In the realm of culinary delights, few dishes capture the essence of festive gatherings and hearty meals like the iconic crown roast of pork with sauerkraut. This majestic dish, with its exquisite presentation and delectable flavors, has long been a centerpiece of celebratory tables and family feasts. Whether you're a seasoned cook seeking to elevate your culinary repertoire or a novice seeking a recipe that impresses, this article will guide you through the art of crafting a perfect crown roast of pork with sauerkraut, a dish that will leave your taste buds dancing and your guests asking for more.
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PORK ROAST AND SAUERKRAUT
My family which is mostly German-Irish ate the same meal for New Year's every year of my life. It consisted of pork roast, sauerkraut, kielbasa and mashed potatoes. We ate the pork (pork roast and kielbasa) because pigs are a symbol of progress. Pigs push forward, rooting themselves in the ground before moving, and we need to move into the New Year in the same way. We eat sauerkraut, as it's believed it will bring blessings and wealth for the new year. It also reminds us that with the good comes the bitter as well. We eat potatoes to remind us that even as poor men we still had potatoes to eat.
Provided by Dianna Jacobs-Fresh
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European German
Time 6h40m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat bacon drippings in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in hot drippings until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir diced apple and caraway seeds with the onion and cook until apple is just tender, about 3 minutes more. Add sauerkraut and stir.
- Stir white wine, chicken stock, and brown sugar together in a bowl; pour over the sauerkraut mixture.
- Put pork roast into the bottom of the crock of your slow cooker. Pour sauerkraut mixture over the pork.
- Cook on Low until the pork easily falls apart when pulled with a fork, 6 to 8 hours; add kielbasa sausage pieces and continue to cook until the sausage is heated through, 15 to 20 minutes more.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 406.4 calories, Carbohydrate 15.9 g, Cholesterol 91.2 mg, Fat 24.9 g, Fiber 4.1 g, Protein 26.6 g, SaturatedFat 8.7 g, Sodium 1341.2 mg, Sugar 9.8 g
CROWN ROAST OF PORK
Provided by Anne Burrell
Categories main-dish
Time 5h
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 30
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- For the pork: In a small bowl, combine the garlic, rosemary, sage and crushed red pepper with 1/2 cup olive oil. Sprinkle the pork generously with salt and brush both sides with the olive oil herb paste.
- Stand the pork rack up and curl it around so that the two ends meet; be sure that the thick meaty part of the pork is on the inside. Secure the roast by tying it twice around the outside of the roast with twine.
- Place the pork in a large roasting pan fitted with a pizza pan tray and stuff the center of the pork with the Pear and Chestnut Stuffing. (There will be leftover stuffing. Place the leftover stuffing in a baking dish and cook for 35 minutes at 350 degrees F.)
- For the pan sauce: Place the garlic and diced veggies around the pork. Add half the chicken stock, the wine and bay leaves to the pan. Sprinkle everything with salt.
- Cover the pork bones with aluminum foil to prevent the bones from burning. Place the pork in the oven. Roast until the pork is starting to brown, about 30 minutes.
- Turn the oven down to 325 degrees F.
- Roast the pork for 2 1/2 more hours, basting the pork occasionally. Rotate the pork a couple of times during the cooking time. If the liquid level reduces, replace it with the remaining stock.
- When the pork is cooked to the proper doneness - an instant-read thermometer should read 140 to 145 degrees F - remove it from the oven. Carefully transfer the pork to a serving platter and cover it loosely with aluminum foil. Let the pork rest for 20 to 25 minutes.
- Bring the pan juices to a boil. Taste and re-season if needed. Blend the veggies if desired to create a smoother sauce. I also like to leave them in.
- To serve: Remove the twine. Scoop out the stuffing and cut the pork in between the bones to create chops. Top with pan sauce.
- Coat a wide, straight-sided pan with olive oil and add the bacon. Bring the pan to a medium heat and let the bacon get brown and crispy.
- Add the celery, onions and fennel and season with salt. Cook the veggies until they get soft and very aromatic, 8 to10 minutes. Add the rosemary and garlic and cook for 1 to 2 minutes more.
- Toss in the chestnuts, cranberries and pears, and stir to combine. Add the wine and let it reduce by half.
