Ammerschwihr Sauerkraut Recipe
Ingredients
| 1 lb. bacon or salt pork | ||
| Onion | 1 , finely chopped | |
| 2 tbsp. rendered goose fat or lard | ||
| Sauerkraut | 1 Pound, drained, rinsed | |
| 1 cup dry white Alsatian wine | ||
| Apple | 1 , diced | |
| 10 juniper berries, tied in cheesecloth | ||
| Stock | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Kirsch | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
Directions
In an earthenware or tin-lined copper pot, cook the onion in the goose fat or lard until it is golden.
Add the sauerkraut.
Cook for five minutes, stirring with a fork, and add the wine, apple and juniper berries.
Pour in enough stock almost to cover the sauerkraut.
Cover and simmer for two to three hours.
An hour before serving, add the bacon or salt pork and, half an hour later, add the kirsch.
Add the sauerkraut.
Cook for five minutes, stirring with a fork, and add the wine, apple and juniper berries.
Pour in enough stock almost to cover the sauerkraut.
Cover and simmer for two to three hours.
An hour before serving, add the bacon or salt pork and, half an hour later, add the kirsch.
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