Sauerkraut
As legendary and widespread sauerkraut is, I am sure there are tons of different recipes out there - this one is based on the Norwegian sauerkraut (surkål). It’s super easy to make and tasty with tons of holiday and winter food!
Another “I can’t believe how easy that was!” recipe.
One of those things I’ve always bought ready made, but with a huge cabbage in my fridge that I’d only used a fraction of, I thought this would be the perfect time to make it myself. And it was super easy, I felt so accomplished when it smelled and tasted just like I was used to from those ready made packages!
Sauerkraut - Norwegian style (surkål)
Makes about 8 servings
Time: Prep 15 mins | Cook time 2 hours
About 1kg of cabbage (you can do some white, some red if you like)
2 small onions or shallots
2 small apples (can be omitted)
4 tbsp butter
1 tsp caraway seeds (can be omitted if you don’t have it!)
Salt and pepper
2/4 tbsp (to taste) of vinegar or apple cider vinegar
4 tbsp sugar (can use less, to taste!)
About 350ml stock (ideally stock from the meat you’re cooking with it, otherwise beef/chicken best, or vegetable works too)
Optional: any animal fat from whatever else you’re cooking!
Optional: apple sauce
Instructions
In a large, deep pan that doesn’t stick easily (I used my hotpot pan for this and it worked perfectly!), add 2 tbsp of butter and gently cook the finely chopped onions and thinly sliced cabbage, make sure you mix the butter in well. Finely chop apples and add them in. Mix in the caraway seeds and the stock. Bring to a boil, and then bring the heat down and let simmer on the lowest heat with a lid for about 1,5 to 2 hours. Check in on it occasionally and if it starts sticking, you can always add some water.
Towards the end, add in the vinegar (I definitely recommend some apple cider vinegar for this!) and sugar, and mix well. You can add in some animal fat if you are cooking something alongside it (like a turkey or some Norwegian meat cakes), and mixing in some apple sauce is delicious too - or you can serve up both sauerkraut and apple sauce and let your guests mix themselves!
Super tasty with hearty Christmas type meals, especially pork, chicken and turkey!
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