Braised Bockwurst and Warm Vegetable-Hard Cider 'Kraut with German Style Potatoes

Name: Braised Bockwurst and Warm Vegetable-Hard Cider 'Kraut with German Style Potatoes
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: German, European
Ingredients: 4 servings Hard cider, or white Belgian ale with orange wedge, for serving; 340 grams hard apple cider; 1 bay leaf; 4 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons caraway seed; 2 carrots; 2 ribs celery; 237 milliliters chicken stock; 59 milliliters grainy Dijon mustard; 1 handful generous handful flat-leaf parsley, chopped; 1 Golden Delicious apple, peeled and quartered lengthwise, core trimmed away; 1 Tbsp grill seasoning (recommended: Montreal Steak Seasoning by McCormick) or, coarse salt and pepper; 4 larges Idaho potatoes, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces; 4 servings Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling plus 2 tablespoons; 1 medium large red onion; 1 heads red cabbage, about 1 pound; 4 servings Salt; 2 teaspoons sugar; 4 slices center cut bacon; 118 milliliters white wine or white balsamic vinegar; 1 small yellow onion, chopped; 907 grams bockwurst or bratwurst (veal or veal and pork)

Braised Bockwurst and Warm Vegetable-Hard Cider 'Kraut with German Style Potatoes might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 652 calories, 15g of protein, and 31g of fat per serving. This recipe is typical of European cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 55 minutes. Not If you have grill seasoning or, carrots, generous handful flat-leaf parsley, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Halve larger potatoes and leave small potatoes as is, cover with water, bring to a boil, season with salt and cook until tender, about 8 to 10 minutes.

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Potato

Water

Salt

Place sausages in a cast iron skillet, add 1/2-inch of water and a drizzle of oil. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and let the sausages heat through as the water evaporates. Shake pan and let the casings crisp up until they burst, 3 to 4 minutes, and are golden brown.

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Shake

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Remove from the heat and set aside.

While sausages and potatoes cook, cut cabbage half into half again and trim away the core with an angled cut. Shred the cabbage very thinly with your knife and reserve.

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Potato

Sausage

Cabbage

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Knife

Place the shredder blade in your food processor. Peel the carrots and trim the root end. Trim the celery, and peel and quarter the red onion lengthwise. Peel the apple and quarter lengthwise then cut away the core as you did the cabbage. Using the processor, shred the carrots, celery, onion and apple, through the feed tube, removing from bowl as necessary.

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Red Onion

Cabbage

Carrot

Celery

Apple

Onion

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Bowl

In a large skillet heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium-high heat.

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Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Add cabbage and vegetable mixture and toss to combine. Season the mixture with bay leaf, grill seasoning or coarse salt and pepper, and caraway seeds.

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Grill Seasoning

Salt And Pepper

Caraway Seeds

Vegetable

Bay Leaves

Cabbage

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Grill

Saute 7 to 8 minutes, tossing frequently.

While cabbage cooks, put a medium skillet on the stove with a drizzle of olive oil and heat over medium-high heat.

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Olive Oil

Cabbage

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Stove

Add chopped bacon and render 2 to 3 minutes then stir in the yellow onion and cook for 5 minutes with the bacon to soften.

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Yellow Onion

Bacon

Add hard cider to cabbage mixture and reduce for 30 seconds. Stir in the mustard and turn off the heat. Discard the bay leaf.

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Hard Cider

Bay Leaves

Cabbage

Mustard

When potatoes are cooked, drain and add to bacon and onion. Douse the pan with vinegar and sprinkle with sugar.

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Potato

Vinegar

Bacon

Onion

Sugar

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Pour stock evenly over pan, add the parsley and some pepper and turn off the heat. Stir the potatoes 1 minute to form a starchy sauce and combine flavors.

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Potato

Parsley