Sauerkraut, ja!

Now, I realize I live in the MidAtlantic region of the United States, not the Midwest, where the German immigrants settled. However, I made yummy Sauerkraut for dinner tonight. Like last night, I took pictures. Aren't you lucky?

The ingredients:

One bag of sauerkraut
brown sugar
one apple
three rashers of streaky bacon cut in half
hot dogs (I'm partial to Nathan's Hot Dogs)

The method:

Dump the Sauerkraut and brown sugar (about 1/2 c. firmly packed) in a heavy, cast iron pot. In my case, Le Creuset.

Peel apple and cut into eighths. Add to pot.

Cut rashers of bacon in half. Add to pot. Let simmer for 1/2 hour.

Add hot dogs and cook for 15 minutes. Done! Serve with Delema's Mashed Potatoes.


Ingredients:
3-4 large potatoes
4 T. butter
1 c. sour cream
salt, and lots of it!

Peel and slice potatoes in thin slices.

Put sliced potatoes in a heavy cast-iron pot, once again, Le Creuset. Add water to cover. Boil 11 minutes, or until tender.

Drain, and add butter, salt, and sour cream.

Mash with old-fashioned potato masher. I prefer the masher to an electric mixer, because the mixer develops the starch in the potatoes too much and makes them gummy.

I'm blogging about dinner tonight because I have fuck-all else interesting to blog about. So, you get lots of pictures of food and a few instructions.

Dinner was good, don't get me wrong. I love hot dogs & sauerkraut. I also love the cinnamon buns I made for dessert.