Indulge in a symphony of flavors with our smoked sausage, apples, and sauerkraut recipes. These culinary creations blend the savory smokiness of sausage, the sweet and tangy crunch of apples, and the tangy zest of sauerkraut, resulting in a delightful interplay of textures and flavors. From skillet meals to slow-cooker stews, casseroles, and even a Dutch oven delight, these recipes offer a versatile range of cooking methods to suit your preferences. Each recipe is carefully crafted to ensure a perfect balance of flavors, making them ideal for weeknight dinners, weekend gatherings, or special occasions. Whether you prefer the convenience of a one-pot meal or the satisfaction of a slow-cooked masterpiece, our recipes have got you covered. Get ready to tantalize your taste buds with these delectable dishes that showcase the harmonious marriage of smoked sausage, apples, and sauerkraut.
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SAUSAGE WITH APPLE SAUERKRAUT
Dress up sauerkraut with apple and fennel and serve it with Polish sausage or bratwurst. Top with your favorite mustard or relish.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 45m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large skillet, saute onion in butter for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. , In a large bowl, toss apples with lemon juice. Add the apples, sauerkraut, apple juice, caraway and fennel to the onion. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, heat sausage according to package directions; cut into slices. Serve with sauerkraut.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 505 calories, Fat 39g fat (17g saturated fat), Cholesterol 104mg cholesterol, Sodium 1426mg sodium, Carbohydrate 21g carbohydrate (13g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 15g protein.
SMOKED SAUSAGE, APPLES AND SAUERKRAUT
This dish has German roots, but is widely prepared in Switzerland. I'm not sure exactly where I found this recipe,but it's been DH and grandson's favorite deer hunting camp meal for many years. It cooks in one skillet so clean up is minimal.
Provided by BakinBaby
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 50m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large skillet, brown smoked sausage in olive oil, add onions and cook for 3 minutes.
- Arrange all ingredients around sausage in skillet and cook over medium heat 30-40 minutes or until juice has cooked down.
- If kraut still has a sour taste, add more brown sugar to suit your taste.
GRILLED SMOKED SAUSAGE WITH APPLE FENNEL "SAUERKRAUT"
Steps:
- Clean and cut the fennel in long strips (julienne) and trim tops, reserving for later use.
- Heat oil in heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat, add onion and kosher salt. Cook until onion begins to brown, add strips of fennel, stir, and let cook covered for about 5 minutes or until fennel begins to wilt, reduce heat to medium-low.
- Meanwhile, mix grated apple with lemon juice and add to pan, cover and cook, stirring occasionally for 15 minutes. Add butter, mixing well. Add caraway seeds, reserved fennel tops and hard cider or apple juice. Cook for an additional 5 minutes, uncovered. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and let sit to allow the flavors to mingle. (The sauerkraut can be made up to 2 days in advance and kept covered in the refrigerator until ready to use.)
- Build charcoal fire or preheat gas grill. Just before serving, warm sauerkraut and grill sausages. To grill sausages, place on the cooking grate over direct medium heat for 6 to 8 minutes, turning occasionally to mark all sides of the sausage. Meanwhile, split the buns and brush a little butter on the inside. Toast until lightly browned. When ready to serve, place 1 sausage and a generous amount of the sauerkraut on the bun and serve with mustard on the side. Enjoy immediately.
SAUERKRAUT AND SMOKIES
A quick and easy meal for the oven or slow cooker. It feeds a crowd, or leaves leftovers for later. You can add more or less brown sugar, depending on how sour you like your kraut.
Provided by Tori
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork Sausage
Time 8h30m
Yield 20
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Place the apples, sauerkraut with juice, and smoked sausages into a slow cooker.
- In a bowl, stir together the cola, apple juice, and brown sugar until the sugar dissolves. Pour the cola mixture into the slow cooker. Stir to combine, cook on High for 2 hours, then on Low for 6 to 8 hours.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 336.2 calories, Carbohydrate 19 g, Cholesterol 56.3 mg, Fat 24.4 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 11.7 g, SaturatedFat 10.2 g, Sodium 1181.3 mg, Sugar 15.2 g
SMOKED SAUSAGE AND APPLE BAKE
An easy and delicious blend of smoked sausage, apples, onions, and sauerkraut that everyone will love! This is great served with potatoes and cornbread. If you do not wish to use brandy, a good quality apple cider may be substituted for it in the gravy.
Provided by Lori Deakins Stewart
Categories Main Dish Recipes Casserole Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Brown the sausage in a large skillet over medium heat. Set aside.
- Make a layer of sliced apples in the bottom of a 2 quart casserole dish. Sprinkle with a bit of the cinnamon. Layer half of the onion, then half of the sauerkraut over the apples. Place all of the sausage slices over the sauerkraut, reserving the drippings in the pan. Cover the sausage with the remaining sauerkraut, onion, and top with apple slices. Sprinkle the remaining cinnamon over the top.
- Pour the heavy cream and brandy into the skillet with the sausage drippings. Place over medium heat, and stir to remove the bits of sausage flavor from the bottom. Pour over the sausage and apple casserole.
