (cut in wedges)
1 (16 ounce) can sauerkraut
1 cup apple (cored and sliced)
1 cup apple juice
4 red potatoes (cubed)
¹⁄₂ cup brown sugar
salt and pepper

directions

In a large skillet, brown smoked sausage in olive oil, add onions and cook for 3 minutes.
Arrange all ingredients around sausage in skillet and cook over medium heat 30-40 minutes or until juice has cooked down.
If kraut still has a sour taste, add more brown sugar to suit your taste.

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Reviews

I made this for my DH, and if the yummy sounds are any indication, then it is definitely 5 stars! I don't normally like things with cooked apples, but I really liked the mixture of the sour and the sweet here! I used turkey smoked sausgae. This was delicious! ZWT7 - Shady Ladies

Chef PotPie
i had to microwave the potatoes awhile, i used idaho

Kara M.
Loved this recipe! It was an unusual combination I wasn't too sure about at first but the family and friends loved it and I am very happy I tried something different.

amyrendos
I admit it - I wasn't sure how the apple juice, apple & brown sugar would affect this dish, but I jumped in with both feet and was so glad I did! I did do a few things differently. I always taste my saurekraut first, and if it has a strong taste (which it did) I rinse it until the taste is palatable. Since I removed a lot of the "tangy taste" I used only 1 tablespoon of brown SugarTwin in place of the brown sugar. This, along with the apple juice provided a wonderful taste sensation! Next time I make this, I will cut my apple in smaller pieces (it's a texture thing). Oh, I used white fingerling potatoes which I halved. I cooked this in a covered frying pan. Delicious! Made for Top Favorites of 2009 Cookbook Tag-Feb'10.

Sweet PQ?
Excellent! I didn't have sauerkraut so cooked 1/4 head cabbage thinly slice with vinegar, sugar, salt. Then added onion, apples. Browned the kielbasa in a separate pan then added the last 40 minutes. I will add more apple and onion next time. Loved it. Served with Irish soda bread 1.

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Tweaks

the potatoes had to be special and be separated, the rest cooked well in oven 40 min

Kara M.
I didn't have kielbasa so I used chicken apple sausage. No caraway seed so I used fennel and dill. Turned out great!

jacquioceanca
I didn't have kielbasa so I used chicken apple sausage. No caraway seed so I used fennel and dill. Turned out great!

jacquioceanca
I admit it - I wasn't sure how the apple juice, apple & brown sugar would affect this dish, but I jumped in with both feet and was so glad I did! I did do a few things differently. I always taste my saurekraut first, and if it has a strong taste (which it did) I rinse it until the taste is palatable. Since I removed a lot of the "tangy taste" I used only 1 tablespoon of brown SugarTwin in place of the brown sugar. This, along with the apple juice provided a wonderful taste sensation! Next time I make this, I will cut my apple in smaller pieces (it's a texture thing). Oh, I used white fingerling potatoes which I halved. I cooked this in a covered frying pan. Delicious! Made for Top Favorites of 2009 Cookbook Tag-Feb'10.

Sweet PQ?
My family says this is a keeper! I made it exactly as directed except that I reduced the sugar to 1/3 cup, and it was plenty sweet. Oh, I also used about 2 tsp of bacon grease instead of the olive oil. We loved the combination of flavors. A great fall recipe.

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