German Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (3 lb) chicken
• flour, seasoned with
• salt
• paprika
• butter or oil, for frying
• 3/4 cup chicken stock
• 1 (15 ounce) can sauerkraut
• 2 medium potatoes, peeled and coarsely grated
• 2 medium granny smith apples, peeled and coarsely grated
• 1 medium onion, chopped finely
• 3 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon caraway seed

Recipe

• 1 cut chicken into serving portions and coat with the seasoned flour.
• 2 slowly brown well all over in a mixture of butter and oil, remove from pan.
• 3 add the stock and bring to a boiling point, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pan.
• 4 drain sauerkraut, rinse in cold water and drain again.
• 5 mix sauerkraut, potatoes, apples, onions and the sugar, spread over base of a shallow or oblong or oval ovenproof dish.
• 6 arrange chicken pieces over top, pour the stock over, sprinkle with caraway seeds and bake in a moderate oven about 45 minutes, or until the chicken is tender, basting occasionally with liquid in dish.