Old Fashioned German Pork Casserole

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pat of butter
  • Sea salt, to taste
  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 2 pork chops, preferably bone-in
  • 1 medium white onion, diced
  • 1 large Granny Smith apple, cored and diced
  • 1/2 tsp. caraway seeds
  • 2 large Russet potatoes, peeled and sliced into ¼ inch discs
  • About 1-1/2 cups sauerkraut
  • 3/4 cup chicken broth

Instructions
 

  • In a large cast iron skillet, heat a pat of butter.
  • Season the pork with salt and pepper.
  • Add the pork to the hot pan and lightly brown on both sides.
  • Remove the pork and set aside on a plate.
  • Add the onion, apple, and caraway seeds to the skillet.
  • Stir well and cook until the onions begin to soften.
  • Place on the plate with the pork.
  • Pre-heat the oven to 350°F.
  • Layer the potato slices on the bottom of the skillet in concentric circles.
  • Season them with salt and pepper.
  • Top with half of the apple-onion mixture.
  • Then top with the sauerkraut and the remaining apple-onion mixture.
  • Nestle the chops into the kraut and pour in the chicken broth.
  • Cover tightly with foil and bake until you can pierce the potatoes with a fork and the pork is cooked through, about 45 minutes.
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