4 beer braised sausages and sauerkraut Recipes

sauerkraut (not canned ), smoked bacon (preferably slab, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch pieces), onions, thinly sliced, carrots , cut crosswise into 1/4-inch -thick slices, beer , such as paulaner (oktoberfest lager (44 oz), chicken broth, bay leaves, salt, whole black peppercorn, vegetable oil, smoked sausage (assorted smoked and precooked fresh sausages such as smoked kielbasa cut into thick slices, frankfur), smoked boneless pork loin (canadian bacon, cut into 4 slices)

drained sauerkraut (from 5 to 6 lb packaged, not canned , sauerkraut), smoked bacon* (preferably slab), cut crosswise into 1/4-inch pieces, onions, sliced thin, carrots , cut crosswise into 1/4-inch -thick slices, oktoberfest lager (44 oz) such as paulaner, chicken broth, bay leaves, salt, whole black peppercorns, vegetable oil if desired, assorted smoked and precooked fresh sausages* (we used smoked kielbasa cut into thick slices, frankfurters, and baernwurst, and precooked fresh bratwurst, weisswurst , and chipolata), a 1-lb piece smoked boneless pork loin (canadian bacon)*, cut into 4 slices, coarse-grained mustard

fresh or jarred sauerkraut, unsalted butter or duck, chicken, or goose fat, apple-cured bacon , cut into 1/2-inch thick slices, yellow onions, peeled and sliced, fresh thyme, bay leaves, black peppercorns, juniper berries, lightly crushed, head garlic , split in 1/2 crosswise, ham hocks, scored, chicken stock, dark or amber beer (recommended : abita amber), andouille or garlic sausage, kielbasa, or knockwurst, cut into 3-inch lengths, bratwurst or veal sausage, cut into 3-inch lengths, boneless smoked pork chops (or 8 very small ), creole, whole-grain , or dijon mustard, for serving