Post by marlaoh on Apr 4, 2003 7:44:43 GMT -6
Kielbasa with Kraut
Savor some flavors of German cooking -- sausage, apples, beer, bacon, and mustard -- in this one-dish meal.
Source: Better Homes and Gardens
1/3 cup chopped onion
2 slices bacon, cut up
1 cup beer
1 cup water
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons coarse-grain brown mustard
2 tablespoons molasses
2 teaspoons caraway seed
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 large rutabaga, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
1 pound fully cooked kielbasa (Polish sausage), bias-sliced into 2- to 2-1/2-inch pieces
2 medium cooking apples, cored and cut into 8 wedges each
1 16-ounce can sauerkraut, drained and rinsed
1. In a Dutch oven or large pot cook onion and bacon until onion is tender but not brown; drain fat. Stir in beer. In a 2-cup glass measure combine the water, cornstarch, brown mustard, molasses, caraway seed, allspice, and pepper; stir into bacon mixture. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
2. Add rutabaga; cover and cook 15 minutes. Stir in the kielbasa, apple wedges, and sauerkraut. Cook, covered, 15 to 20 minutes more or until apples are tender. Makes 6 servings.
Savor some flavors of German cooking -- sausage, apples, beer, bacon, and mustard -- in this one-dish meal.
Source: Better Homes and Gardens
1/3 cup chopped onion
2 slices bacon, cut up
1 cup beer
1 cup water
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons coarse-grain brown mustard
2 tablespoons molasses
2 teaspoons caraway seed
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 large rutabaga, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
1 pound fully cooked kielbasa (Polish sausage), bias-sliced into 2- to 2-1/2-inch pieces
2 medium cooking apples, cored and cut into 8 wedges each
1 16-ounce can sauerkraut, drained and rinsed
1. In a Dutch oven or large pot cook onion and bacon until onion is tender but not brown; drain fat. Stir in beer. In a 2-cup glass measure combine the water, cornstarch, brown mustard, molasses, caraway seed, allspice, and pepper; stir into bacon mixture. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
2. Add rutabaga; cover and cook 15 minutes. Stir in the kielbasa, apple wedges, and sauerkraut. Cook, covered, 15 to 20 minutes more or until apples are tender. Makes 6 servings.