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      German Sausage

      These sauteed sausages and cider-sweetened sauerkraut can be prepared up to an hour in advance. Serve with your favorite assorted mustards.

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      German Sausage

      These sauteed sausages and cider-sweetened sauerkraut can be prepared up to an...

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    Use any fully cooked German-style sausage, such as bratwurst, flavored with ginger, nutmeg, and other spices; smoked knockwurst, made with beef or pork; and mild weisswurst, containing cream, lemon, and cardamom.
    Martha Stewart Living, October 2008
    • Yield Serves 6 to 8
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    Ingredients

    • 1 to 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
    • 12 links assorted fully cooked German sausages
    • 1 large white onion, thinly sliced
    • 2 crisp red apples, such as Gala or Braeburn, cored and cut into 1/2-inch slices
    • 1/4 cup apple cider
    • 1 pound sauerkraut
    • 3 large sour pickles, quartered, for serving
    • 1 Kirby cucumber, peeled and sliced lengthwise into eighths, for serving
    • Assorted mustards, for serving

    Directions

    1. Heat a 12-inch skillet over medium heat, and add 1 tablespoon oil. Halve sausages lengthwise if desired. Cook until browned and heated through, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate, and cover to keep warm.
    2. Add remaining tablespoon of oil to skillet if necessary. Add onion, and cook for 3 minutes. Add apples, stir, and cook until softened, 6 to 7 minutes. Stir in cider, and cook for 1 minute. Add sauerkraut, and heat until warmed through, about 2 minutes.
    3. Transfer sauerkraut to a warm serving platter, and top with the sausages. Serve with pickles, cucumber, and mustards. (Sausages and sauerkraut can be kept warm, covered, in a 250-degree oven for up to an hour.)

    Recipe Reviews

    • MUSCHKA60
      25 Nov, 2010

      I AM ORIGINAL FROM MUNICH GERMANY AND I LOVE MY GERMAN FOOD AND ALWAYS LOOKING FOR SOME OF RECIPES

    • lemonlovertoo
      20 Oct, 2010

      This was delicious and the sauerkraut recipe is superb, definitely a keeper. Great idea to serve with the pickles and kirby cucumbers on the side as well.

    • CaseyAngelova
      18 Nov, 2008

      This was a really enjoyable dish, plus quick to prepare. It was great for entertaining.

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