Sauerkraut Recipe by Ruth Paget
Serves 4
Ingredients:
-2 pounds sauerkraut
-water to cover sauerkraut
-1 tablespoon bacon grease
-1 tablespoon flour
-1 peeled and chopped potato
-1 teaspoon salt
-1 teaspoon pepper
Steps:
1-Place sauerkraut in a pan and cover with water. Simmer for 1 hour. Drain the sauerkraut and reserve the pot liquid
2-Melt bacon drippings in a frying pan. Add potatoes and cook till tender. Blend in flour and brown.
3-Add sauerkraut to the pan with the potatoes along with the pot liquid. Cook 10 to 12 minutes.
4-Season with salt and pepper before serving.
Source: Rose Pennington – circa 1950s
By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France