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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (448g) Recipe makes 4 servings
Calories 616
Calories from Fat 387		(62%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 43.1g	66%
	Saturated Fat 21.6g	108%
	Monounsaturated Fat 15.3g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 3.6g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 139mg		46%
Sodium 2306mg		96%
Potassium 928mg		26%
Total Carbohydrate 40.7g		13%
	Dietary Fiber 6.9g	27%
	Sugars 4.6g
Protein 19.6g		39%
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Grandpa's Sauerkraut and Kielbasa

Recipe #110223 | 3½ hours | 20 min prep | add private note

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By: Twitterpated
Feb 3, 2005

I grew up asking for sauerkraut instead of candy as a child, and my grandfather always made it for me. This is my version of what he would make.

SERVES 4 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1 medium onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced (four if you are a garlic lover)
1/2 teaspoon thyme leaves
1/4 teaspoon ground sage
ground black pepper, to taste
3 potatoes, peeled and diced (try to use a waxy potato like Yukon gold (russets will disintegrate in the baking process)
1 (16 ounce) bag sauerkraut, from the deli aisle (not canned please)
1 lb beef kielbasa, cut into 1/2 inch pieces (two if you're an insane sausage lover)

Directions

1
Put the cold butter in a cold pan with the diced onion, and slowly bring to a simmer on medium heat.
2
This brings out the sweetness of the onions.
3
Simmer for about 10 minutes.
4
Add minced garlic and simmer 2 more minutes.
5
Add next 3 ingredients.
6
Combine with the sauerkraut (undrained and not rinsed), kielbasa and potatoes.
7
Bring to a simmer on the stove top.
8
Cover loosely with foil and place in a preheated 225°F oven for 3 hours.

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From: Chef #1313661

On Jul 3, 2009

This is an awesome recipe!!! I'm making it again today and my husband and kids cant wait for dinner!!!

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From: Chef #1288900

On Jun 6, 2009

I made this last night and followed the recipe but used a crock pot rather than the oven. It was delicious! Thank you.

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From: mewmew

On Nov 9, 2005

I made this last night for supper and it was a BIG HIT! I did change it a mite, tho. I fried one piece of bacon and added it; I used a little of the bacon grease to brown my turkey sausage in before adding it. I omitted potatoes because I did't have anything but red ones, so I made a kinda German potato salad to go with it. I also made corn muffins. I did cook it the allotted amt. of time and had what was left for lunch today. Even better the second day. Thanks again for a keeper. It was a great change for us.

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From: Bergy

On Apr 6, 2005

This is a good old fashione Sauerkraut & smoked sausage recipe. I was concerned about the 3 hours at 225F but I did it -no problem- it mellowed all the flavors. I used a cajun spicy sausage.Loved the recipe thanks Twitterpatted

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