Hungarian Sauerkraut

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 lbs sauerkraut or 2 quarts sauerkraut
• 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
• 4 tablespoons finely minced bacon
• 1 large onion, minced
• 3 -4 cups stock or 3 -4 cups water, as needed
• caraway seed
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 -3 tablespoons flour

Recipe

• 1 drain sauerkraut pressing excess liquid out.
• 2 rinse sauerkraut once or twice until the flavor is mild.
• 3 melt bacon in a dutch oven or casserole; when hot add, onion and sweet paprika.
• 4 saute for about 8 minutes or until onions are soft.
• 5 add sauerkraut,stock and caraway seeds.
• 6 cover and simmer slowly for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• 7 to thicken sauerkraut, stir 2-3 tablespoons flour into 1 cup of sour cream and add to sauerkraut.
• 8 simmer for 10 more minutes.
• 9 season with salt and pepper and a pinch of sugar if necessary.
• 10 if you like to add some sausages or some other"wurst" that would be fine too.
• 11 add it during the last 1/2 hour of cookin.