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Saurkraut for Thanksgiving

DEnatsfan — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 13:43:45 GMT

Anybody out there serve kraut for Thanksgiving? I had it at a friend's dinner one year and have been fixing it ever since. Really complements all those carbs. Is it a Maryland thing? I dont put pork in it, though.

Re: Saurkraut for Thanksgiving

Barbiedr — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 13:55:30 GMT

Absolutely! I'm hungry already. If I'm making a small amt I just heat it up with a little caraway seed. If I'm doing a large amt I use sausage, apples and brown sugar. Yes, I'm from MD.

Re: Saurkraut for Thanksgiving

greamy — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 14:00:09 GMT

Always, a family tradition, yummy!

Re: Saurkraut for Thanksgiving

sunshine45 — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 14:12:38 GMT

yes, i am from maryland and we serve pork and sauerkraut for thanksgiving, along with the turkey. my mom always said it was more of a german thing than a maryland thing. i slow cook the boneless pork country spare ribs (after searing them on top of the stove) in the sauerkraut with lots of freshly ground pepper. i remember my grandfather eating it directly on top of his mashed potatoes.

Re: Saurkraut for Thanksgiving

CAMOGIRL — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 14:17:24 GMT

Interesting. I like saurkraut, just never ever thought about it for Thanksgiving. I know my family would be like "huh???". I do think it would be good with all the usual Thanksgiving fare though... Hmmm, might just have to shock 'em all this year!!

Re: Saurkraut for Thanksgiving

momtochloe — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 14:44:18 GMT

My family is bohemian so pork and sauerkraut (or what we call zeli) was a staple on our table.

This is very close to what my mom would make except she would add the flour at the beginning making a rue. If my mom had bacon drippings (or sometimes fried up a couple of slices of bacon) she would also use this to saute the onions in and make the rue adding in the bacon bits. If bacon wasn't used, she would also add a splash of either pork or turkey drippings to add to the flavor:

http://www.food.com/recipe/bohemian-sweet-and-sour-cabbage-169164

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debic — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 14:47:05 GMT

I've never heard of having it at Thanksgiving. I love it tho. My family makes it all the time.

Re: Saurkraut for Thanksgiving

beckyb1012 — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 15:41:40 GMT

@momtochloe wrote:
My family is bohemian so pork and sauerkraut (or what we call zeli) was a staple on our table.

This is very close to what my mom would make except she would add the flour at the beginning making a rue. If my mom had bacon drippings (or sometimes fried up a couple of slices of bacon) she would also use this to saute the onions in and make the rue adding in the bacon bits. If bacon wasn't used, she would also add a splash of either pork or turkey drippings to add to the flavor:

http://www.food.com/recipe/bohemian-sweet-and-sour-cabbage-169164

My son does it this way and I love it. My grandmother always did her sauerkraut with cut up hot dogs and then cornbread poured on top and all baked together for a quick casserole with a side of butterbeans. Yum!! I could eat both with Turkey and Dressing, the more the merrier on my plate!!

Re: Saurkraut for Thanksgiving

momtochloe — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 16:10:30 GMT

@beckyb1012 wrote:
@momtochloe wrote:
My family is bohemian so pork and sauerkraut (or what we call zeli) was a staple on our table.

This is very close to what my mom would make except she would add the flour at the beginning making a rue. If my mom had bacon drippings (or sometimes fried up a couple of slices of bacon) she would also use this to saute the onions in and make the rue adding in the bacon bits. If bacon wasn't used, she would also add a splash of either pork or turkey drippings to add to the flavor:

http://www.food.com/recipe/bohemian-sweet-and-sour-cabbage-169164
My son does it this way and I love it. My grandmother always did her sauerkraut with cut up hot dogs and then cornbread poured on top and all baked together for a quick casserole with a side of butterbeans. Yum!! I could eat both with Turkey and Dressing, the more the merrier on my plate!!

It really is very good and not very hard to make and I would definitely line up for your grandmother's recipe too . . . do you happen to know how she prepared her cabbage before adding the hotdogs and cornbread as I think I would like to try this.

Many thanks for any assistance you can lend . . .

@beckyb1012

Re: Sauerkraut for Thanksgiving

DEnatsfan — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 16:11:23 GMT

I caramelize the onions, apples, add the sauerkraut, caraway and a bay leaf. I add some beer and cook it down. Awesome.

Re: Saurkraut for Thanksgiving

beckyb1012 — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 16:41:58 GMT

@momtochloe wrote:
@beckyb1012 wrote:
@momtochloe wrote:
My family is bohemian so pork and sauerkraut (or what we call zeli) was a staple on our table.

This is very close to what my mom would make except she would add the flour at the beginning making a rue. If my mom had bacon drippings (or sometimes fried up a couple of slices of bacon) she would also use this to saute the onions in and make the rue adding in the bacon bits. If bacon wasn't used, she would also add a splash of either pork or turkey drippings to add to the flavor:

http://www.food.com/recipe/bohemian-sweet-and-sour-cabbage-169164
My son does it this way and I love it. My grandmother always did her sauerkraut with cut up hot dogs and then cornbread poured on top and all baked together for a quick casserole with a side of butterbeans. Yum!! I could eat both with Turkey and Dressing, the more the merrier on my plate!!
It really is very good and not very hard to make and I would definitely line up for your grandmother's recipe too . . . do you happen to know how she prepared her cabbage before adding the hotdogs and cornbread as I think I would like to try this.

