Main Dishes

Sauerkraut with Apple and Pork Belly

by Editorial Staff

Summary

Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 2 hrs
Total Time 2 hrs 10 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine European
Servings (Default: 4)

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon crackling lard
  • 1 medium onion (s)
  • 1 apple
  • 1 large can sauerkraut
  • 3 juniper berries
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 0.5 teaspoon ½ caraway seeds
  • 250 ml apple juice
  • 250 ml meat broth
  • 500 g pork belly, smoked
  • salt and pepper
Sauerkraut with Apple and Pork Belly
Sauerkraut with Apple and Pork Belly

Instructions

  1. Peel and finely chop the onion. Also peel and core the apple and cut into small cubes.
  2. Heat the crackling lard in a saucepan and fry the onion and apple cubes in it until golden. Add the sauerkraut with the juice from the can, the apple juice, the broth, juniper berries, bay leaf and caraway seeds. Season with salt and pepper. Then comes the meat.
  3. Turn down the temperature and let it simmer gently for two hours with the lid on.
Editorial Staff

About Editorial Staff

The Boss Kitchen editorial staff oversees content review, fact-checking, and recipe verification across the site. Published articles pass through the editorial team before going live, ensuring ingredient lists, techniques, cooking times, and nutritional claims hold up in a home kitchen. The team coordinates contributions across the site writers, handles reader corrections, and maintains consistency in measurement conventions, safety guidance, and dietary labeling. Posts under this byline typically represent team-reviewed reference material, site announcements, or editorial roundups rather than individual-author features, and they are held to the same sourcing standards as bylined recipe and product coverage.

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