- Cover, and bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven. Let stand for a few minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 358.7 calories, Carbohydrate 19.9 g, Cholesterol 76.4 mg, Fat 23.7 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 12 g, SaturatedFat 10.5 g, Sodium 1465.1 mg, Sugar 14.9 g
POLISH KRAUT AND APPLES
My family loves this hearty, heartwarming meal on cold winter nights. The tender apples, brown sugar and smoked sausage gave this dish fantastic flavor. I like making it because the prep time is very short. #151;Caren Markee, Crystal Lake, Illinois
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 4h10m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place half of the sauerkraut in an ungreased 3-qt. slow cooker. Top with sausage, apples, brown sugar, caraway seeds if desired and pepper. Top with remaining sauerkraut. Pour apple juice over all., Cover and cook on low until apples are tender, 4-5 hours.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 546 calories, Fat 31g fat (12g saturated fat), Cholesterol 81mg cholesterol, Sodium 1630mg sodium, Carbohydrate 52g carbohydrate (43g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 15g protein.
EASY SAUSAGE BAKE WITH SAUERKRAUT AND APPLES
Steps:
- Gather the ingredients. Heat the oven to 425 F.
- In a large ovenproof saute pan or Dutch oven over medium heat, heat the vegetable oil. Add the onion and sliced sausages and saute until the onion is golden and the sausage is lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Add the apples and saute for 1 minute longer.
- Add the apple juice, vinegar, brown sugar, sauerkraut, and pepper.
- Add the caraway seeds, if using.
- Cover and bake for 1 hour.
- Serve with crusty rolls or biscuits and a tossed salad. Enjoy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 391 kcal, Carbohydrate 22 g, Cholesterol 55 mg, Fiber 4 g, Protein 12 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, Sodium 1354 mg, Sugar 17 g, Fat 29 g, ServingSize Serves 8 to 10, UnsaturatedFat 0 g
SAUSAGE AND SAUERKRAUT
This is a recipe from a sweet old German lady I used to attend church with. Allow for plenty of time to prepare and cook this dish. It is definitely worth the time and effort! Serve with hot German potato salad and red cabbage.
Provided by DOEMARK
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European German
Time 3h35m
Yield 5
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place the sauerkraut, caraway seeds, brown sugar, and apple into a large saucepan over medium-low heat, and bring the mixture to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, and cook for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
- Place the bacon and onion into a skillet over medium heat, and cook until the bacon is almost crisp and the onion is beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Stir the bacon mixture into the sauerkraut. In the same skillet, brown the kielbasa sausage in the remaining bacon grease until the sausage begins to brown, 10 to 15 minutes; stir into the sauerkraut mixture. Spoon the sauerkraut and sausage mixture into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, about 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 777.2 calories, Carbohydrate 28.6 g, Cholesterol 128.2 mg, Fat 62.3 g, Fiber 6.5 g, Protein 24.6 g, SaturatedFat 26.4 g, Sodium 2702.1 mg, Sugar 20.2 g
SMOKED SAUSAGE WITH POTATOES, SAUERKRAUT & ALE
This German-inspired one-skillet dinner combines smoked sausage slices, potatoes, sauerkraut, ale and whole grain mustard for a quick and hearty meal.
Provided by Hillshire Farm(R) Brand
Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips Hillshire Farm®
Time 20m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Cook sausage in a large skillet over medium high heat for 3 minutes, turning occasionally. Remove sausage and set aside.
- Add oil and potatoes to skillet and cook until golden brown.
- Add ale, sauerkraut and mustard to skillet, mixing with potatoes until blended. Cook over medium-high heat for 2 minutes.
- Return the sausage to the skillet, continue cooking for 10 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 343.3 calories, Carbohydrate 17 g, Cholesterol 41.3 mg, Fat 23.5 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 9.7 g, SaturatedFat 7.8 g, Sodium 785.2 mg, Sugar 2.6 g
SAUSAGE APPLE SUPPER
Smoked sausage, sauerkraut, tender potatoes and apples come together in his hearty and flavorful main course. "It's great in the winter after a day at work or playing in the snow or ice," Gladys De Boer attests from Castleford, Idaho.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large skillet, saute sausage and onion in butter until sausage is browned. Top with the sauerkraut, potatoes and apples. Add the apple juice, salt and pepper. , Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 18-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 571 calories, Fat 32g fat (14g saturated fat), Cholesterol 79mg cholesterol, Sodium 2715mg sodium, Carbohydrate 52g carbohydrate (25g sugars, Fiber 9g fiber), Protein 21g protein.
SAUSAGE, SAUERKRAUT & APPLES
Make and share this Sausage, Sauerkraut & Apples recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Corbin Lee
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 4h10m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Rinse sauerkraut and squeeze dry.
- Cut sausage into 2-inch pieces.
- Put 1/2 the sauerkraut in the slow cooker.
- Add the sausage pieces on top.
- Continue to layer remaining ingredients in slow cooker in the order listed.
- Top with remaining sauerkraut.
- Do not stir the layers.
- Cover.
- Cook on high 4 hours, or low 6-7 hours.
- Stir before serving.
Tips:
- Choose high-quality smoked sausage for the best flavor.
- Use a variety of apples for a more complex flavor profile.
- Slice the apples thinly so they cook evenly.
- Add a little bit of brown sugar to the apples for a touch of sweetness.
- Use a good quality sauerkraut for the best flavor.
- Drain the sauerkraut well before using it in the recipe.
- Add some caraway seeds to the sauerkraut for a traditional German flavor.
- Serve the smoked sausage, apples, and sauerkraut with mashed potatoes, spaetzle, or your favorite side dish.
Conclusion:
Smoked sausage, apples, and sauerkraut is a classic German dish that is easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser. The combination of smoky sausage, sweet apples, and tangy sauerkraut is simply irresistible. This dish is perfect for a weeknight meal or a special occasion. So next time you're looking for a delicious and easy-to-make meal, give smoked sausage, apples, and sauerkraut a try. You won't be disappointed!
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