Sauerkraut & Pork
This is one of
those recipes.
There are certain family recipes that, by the mere smell of them cooking,
bring back fond family memories. For me, and I suspect for most, they are
the kinds of hearty meals that you eagerly anticipate all day. They evoke
thoughts of certain seasons, holidays, or just great times with family and
friends. This is just such a recipe.
There is something magical that happens in that dutch oven. The whole
house fills with an incredible aroma that immediately makes me think of my
childhood with my maternal grandparents. And now that I have my own
family I am passing the love down the line.
Sauerkraut and pork isn’t at all sexy, but what it lacks in fancy schmancy
ingredients and visual appeal it more than makes up for in flavor and pure
comfort food bliss. It’s simply pork shoulder that is braised in sauerkraut,
applesauce and onions. That’s it! It’s simple rustic peasant food that
couldn’t really be simpler or better.
