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Slow Cooker Pork and Sauerkraut

Created by: Sarah Mock
Slow Cooker Pork and Sauerkraut square image
prep time15 minutes
cook time10 hours
Additional Time 15 minutes
total time10 hours 30 minutes
Makes 6

Ingredients

  • 1 3-4 lb Pork loin
  • 2 Pounds Sauerkraut
  • 1 Apple (optional)
  • 1 Onion (optional)
  • drizzle Olive oil
  • Salt and pepper (to taste)

Instructions
 

  • Pat the meat dry and season with salt and fresh cracked pepper. 
    A raw slab of pork belly with visible fat layers sits on a wooden cutting board, ready to be transformed into a hearty pork and sauerkraut dish.
  • Heat a heavy bottom pan to high on the stove top. Add a drizzle of olive oil.
  • Place the meat, fat side up, into the pan and sear for at least 4 minutes to get good caramelization on the surface.
  • Flip the meat to sear on all sides.
  • Remove the pork and place in the slow cooker.
  • Sauté the onion and the apple in the pan until they start to take on color. (optional)
    apples on onions in a dutch oven for Pork and Sauerkraut
  • Use some of the liquid from the sauerkraut to deglaze the pan, scraping up the pork bits.
    a dutch oven ready to be deglazed
  • Pour the apples, onions and deglaze into the crock pot along with the rest of the sauerkraut. 
    pork and sauerkraut in a slow cooker
  • Cover and cook on low for 8-12 hours or on high for 5-7 hours.
  • Remove from the crock pot and place the pork and krout on a serving platter. Allow the meat to rest for 15 minutes before cutting to allow the juices to redistribute throughout the meat.
    A delicious pork and sauerkraut recipe, served in a white bowl.

Notes

Use silver floss sauerkraut, found in the meat section of the grocery store.
Bone in pork loin is another option for the boneless pork loin.
If not using apples and onions in this recipe, still sear the pork and deglaze the pan with sauerkraut juice.

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