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Pork and sauerkraut slow cooker with beer

Pork and sauerkraut slow cooker with beer

By Michelle Koletar/Mertz

from Harrisburg, PA

In my region, serving pork & sauerkraut on New Year's Day is a tradition, and for most of us, a must! This is how I have been making pork & sauerkraut for 20 years, and I always get told "mine" is the best. Everyone always asks me what my secret it. It is so easy; not sure why it turns out so great this way, but it does! I know people make it w/ hot dogs alot, but trust me the kielbasa gives it MUCH better flavor. Add as much kielbasa to it as you want. Depending on the kielbasa you use, you may want to rinse off the sauerkraut 1st (reserve the juice to include) to lessen the saltiness.

Ingredients For "best ever" pork & sauerkraut

  • 4-5 lb

    pork roast (can be any kind)

  • 2 lg

    cans silverfloss sauerkraut, undrained

  • 6-10

    polska kielbasa sausage links

How To Make "best ever" pork & sauerkraut

  • 1

    Ready for this difficult task? Ha. Trim pork of most fat, and season with fresh ground pepper. Place in crockpot.

  • 2

    Add sauerkraut and beer. Cook on LOW for about 6 hours. Add kielbasa links and cook for another 2/3 hours. I usually cook my pork & kraut overnight, then add the kielbasa in the morning. The pork will fall apart & become part of the kraut, which gives it wonderful flavor. That's it!!!

  • 3

    You can also roast a separate pork in a pan, if you want more to slice rather than just mixed w/ the kraut. Serve w/ mashed potatoes, corn, applesauce, crusty bread, & some horseradish on the side. YUMMY!!!

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Pork and sauerkraut slow cooker with beer

Description

A family slow cooker favorite that's easy to put together. The beer enhances the flavor of the sauerkraut and pork. There is no need to brown the pork roast before placing it in the slow cooker. I serve this with scalloped or mashed potatoes.

Ingredients

  • cooking spray
  • 1 (2 pound) boneless pork loin roast
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 (32 ounce) jar sauerkraut, drained and rinsed
  • ½ (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle light beer
  • ¼ cup lightly packed brown sugar
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 1 tablespoon butter, or more to taste, cut into small pieces

Directions

  1. 1. Prepare the crock of a five-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.
  2. 2. Season roast with salt and pepper; lay in the prepared slow cooker crock.
  3. 3. Spread sauerkraut over and around the roast. Pour beer over the sauerkraut. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over the sauerkraut; top with onion and dot with butter. Season everything with salt and pepper.
  4. 4. Cook on Low for 8 hours.

Nutrition Facts

serving: 8 servings

calories: 165.9 kcal

carbohydrates: 12.7 g

protein: 14.4 g

saturated fat: 2.4 g

cholesterol: 43.6 mg

sodium: 776.6 mg

fiber: 3.1 g

sugar: 8.9 g

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Pork and sauerkraut slow cooker with beer

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Ingredients

Meat

1 (2 pound) boneless pork loin, boneless roast

Produce

1 Onion, small

Canned Goods

1 (32 ounce) jar Sauerkraut

Baking & Spices

1/4 cup Brown sugar, lightly packed

1 Salt and ground black pepper

Oils & Vinegars

1 Cooking spray

Dairy

1 tbsp Butter

Beer, Wine & Liquor

1/2 (12 fluid ounce) can Light beer

Make it

What beer is best for sauerkraut?

Since pork and sauerkraut is a Germanic dish, beer is its natural companion! Figuring out which beer works best, though, isn't so natural. You will want a medium bodied beer, neither too dark nor too light. Avoid pale ales, blonde ales, and weissbiers.

What is the best beer to cook pork with?

Pork eagerly lends itself to cooking with beer. For pork roasts we recommend malty and spiced lagers and ales such as seasonal Marzens (Oktoberfest lagers), amber ales and lagers; bocks and doppelbocks and also seasonal Christmas/holiday ales and lagers which are frequently spiced similarly to Marzens.

How long should you cook pork in a slow cooker?

Cover and cook on high for 6-7 hours or low for 9-10 or until meat pulls apart easily with a fork. Remove from crockpot and shred meat. Remove any large pieces of fat. Save some of the juice to spoon over pork when serving.

Can you use pork loin for shredding?

The low temperature and slow, long cooking process also make the oven pork loin meat easy to shred as it tenderizes over the hours.