Eisbein mit Sauerkraut

Another mouth-watering delicacy to share.

Eisbein Preparation:

• Pour the water in a pot.
• Add the  peeled onion, bayleaf, carnation and salt.
•  This is how it looks like.

•   Then start cooking it .
• When it is boiling put the pork knuckle inside and cover it.
•  This is slow cooking. Cooking time is ca. 90-120 minutes. 
• When it is ready set aside the pork knuckle. 

And now the Sauerkraut...( I used canned.)

• Peel the onions and chop it into small pieces.
• Cut the bacons into stips and chop it into small squares.
• Now heat the porklard in a pan.
• Saute the  chopped bacon. When the bacon is shiny add the onions. Cook unti it become tender.
• And then add the sauerkraut.
• Pour the pork stock inside. Add the juniper berries, bayleaf, sugar, salt and pepper to taste.
• Lastly put some freshly grated potato and mix it until it become stiff. Cooking time is ca. 30 mins.
• You can serve it whole.

or without bone like this

  

Tip: Best serve with mashed potato.

Guten Appetit!

Chef Ginger