Sauerkraut

(Kysele Zeli)

Ingredients

• 410g (tin) sauerkraut (Marie Taufer uses Belgian product available from any supermarket)
• 100ml water
• 1 tbsp. salt
• 1 tbsp. crushed caraway seeds
• 1 onion
• 1 spring onion
• 1 apple
• 4 rashers of bacon
• 1 tbsp. flour
• 2 tbsp. vinegar
•  1tbsp.sugar  (to taste)

Method

Empty tinned sauerkraut  into sieve , rinse and drain. Cook drained sauerkraut with 100ml water for 20 minutes. Add salt, crushed caraway seeds and  apple (peeled and grated). Cook chopped bacon rashers, with 2 tbsp oil, and chopped onions  until onions are browned. Add flour and cook for a further minute, then add this mixture to the boiling sauerkraut. Mix and season with vinegar and sugar.

Serve with roast pork, smoked pork, roast duckling or goose.