- Put the bread in a large mixing bowl and add the cooked veggie mixture to the bread. Stir to combine and douse the bread with half the stock. Use your hands to combine the bread, veggies and stock. Add more stock when/if needed to really saturate the bread. Season with salt and taste it to make sure it is delicious.
THE ULTIMATE PORK CROWN ROAST
Provided by Tyler Florence
Categories main-dish
Time 5h45m
Yield 12 to14 servings
Number Of Ingredients 32
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Set rack on the bottom third of the oven so the roast will fit completely inside.
- In a small mixing bowl or mortar and pestle, combine thyme, sage, garlic, and salt and pepper, to taste, and mash to break up herbs and garlic. Add oil, about 1 cup, and combine with pestle.
- Take crown roast of pork and if your butcher hasn't already prepared it, clean the bones of meat with a boning knife (French them) and make a small cut into the meat in between each rib so you can wrap it into a circle easily; save the scraps. Rub the pork all over with the herb mixture. With the ribs on the outside, wrap the rack around onto itself so the ends meet and secure with kitchen twine so it holds its crown shape. *Cook's note: if you are doing this by yourself, using a skewer to help hold its shape while you wrap the kitchen twine around the roast.
- Place in a roasting pan. Add the scraps into the bottom of the pan alongside the roast. This will help add flavor to your sauce. Set aside to bring the pork to room temperature prior to cooking.
- Fill the cavity with Apple Pecan Stuffing.
- Cover the stuffing and the tips of the rib bones with foil then place the whole roast in the oven and bake for 2 hours and 20 minutes, an instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should register 150 degrees F when done. About 30 to 45 minutes prior to doneness, remove the foil to brown the stuffing and create a crust. Remove from the oven, loosely cover with foil and allow to rest for 30 minutes before cutting. Serve with Apple Pecan Stuffing and Gravy. Garnish with watercress, if desired.
- Set a large saute pan over medium heat and add olive oil, sage and thyme sprigs. As the oil heats up the herbs will crackle and fry, infusing the oil. Remove the sage and thyme and set aside on a paper towel to drain - these can be as a garnish, if desired. Add onions to the pan and cook over medium heat for 15 minutes until caramelized. Season with salt and pepper. Remove onions from pan and add apples. Crush the pecans and add to the pan. Add more oil, if needed and season with salt and pepper. Gently saute until pecans are lightly toasted and apples are just cooked slightly - about 3 to 5 minutes. In a large mixing bowl whisk together egg, cream, chicken stock, and salt and pepper, to taste. Add torn sourdough, caramelized onions, apples, pecans and chopped parsley. Using a wooden spoon, mix the stuffing until well combined.
- Place carrots, onion, celery, turnip, apple and garlic in a food processor and pulse until you have a coarse textured puree. Once roasting pan comes out of the oven (and meat is removed) set it over medium-high heat on the stove. Add a 2-count of olive oil then add vegetable puree. Sweat for 7 to 8 minutes until most of the moisture has cooked off, then dust with flour. Cook for 2 more minutes stirring well to incorporate all the flour with the fat in the pan. Add the apple liqueur and scrape the bottom of the pan. Gradually add chicken stock, stirring as you go to ensure there are no lumps. Bring to a simmer and season well with salt and pepper. Simmer then remove from heat and strain through a sieve - it's okay if some of the pulp goes through as this will naturally add body to the gravy.
CROWN ROAST OF PORK WITH SAUERKRAUT
Steps:
- The crown is sometimes made with two rib ends of the loin and sometimes with the entire loin, which makes a most spectacular roast. Wrap the ends of the rib bones with foil to keep them from charring. Rub the meat with freshly ground black pepper, a bit of sage and rosemary, or just sage and garlic. Make a heavy cushion of foil to fill the center of the crown while roasting. Place on a rack and roast in a 325°F. oven, allowing about 25 minutes per pound. Baste from time to time with white wine.
- While the roast is cooking, wash 3 pounds sauerkraut, and place it in a kettle lined with strips of bacon. Add 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, a few juniper berries, and enough white wine to barely cover the sauerkraut. Bring it to a boil and simmer. A half-hour before the roast is done, add a Polish or a garlic sausage to the sauerkraut and let them cook together. When the roast has reached an internal temperature of 170°F., remove it to a hot platter. Discard the foil and replace with paper frills.
