Sauerkraut is good in any dish. It is indispensable in the preparation of borscht or cabbage soup, perfect for salad or side dish. The best combination is considered cabbage with potatoes. Let's look at a few recipes to choose the most suitable.
Potato Recipe with Sauerkraut Stew
We will need a simple set of products:
- Onions - one large head.
- Sauerkraut - 200 grams.
- Potatoes - five pieces.
- Vegetable oil - for frying.
- Turmeric, black pepper - to your taste.
- Water - 200 milliliters.
The algorithm for cooking potatoes with sauerkraut is as follows:
- Cut the onions into medium cubes and fry them in a pan with oil until transparent.
- Squeeze the cabbage from the brine and put in the onion. Stir and sweat for about 15 minutes.
- Cut the potatoes into medium slices and place in the pan.
- Place fried cabbage with onions on top, sprinkle turmeric and ground pepper on top. Pour in hot water and close the lid.
- Simmer for about 10 minutes, then lift the lid, mix everything and check the amount of liquid. If it’s not enough, add more.
- Reduce to the heat and simmer potatoes with sauerkraut until cooked.
Hodgepodge recipe
We reviewed the basic recipe above. Let's make a hodgepodge with sauerkraut and potatoes, but diversify it with sausages and get a full second course. Products:
- Potato - three tubers.
- Sauerkraut - half a kilogram.
- Pickled cucumbers - two pieces.
- Sausages - five pieces.
- Tomato juice - one glass.
- Sugar - one tablespoon.
- Peppercorns - six pieces.
- Bay leaf - three pieces.
- Vegetable oil - for frying.
Cooking Method:
- Onion cut into half rings.
- Squeeze cabbage from brine and chop.
- Cut potatoes and cucumbers into small cubes.
- Sausages cut into circles.
- Fry the onions in a deep frying pan in oil, send cabbage to it and simmer for five minutes.
- Now add the cucumbers, potatoes, sausages, mix and fry for about 10 minutes.
- Now pour the tomato juice, close the lid and simmer for about half an hour. Do not forget to stir occasionally.
Chicken Cabbage
Very tasty and juicy will turn out potatoes with sauerkraut and chicken in a slow cooker.
- Chicken fillet or any part of the carcass - 500 grams.
- Sauerkraut - 400 grams.
- Potato - five tubers.
- Onions - one head.
- Garlic - three cloves.
- Mustard seeds - a pinch.
- Salt, seasonings - to your taste.
- Ripe tomatoes - two pieces.
- Vegetable oil - for frying.
- Water is one glass.
The way to cook chicken with sauerkraut and potatoes is very simple:
- Chop onion and garlic.
- Grate the carrots.
- Cut the meat in portions.
- Tomatoes and potatoes cut into medium cubes.
- Set the device in the "Frying" mode, pour in vegetable oil and lower the meat there. Add salt and seasoning.
- After five minutes, the meat will give juice, then dip the carrots, onions, garlic. Stir everything and fry for about 10 minutes, so that the vegetables become soft and soak the meat.
- Now dip potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes in a bowl and sprinkle with mustard seeds. Mix everything and pour a glass of hot water.
- Transfer the device to the "Extinguishing" function and cook for about 40 minutes. The exact cooking time will depend on the variety of potatoes.
Mushroom Dish
In potatoes with sauerkraut, you can add not only meat and vegetables, but also mushrooms. We will need the following ingredients:
- Sauerkraut - half a kilogram.
- Potatoes - five pieces.
- Onions - one large head.
- Carrots - two pieces.
- Mushrooms - 500 grams.
- Sour cream - 300 grams.
- Cream - 100 milliliters.
- Salt, spices - to your taste.
- Butter - for frying.
- Cabbage pickle - 100 milliliters.
Cooking method:
- If you took fresh forest mushrooms, then soak them in water, rinse and clean. Then boil and fry. Fresh champignons do not require such a long preparation, they just need to be cut and fried with onions. And you can also use canned gifts of nature. It all depends on your taste preferences.
- Chop the onion finely, grate the carrots on a coarse grater.
- Melt the butter in a deep bowl and send the onions there first, after a couple of minutes carrots and chopped mushrooms. Add salt and seasoning.
- Squeeze the cabbage, and pour the brine to the mushrooms. Sweat for 10 minutes.
- Now send cabbage and medium-sized diced potatoes to the total mass.
- After 25 minutes, pour everything with sour cream, diluted with cream, and bring everything to cook over low heat.