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Eintopf

Eintopf: A German “One Pot” recipe combining pork chops and kielbasa, then beer-braised in a malty German beer style for flavor with sauerkraut.

Servings	Prep Time
8serving	15minute

Cook Time

35 – 60minute

Servings	Prep Time
8serving	15minute

Cook Time

35 – 60minute

Ingredients

12ounce bacon, smoked, thick cut,
3tablespoon oil, roasted garlic infused
4each chops, pork,preferably bone in or boneless
3each onions, yellow, large,peeled and sliced
3each bay leavespreferably fresh
1teaspoon thyme leaves, fresh
1teaspoon juniper berries,lightly cracked
1teaspoon peppercorns, blackfreshly cracked
2pound sauerkraut,rinsed under warm water and dried
8each sausage, kielbasa,cutting each sausage in half, then scoring each with a knife, making 3 shallow slices per sausage,
500ml Wheat Doppelbock,such as Aventinus
1jar beer mustard,such as Rauchbier Onion Mustard or Sierra Nevada Porter & Spicy Brown Mustard

Instructions

In a large skillet or sauté pan, over medium heat, cook the bacon and oil until the fat has rendered out of the bacon, just until crispy. Using a slotted spoon, remove the cooked bacon to a plate and reserve. Season the pork chops with salt and pepper and sear them in the hot pan, cooking on each side for 3 – 5 minutes to brown. Set the pork chops aside, on the same plate as the bacon.
Next, add the sliced onions, bay leaves, thyme, juniper berries, and pepper and sauté until the onions are golden brown, about 10 minutes. Mix in the rinsed and dried sauerkraut (using a salad spinner or paper towels) and the reserved bacon. Then, using tongs, nestle the kielbasa and seared pork chops into the onion | kraut mixture. Pour the malty brew over top, making sure there is enough beer to just cover everything.
This can be cooked two ways: on the Stove Top, by bringing to a simmer, reducing the heat to medium-low and letting the chops and sausage simmer for 35 minutes.
Alternatively, the Eintopf can be cooked | braised in the Oven pre-heated to 300°F | 149°C for 45 – 60 minutes.
Serve with beer mustard and some rustic German-style breads along with a nice beer: Bock , Dunkelweizen or a Schwarzbier.