- Remove the foil from the center, fill the center with the sauerkraut, and garnish with slices of the sausage. Serve with boiled parsley potatoes and a salad of Bibb lettuce and grated beets. Drink a fruity Alsatian wine such as a Gewürztraminer.
PORK ROAST W/ SAUERKRAUT EXCELLANTE
This recipe was given to me from my bro-in-law. It makes the pork roast juicy and the sauerkraut is so tasty sweetened this way by the juices from the pork roast. Buy fresh sauerkraut or the kind that is packaged in plastic bags, it's much crisper than the canned type. I always get asked for the recipe.
Provided by candlelady9ah
Categories Pork
Time 4h35m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Rub the pork roast with salt and pepper, and put it in a large roasting pan and put in the oven, turning it to brown on all sides(approx. 20-30 minutes).
- Remove the roast and lower the oven temperature to 250 degrees.
- Scatter the sauerkraut all around the roast.
- In a bowl, mix together the apples, onion, sugar, mustard and caraway seeds.
- Sprinkle this mixture over the sauerkraut and drizzle the white wine over all.
- Cover and roast at 250 degees for about 4 hours or until the pork is well done yet very tender, do not let the pork dry out (if there was not too much fat on the roast you may want to moisten it with additional wine).
- Let the roast stand outside the oven for 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 701.8, Fat 24.6, SaturatedFat 8.8, Cholesterol 219.3, Sodium 1666.7, Carbohydrate 39.3, Fiber 7.7, Sugar 29.7, Protein 75.2
PORK ROAST WITH SAUERKRAUT
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- Spread the sauerkraut and its liquid in the bottom of a 10 × 12 × 3-inch roasting pan. Push the pork roast down into the sauerkraut and sprinkle with the brown sugar.
- Cover the pan and bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes, or until the roast registers 170°F on a meat thermometer. Remove the meat to a platter and spoon the drained sauerkraut around the roast.
- From Gwen
- Betty loves to cook but doesn't like to eat alone. (Who does?) I'm fortunate to be on her invitee list!
CROWN ROAST OF PORK
My favorite entree for Christmas and other special occasions, a crown roast is easy to prepare. Both its elegant appearance and excellent flavor are sure to impress your friends and family. (Call ahead to order a crown roast from your butcher or meat department.)
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 3h15m
Yield 14 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a small bowl, combine the parsley, oil, salt and pepper; rub over roast. Place on a rack in a large shallow roasting pan. Cover rib ends with pieces of foil. Bake at 350° for 3 to 3-1/2 hours or until a thermometer reads 160°. , Transfer roast to a serving platter. Let stand for 10-15 minutes. Remove foil pieces. Garnish rib ends with foil or paper frills. Cut between ribs to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 233 calories, Fat 12g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 71mg cholesterol, Sodium 216mg sodium, Carbohydrate 0 carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 29g protein.
CROWN ROAST OF PORK
Craig Claiborne declared this dish to be wholly American back in 1976, saying that if there were a European antecedent for a crown roast, ''we have yet to discover it.'' It is a stunning centerpiece for a holiday meal, the rare roast you will want to carve at the table and not in the kitchen. You can serve a dressing inside the finished roast, but cook it separately. As with stuffing a turkey, the process only slows and complicates the cooking process.
Provided by Sam Sifton
Categories brunch, dinner, roasts, main course
Time 4h
Yield Serves 10 to 12.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Combine thyme, sage, garlic, salt and pepper in a mortar and pestle or a food processor, and pound or pulse to combine. Stream in olive oil and pound or pulse to make a paste.
- Rinse the pork, and dry it very well with paper towels. Massage the herb paste all over the meat, making sure to coat both the middle and the crevices between the ribs. Place the roast in a large roasting pan, and allow to marinate and come to room temperature, approximately an hour.
