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Growing up, we would all look forward to dinner. Mom would cook budget meals. Mom knew how to make a meal stretch.
I've always liked sauerkraut and sausage. Mom said, “this was food for the poor”. I remember mom saying one word “ dinner”, and we all run through the door. We was tired from playing hard and hot. But the smell of the food cooking made you hungry. We couldn't wait for dinner.
I know a lot of folks don't like sauerkraut. Some folks don't even like the smell of sauerkraut cooking. I bet a lot of you went running after seeing the name “sauerkraut” in the recipe title. And I bet other folks loving the recipe.
What was your favorite poor folks food growing up?... comments below.
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Sauerkraut And Smoked Sausage
Copyright 2011 Christine's Pantry. All rights reserved.
Ingredients:
1 pound bag sauerkraut
1 (14 oz) smoked sausage, sliced, then slice in halves
1 medium onion, chopped
salt and pepper, to taste
2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, or vegetable oil
1/2 cup stock or water
Directions:
In a skillet, heat oil over medium high heat. Season sausage with salt and pepper. Add sausage, cook about 8 minutes, turning once. Remove sausage from pan and place on paper towel lined dish. Reduce heat to medium. Add onions to skillet, scraping up brown bits from sausage, cook until tender. Return sausage to skillet, add sauerkraut and stock. Stir well. Simmer about 18 to 20 minutes. Keep an eye on it, you may need to add more stock to keep it moist. Enjoy!
