Pork Hocks and Sauerkraut Recipes

Pork Hocks and Sauerkraut Recipes

The best way to enjoy dinner or any main course to perfection is to serve a well cooked and tender meat platter. Besides, a savory and spicy inner seasoning with a crispy outer layer made this dish more tempting among all food lovers. The smoky pork and ham meat can easily satisfy the cravings for a delicious meal.

The added sauerkraut or raw cabbage chopped in the ham meat enhances the overall flavor. So today I am going to share some Pork Hocks and Sauerkraut recipes that can be prepared at home.

These meat dishes can be cooked with pork and ham meat. The preparing methods are easy and hassle-free. So let’s start the recipes.

Classic Pork Sauerkraut Special Recipe

This recipe can be the best-served dish at any parties, family dinner programs, or outdoor camps. The spicy and savory flavor along with tender meat makes this recipe more tempting. So let’s start the recipe:

Ingredients:

  • 2 lb of pork hocks
  • ½ cups of chopped onions
  • ½ cups of cooking oil
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 tsp of black pepper
  • 1 cup of sugar
  • 1 can of Sauerkraut
  • ½ tsp of cumin and salt
  • 2 cups of water

Methods of Preparing Step by Step:

Step 1:

In a saucepan, pour cooking oil and start to heat it under medium flame. Then add chopped onions and when the oil gets hot enough and stirs for a couple of minutes.

Step 2:

Then place the pork hocks meat pieces in the saucepan and sprinkle black pepper and sugar. Stir the meat pieces to mix all the ingredients properly. Then add in water for the gravy texture and put the bay leaves.

Step 3:

Simmer the mixture for 45 minutes under low heat. This will make the meat pieces softer and tender. After that, drain most of the water and pour the remaining cooked pork meat with gravy into a frying pan.

Step 4:

Then add cumin and canned Sauerkraut in the pan and stir the mixture until browned and cooked properly. Simmer the sauerkraut and meat for the final 8-10 minutes.

Finally, remove heat and the bay leaves before serving, and then the pork hocks and sauerkraut is ready to be served.

Special Golonka Spicy and Gravy Recipe

This recipe can be cooked easily at home to satisfy the cravings for a sizzling dinner. Besides, the smoky and gravy texture of the cooked meat gives an enhanced and heavenly flavor. So let’s check out how to cook smoked pork hocks in the oven:

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb of pork meat
  • ½ tsp of salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 cloves of garlic (minced)
  • 1-can of Sauerkraut
  • ½ cups of chopped onions and carrots
  • 1 cup of cooking oil
  • 2-dried bay leaves

Methods of Preparing Step by Step:

Step 1:

In a medium-sized saucepan, take olive oil to heat under medium flame. Then place the pork meat and sprinkle salt and pepper on top. Fry both sides of the meat until it gets brownish and fried.

Step 2:

Then add water along with bay leaves and minced garlic in the pan and simmer for 45 minutes until the meat gets tender and soft. Meanwhile, take a frying pan and pour oil on it to heat under medium heat.

Step 3:

 Then add chopped onions, carrots, and canned Sauerkraut and sauté until they get fried and brownish. When the meat gets tender and soft, drain the water and place the pork piece on a baking tray. Toss the upper part with prepared onion and cabbage gravy to enhance the Golonka recipe.

Step 4:

Grease the upper part of the meat with olive oil if required and place the pan in a preheated oven under 350-degrees for 45 minutes. Bake until the outer layer gets brownish and crispy.

Finally, take out the baking pan and place the meat along with the gravy texture on a serving dish. Then the delicious Pork Hock and Sauerkraut slow cooker recipe are ready to be served.

Homemade Ham and Sauerkraut Special Recipe

This dish is one of the most loved homemade ham recipes that can be served in any program. Besides, this recipe is very popular among food lovers for pork hock Vs ham hock meal challenges. So let’s start the recipe:

Ingredients:

  • 2 lb of ham meat
  • 1-can of Sauerkraut
  • ½ cups of chopped onions and peeled potatoes
  • 2-bay leaves
  • 1 tsp of salt and pepper
  • 2 cups of water
  • ½ cups of cooking oil

Methods of Preparing Step by Step:

Step 1:

In a pan, take the cooking oil and start to heat under medium flame. When the oil gets hot enough, add the chopped onions and peeled potatoes to the pan.

Step 2:

Then stir the onions and potatoes for a couple of minutes until they get brownish. After that, add the canned Sauerkraut and ham meat to the pan and stir to fry the ham on both sides.

Step 3:

Sprinkle salt and pepper on top to enhance the flavor of the ham meat and stir continuously so that the bottom doesn’t get burned. Then add water and bay leaves in a saucepan and transfer the prepared ham meat to the boiled water until it gets tender and soft.

Step 4:

When the meat gets cooked perfectly, take out the ham meat and toss it with the prepared onion and potato gravy to bring a sizzling flavor to the dish.

Finally, the mouth-watering ham sauerkraut recipe is ready to be served.

Conclusion

These ham and pork recipes are very demandable as it can assure the hunger and cravings for a delicious dish to perfection. Besides, the combination of raw cabbage and other vegetables made this recipe more tempting. This main course can be served with any favorite side dish like rice or bread to get a heavenly flavor in every bite.

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