Weinkraut (sauerkraut With Wine And Apples)

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 quart sauerkraut
• 1/2 cup sliced onion
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons bacon drippings
• 2 -3 medium apples (about 2 cups)
• 1 1/2 cups wine
• 1/2 cup beef stock or 1/2 cup bouillon
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• 1/4 teaspoon caraway seed (optional)

Recipe

• 1 drain sauerkraut slightly.
• 2 cook onion in butter or drippings until transparent and very lightly browned;
• 3 add sauerkraut and stir; cook slowly.
• 4 wash, peel, and core apples (i usually leave the peel on one of them for color); dice fruit and add to sauerkraut.
• 5 add wine and enough stock or bouillon to cover. cook slowly on the medium heat, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
• 6 add sugar, caraway if using and celery seeds; cover and finish cooking in moderate 325° oven 30 minutes longer until most of the liquid has cooked off but it is not dried out.