Many thanks for any assistance you can lend . . .

@beckyb1012

No I am not sure how she did that since she never followed a recipe for anything. Back in the 80's as a young wife and mother I would have to sit down with a spiral notebook and watch her prepare things I wanted to save. Like her Dressing. Which I still follow on the same sheet of paper from the 80's. As far as the sauerkraut I did the dish but for my family just used canned so I did not watch the process of her with that dish. Sorry but the cornbread on top is wonderful.

Re: Saurkraut for Thanksgiving

momtochloe — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 16:45:17 GMT

@beckyb1012 wrote:
@momtochloe wrote:
@beckyb1012 wrote:
@momtochloe wrote:
My family is bohemian so pork and sauerkraut (or what we call zeli) was a staple on our table.

This is very close to what my mom would make except she would add the flour at the beginning making a rue. If my mom had bacon drippings (or sometimes fried up a couple of slices of bacon) she would also use this to saute the onions in and make the rue adding in the bacon bits. If bacon wasn't used, she would also add a splash of either pork or turkey drippings to add to the flavor:

http://www.food.com/recipe/bohemian-sweet-and-sour-cabbage-169164
My son does it this way and I love it. My grandmother always did her sauerkraut with cut up hot dogs and then cornbread poured on top and all baked together for a quick casserole with a side of butterbeans. Yum!! I could eat both with Turkey and Dressing, the more the merrier on my plate!!
It really is very good and not very hard to make and I would definitely line up for your grandmother's recipe too . . . do you happen to know how she prepared her cabbage before adding the hotdogs and cornbread as I think I would like to try this.

Many thanks for any assistance you can lend . . .

@beckyb1012
No I am not sure how she did that since she never followed a recipe for anything. Back in the 80's as a young wife and mother I would have to sit down with a spiral notebook and watch her prepare things I wanted to save. Like her Dressing. Which I still follow on the same sheet of paper from the 80's. As far as the sauerkraut I did the dish but for my family just used canned so I did not watch the process of her with that dish. Sorry but the cornbread on top is wonderful.

@beckyb1012 I know how you feel . . . thank goodness you did copy down many of your grandmother's recipes . . . I so wish I had written down some of my mom's but I have to say I do find recipes on the internet that kick my memory back into gear . . .

Thank you so much for your help!

Re: Saurkraut for Thanksgiving

Meezerpleezer — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 18:04:32 GMT

I am of German ancestry and also was raised in MD. My family adds a raw onion and a thinly sliced, peeled apple to the sauerkraut and cook it the day before so it will be ready for Thanksgiving. Delish!

Re: Saurkraut for Thanksgiving

Jifner1956 — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 20:47:58 GMT

I want to try this!!

Re: Sauerkraut for Thanksgiving

Kachina624 — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 23:12:40 GMT

Funny you should mention this because I had a friend, now deceased, who used to make his own sauerkraut, then cook it with pork every Thanksgiving. I always thought it was a little odd and didn't realize others did it too. It was very good.

Re: Saurkraut for Thanksgiving

debcakes — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 02:31:09 GMT

@DEnatsfan wrote:
Anybody out there serve kraut for Thanksgiving? I had it at a friend's dinner one year and have been fixing it ever since. Really complements all those carbs. Is it a Maryland thing? I dont put pork in it, though.

Maybe it is a Maryland thing. My mother always has kraut out at TG. She always said she did it because her mother did, yes, they are from Balto. Also of German descent.

Re: Saurkraut for Thanksgiving

DEnatsfan — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 03:21:53 GMT

Any of you Maryland folks of German descent ever go to Blob's Park in Jessup. Great kraut and German food and polka dancing. Always remembered the "chicken dance"

I'm not German but loved the food.

Re: Saurkraut for Thanksgiving

sunshine45 — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 07:12:47 GMT

@DEnatsfan wrote:
Any of you Maryland folks of German descent ever go to Blob's Park in Jessup. Great kraut and German food and polka dancing. Always remembered the "chicken dance"
I'm not German but loved the food.

no, i have never heard of it......

i used to go to the BALTIMORE BREWING COMPANY and they always had great german food. an oldie but a goodie HAUSSNERS is sorely missed also. both of these were in baltimore.

Re: Saurkraut for Thanksgiving

ID2 — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 11:30:45 GMT

I have a specialty saurkraut recipe that I've created and usually have it with a ham dinner. I would NEVER add pork to my saurkraut! Just wouldn't appeal to me. Never thought of serving kraut aside my turkey. I don't think my family would care for it. But enjoy yours!

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debic — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 15:10:32 GMT

@debcakes wrote:
@DEnatsfan wrote:
Anybody out there serve kraut for Thanksgiving? I had it at a friend's dinner one year and have been fixing it ever since. Really complements all those carbs. Is it a Maryland thing? I dont put pork in it, though.
Maybe it is a Maryland thing. My mother always has kraut out at TG. She always said she did it because her mother did, yes, they are from Balto. Also of German descent.

Definitely regional. We grew up on saurkraut but none of my relatives ever did this. Bierrocks and hotlinks and saurkraut are my favorite.