Choucroute garnie
Choucroute garnie, from above
Non vegAlsace

Choucroute garnie

Sauerkraut braised in Riesling with smoked meats and sausages. A feast on a platter.

Contains alcohol

For adults of legal drinking age where you live. Drink responsibly, and never drink and drive.

150 minTime
26 gProtein each
mildSpice
Alsace on a platter2 chapters · 1 min read

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Grandma's waySauerkraut with smoked meats and sausages.
The original
618kcalsame
26 gproteinsame
9 gfibresame
150minutessame

Classic choucroute garnie.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

8 servings
Sauerkraut1.5 kg, rinsed and squeezed
Lard2 tbsp lard or goose fat
Onion2, sliced
Garlic2 cloves
Juniper berries10 berries
Bay leaf (indian bay leaf)2
Whole spices2 cloves
Black pepper1 tsp whole
White wine1¼ cups Alsace Riesling
Chicken stock (chicken broth)1¼ cups
Pork belly300 g smoked pork belly
Gammon500 g smoked pork shoulder
Smoked sausageStrasbourg or Montbéliard sausages
Potatoboiled, to serve

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Rinse the sauerkraut in cold water and squeeze it dry.
  2. 2Soften the onion and garlic in lard, then add the sauerkraut, spices, wine and stock.
  3. 3Bury the pork belly and shoulder in the sauerkraut. Cover and simmer gently.
  4. 4Add the sausages for the last 20 minutes.
  5. 5Heap the sauerkraut on a platter with sliced meats, sausages and boiled potatoes. Serve with mustard.
Serve it like this

Mound the sauerkraut on a big platter, arrange meats and sausages on top and potatoes around the edge. Mustard on the side.

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What goes with Choucroute garnie: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
With a main Tarte flambée35 min
On the side Pommes boulangère90 min
On the side Gratin dauphinois100 min
To drink Chocolat chaud10 min
Something sweet Crème brûlée70 min
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