Shelly's Recipe

FOUR PORKS AND KRAUT

Category: Casseroles - Pork

1/2 pound bacon
1/2 pound deli honey or maple ham, cut in 1/2-inch dice
1 large onion, chopped
1 large (27-ounce) can sauerkraut, rinsed and drained
1 large apple, peeled, cored and sliced
1 teaspoon minced garlic
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons caraway seeds
1 cup beer, apple juice or chicken broth
1 1/2 pounds boneless country or western ribs, trimmed
1 pound skinless kielbassi or smoked sausage, cut in 1-inch cubes

Brown bacon in a skillet; remove meat and drain fat from pan. Saute ham and onion in pan.

Combine kraut, apple, bacon, ham mixture, garlic, brown sugar and caraway in Crock-Pot. Brown pork ribs in pan; add to pot. Pour beer over mixture. Cook on high for 4 hours.

Place kielbassi on top; cook 1 to 2 hours or until pork ribs are tender. Add additional liquid for second part of cooking, if needed. Serve with pumpernickel bread and Dirty Mashed Potatoes. Yields 6 to 8 servings.

NOTE: Dirty Mashed Potatoes are simply potatoes that haven't been peel and boiled. The potatoes are made the usual way you mash the and seasoned with salt and pepper along with the the addition of a mashed roasted garlic cloves.