Apple Sauerkraut

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 slices bacon, diced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1 (2 lb) jar sauerkraut, well rinsed and drained
• 1 cup apple juice
• 1 lemon, zest of, cut in fine strips
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon caraway seed (optional)
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• 1 red apple, cored and cut into thin wedges
• 1 -2 tablespoon calvados (apple brandy)
• cooked sausage

Recipe

• 1 fry the bacon in a large saucepan until golden and crisp. drain fat, reserving about 1 t. in the pan. add the garlic, celery, green onions, sauerkraut, apple juice, lemon zest, sugar and caraway eeds.
• 2 simmer, covered, 20 minutes.
• 3 season with salt and pepper. stir in the apple slices and calvados. simmer 5 more minutes.
• 4 serve hot with sausages.