- Heat oven to 450. Roast the pork for 20 minutes, then turn the heat down to 350 and roast approximately 1½ to 2 hours longer, or until the meat, measured between the bones, registers 145 on an instant-read thermometer. Let rest 10 to 15 minutes before carving.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 80, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 2 grams, Fat 7 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 50 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams
REALLY EASY PORK AND SAUERKRAUT BAKE
I threw this together when I was really craving kraut. It can be really hard to get good kraut in the UK but as I grew up Pennsylvania Dutch sometimes it is hard to ignore the calling of the kraut juice in my veins. This is really easy and reminds me of when my mother would slow cook pork and kraut for New Year's Eve. Using the lean pork steaks actually makes this pretty low fat. It goes well with mashed potatoes.
Provided by Sarah_Jayne
Categories Pork
Time 35m
Yield 3-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Put the lean pork steaks (I try to make them fairly thin steaks as this is a quick recipe) in the bottom of an oven proof dish.
- Lay the sliced mushrooms over the top of the steaks and then top with the sauerkraut.
- Pour the water into the dish and then put the dish into the oven and cook for between 30 to 40 minutes depending on the thickness of your pork.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 432.3, Fat 21.3, SaturatedFat 7.3, Cholesterol 179.5, Sodium 812.5, Carbohydrate 4.8, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 2.1, Protein 52.7
PENNSYLVANIA-STYLE PORK ROAST
Our children wouldn't dream of eating sauerkraut until they tasted it with this tender and juicy pork roast at a family celebration. They devoured it and went back for seconds! Now it's a mainstay in my pork recipe file.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 2h25m
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a small bowl, combine the first five ingredients; rub over roast. Place roast fat side up in a Dutch oven. Combine sauerkraut and sugar if desired. Spoon sauerkraut and sausage over and around roast. , Cover and bake at 350° for 2-1/4 to 2-3/4 hours or until a thermometer reads 160°. Let stand for 15 minutes before slicing.
Nutrition Facts :
SLOW-COOKER PORK ROAST AND SAUERKRAUT DINNER
Sauerkraut, apples and caraway impart great German flavor to slow-cooked pork roast.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 8h15m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In 5- to 6-quart slow cooker, lightly mix sauerkraut, apples, caraway seed and apple juice. With spoon, make indention in center of mixture; place pork roast in center.
- Arrange potato halves around roast on sauerkraut mixture. Spread 1 tablespoon mustard over roast.
- Cover; cook on Low setting 7 to 8 hours.
- In small bowl, mix sauce ingredients. Remove roast from slow cooker; place on serving platter. Cut roast into slices. Arrange potatoes around slices. With slotted spoon, remove sauerkraut mixture from slow cooker; place in serving bowl. Serve roast slices and potatoes with sauerkraut mixture and mustard sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 460, Carbohydrate 34 g, Cholesterol 120 mg, Fat 2 1/2, Fiber 6 g, Protein 46 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, ServingSize 1/6 of Recipe, Sodium 1330 mg, Sugar 12 g, TransFat 0 g
Tips for Making Crown Roast of Pork with Sauerkraut:
- Choose the right cut of pork: A crown roast is typically made from a pork loin, which is a long, narrow cut of meat that runs along the back of the pig. Look for a roast that is about 6-8 inches in diameter and has a good amount of marbling.
- Prepare the pork: Before cooking, remove the chine bone from the pork loin. This is a small bone that runs along the center of the roast. You can ask your butcher to do this for you, or you can do it yourself using a sharp knife.
- Season the pork: Season the pork with salt, pepper, and any other desired spices. You can also rub the pork with a mixture of olive oil and herbs, such as rosemary, thyme, or sage.
- Cook the pork: Roast the pork in a preheated oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 1 hour per pound, or until the internal temperature reaches 145 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Make the sauerkraut: While the pork is cooking, make the sauerkraut. In a large pot or Dutch oven, sauté onions and garlic in butter until softened. Add the sauerkraut, chicken broth, caraway seeds, and juniper berries. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for about 1 hour, or until the sauerkraut is tender.
- Assemble the crown roast: Once the pork is cooked and the sauerkraut is ready, it's time to assemble the crown roast. Place the pork roast on a serving platter and arrange the sauerkraut around it. You can also garnish the roast with fresh herbs, such as parsley or chives.
Conclusion:
Crown roast of pork with sauerkraut is a delicious and impressive dish that is perfect for a special occasion. With its tender, juicy pork and flavorful sauerkraut, this dish is sure to be a hit with your guests. So next time you're looking for a special meal to make, give crown roast of pork with sauerkraut a try.
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