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Braised Sauerkraut with Polenta and Sausages
Sauerkraut cooked with onion, carrot, pork and smoked sausages, seasoned with pepper, bay leaves, tomato paste and dill. Served with polenta cooked separately.
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Ingredients
- 3 onion (peeled and chopped)
- 2 carrots (peeled, washed and grated)
- oil (for frying)
- pork (cut into pieces; quantity not specified)
- smoked sausages (sliced; any type of sausage may be used, including thicker sausages)
- 1 sauerkraut (chopped; exact quantity not specified)
- peppercorns (to taste)
- bay leaves (quantity not specified)
- ground pepper (to taste; do not add salt to the cabbage)
- tomato paste (quantity not specified)
- dill (fresh or dried)
- water (for the polenta; quantity not specified)
- salt (for the polenta water)
- cornmeal (added gradually in a thin stream; quantity not specified)
Steps
- 1
Peel and chop the 3 onions.
- 2
Peel and wash the 2 carrots, then grate them.
- 3
Cut the pork into pieces and slice the smoked sausages. The source specifies that any type of sausage may be used, including thicker sausages.
- 4
Chop the sauerkraut into pieces of the desired size.
- 5
Heat a little oil in a saucepan or frying pan and add the pork.
- 6
Fry the pork until browned and sautéed, according to the source's instructions.
- 7
Add the sliced sausages and fry them together with the pork.
- 8
Remove the pork and sausages to a bowl.
- 9
In the oil left from frying the meat, add the chopped onion and grated carrot.
- 10
Sauté the onion and carrot until the mixture reaches the appearance shown in the source.
- 11
Add the sauerkraut and sauté it. Do not add water; the sauerkraut will release its own juices.
- 12
Add the peppercorns, bay leaves and ground pepper. Do not add salt to the sauerkraut.
- 13
Add the tomato paste and stir.
- 14
Cook the sauerkraut without adding water, stirring occasionally, until it is nearly done.
- 15
Add fresh or dried dill and continue cooking until the sauerkraut is done.
- 16
For the polenta, bring the salted water to a boil.
- 17
When the water is hot, gradually add the cornmeal in a thin stream, stirring constantly.
- 18
Cook the polenta, stirring occasionally. Stir a little more and continue boiling until done.
- 19
Serve the braised sauerkraut with the polenta.
Notes
The source does not specify the quantities of pork, sausages, sauerkraut, seasonings, tomato paste or the polenta ingredients, nor the exact cooking time; adjust them according to the desired quantity. Do not add water to the sauerkraut, as it will release its own juices.
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