Crock Pot Choucroute Garni

Total Time: 8 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs sauerkraut (not from a can)
• 4 ounces bacon, diced
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 carrots, peeled and diced
• 2 granny smith apples, grated
• 8 juniper berries
• 8 ounces wine
• 28 ounces low sodium chicken broth (or less)
• 2 lbs kielbasa, sliced 1/2-inch thick on the bias
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt (to taste)
• 2 teaspoons ground black pepper (to taste)
• 4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 drain sauerkraut well. place in bottom of crock pot.
• 2 sauté bacon in hot skillet for 5 minutes. add oil, onion and carrot, and sauté until onion is golden and soft.
• 3 stir bacon mixture and grated apple into sauerkraut.
• 4 add kielbasa to sauerkraut. (i use hillshire farms "light" kielbasa.) tuck juniper and bouquet garni into cheesecloth and add to crock pot. season with thyme, salt and pepper. add wine, and just enough chicken broth to cover.
• 5 cook on high 3-4 hours or low 6-8 hours. remove cheesecloth, then stir in chopped parsley before serving.
• 6 serve with boiled potatoes and pumpernickel or dark rye bread.