In the mood for German food this week?

I happen to love sour kraut.  As a matter of fact, I have never met a sour cabbage dish that I didn't like.  But, I know that I am in the minority.  In my slow cooker today is a meal to make even the most devout sour kraut hater change their mind. 

First I cook up 1/4 pound of maple cured bacon.  I dice the bacon before I cook it to make it cook faster and I cook it to a few seconds shy of crispy.  Remove bacon from the pan with a slotted spoon and set aside.  In the bacon fat, saute a large onion that has been sliced very thin until it is translucent.  Mix the onion with 3 cups of drained sour kraut.  Add a tablespoon of spicy whole grain mustard and 3 granny smith apples that have been diced and add the bacon back into the mixture.  Pour into the bottom a slow cooker.  Lay 1 1/2 pounds of kielbasa on top of the mixture and cook on low for 6 hours.

Oktoberfest Pork

Today in my rice cooker is a recipe that I made up a few years ago. I call it Oktoberfest Pork.


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In rice cooker:

2 apples, peeled, cored and sliced
1 envelope onion soup mix
1/4 cup molasses
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon freshly minced ginger
1/2 cup apple cider
1 1/2 cups rice (I use brown rice, but any will work)
2 cups water

Mix all above to combine ingredients

Place 4-6 bone in pork chops on top. Close rice cooker and cook on brown rice or white rice setting depending on what rice you chose.

YUMMY!!