Flake potato dumplings and sauerkraut are a classic dish that is enjoyed by people all over the world. This hearty and flavorful meal is perfect for a cold winter night or a special occasion. There are many different recipes for flake potato dumplings and sauerkraut, but they all share a few common ingredients: potatoes, flour, eggs, butter, and sauerkraut. The dumplings are typically made by combining mashed potatoes with flour, eggs, and butter. The mixture is then rolled into balls and dropped into boiling water. The dumplings are cooked until they float to the top, and then they are served with sauerkraut and a variety of sauces.
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SAUERKRAUT AND POTATO DUMPLINGS
A great recipe I remember my Czech grandmother making. I played around with it until it tasted familiar
Provided by Kevin Young
Categories Ham
Time 1h
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Grate raw potatoes and drain.
- Add salt, eggs, and flour to grated potatoes and mix well (mixture will be fairly solid).
- Form dumplings into balls (desired size, I usually get about 20-25 good sized dumplings) and drop into boiling water.
- Allow to cook for 8-10 minutes making sure they do not stick to bottom of pan.
- Remove dumplings with a skimmer and set aside.
- In a large pan heat approximately 6 tbsp oil over medium heat.
- Add diced ham, caraway seeds, and pepper and allow to cook 10 minutes.
- Increase heat to high, add sauerkraut (drain about half the juice before adding) and mix well with ham.
- Allow this to cook for about 20 minutes stirring often.
- Add sour cream (the amount can definitely be adjusted to your taste) and mix well until creamy.
- Reduce heat to low, add dumplings and cover.
- Cook for 20-30 minutes stirring periodically.
FLAKE POTATO DUMPLINGS AND SAUERKRAUT
A Czech meal, Dodge County Extension 1976. Has sauerkrat dressing made with duck grease. I am guessing on how much this will serve and how long it takes. This is a very old recipe that children are trying to find because that's how Grandma cooked it. This is vegetarian except for the duck fat, and who has that? Butter or oil could be used.
Provided by Dienia B.
Categories Czech
Time 1h
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Beat eggs; add milk, salt, flour, baking powder, and potato flakes.
- Mix to form soft dough.
- Divide into 8 parts.
- Roll each into long bun or round ball.
- Put sauerkraut and water in a large kettle and bring to a boil.
- Lay dumplings on sauerkraut and steam 8 minutes.
- Test by cutting in 2 with thread or pricking to center with fork.
- Put dumplings in a bowl.
- DRESSING:.
- Put duck fat in skillet; when hot add flour and brown.
- Add onion flakes (she says they can be fresh onion) and caraway seed to sauerkraut; thicken with browned flour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 516.3, Fat 18.4, SaturatedFat 6.6, Cholesterol 114.3, Sodium 1585.5, Carbohydrate 73.7, Fiber 7.1, Sugar 3.4, Protein 14.7
PORK LOIN, SAUERKRAUT AND DUMPLINGS
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 2h45m
Yield 10 to 12 dumplings
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- For the pork loin, pressure cooker method:
- In a pressure cooker set on high heat, brown the pork in the oil on all sides. Season with salt and pepper. Add about 6 cups water or broth so there is about 1 1/2 inches. For larger roasts, add 1/2-inch more liquid per pound. Pressure cook until the pork is extremely tender and falling apart, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. (This is important to the dish.) Remove the meat from the pot and reserve the juices.
- For the pork loin, oven method:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Pierce the pork with a knife and insert the slices of garlic different parts of the roast. Season with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a heavy cast iron pot over high heat. Sear the pork until brown. Add the beef broth and vermouth (this will also deglaze the pan) and cover the pot with a lid. Bake, basting frequently with the pan juices, until the pork is pink and juicy inside but not dry and gray, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Be sure to periodically check your roast, as you want the roast to be pink and juicy inside, not dry and gray. Remove the meat from the pot and reserve the juices.
- Combine the cornstarch with 1/4 cup cold water. Slowly whisk the cornstarch mixture into the pan juices to thicken the juices so they will stick to the pork and dumplings. (However, Grandma and Grandpa preferred the traditional thinner juice.)
- For the potato dumplings:
- While the meat is cooking, prepare the dumplings. Place a pot of water to boil.
- Place the potato flakes in a large bowl. Place the milk, butter and 2 cups water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then remove from the heat. Pour the potato mixture over the potato flakes and whip with a fork until smooth. Let cool.
- Add the eggs to the potatoes and mix well. Add 2 cups of flour and mix until a dough forms, adding more flour if needed.
- Turn the dough out onto a floured bread board and knead in more flour until the dough is stiff and doesn't stick to your hands. Break off small pieces and form into flat balls, drop into rapidly boiling water. Bring back to a boil and cook 10 to 15 minutes. Cut 1 and if it isn't sticky inside, they are done.
- For the sauerkraut:
- Heat the oil in a heavy bottomed pot. Add the onion and cook until transparent. Add the sauerkraut, vermouth, beef bouillon to taste, caraway seeds to taste, salt (not much) and pepper. Simmer until the flavors meld, 30 to 45 minutes. Serve along side the pork.
- For serving:
- This was usually done homestyle. Place some pork, a dumpling (cut into hearty, bit-size pieces) and some sauerkraut on a plate. Then pass and spoon or drizzle some of the reserved meat juices over the pork and dumplings--this ties everything all together and gives you a forkful of flavor in each bite.
- There you have it: hearty, stick-to-your-ribs pork, dumplings and sauerkraut--an excellent dish on a cold, frosty night!
POTATO DUMPLINGS
Provided by Ree Drummond Bio & Top Recipes
Categories side-dish
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings (20 dumplings)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the thyme, garlic and onion. Cook, stirring, until the onions are golden, about 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a gentle boil.
- Add the potatoes, cheese and sour cream to a small bowl and mix, then set aside.
- Working one at a time, lay out a wonton wrapper and use your finger to dampen the edge of the wrapper with water. Place 1 tablespoon of the potato mix in the center of the wrapper. Fold into a triangle, sealing the edges and pushing out as much air as possible. Set aside and repeat with the remaining wrappers and filling.
- Drop the dumplings into the salted water and cook until they rise to the surface, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and add to the skillet with the onions. Cook until the dumplings are golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Deglaze with the white wine, allowing it to boil and reduce, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat and stir in the parsley and remaining 5 tablespoons butter. Continue to stir until the butter is melted and you have a glossy sauce. Serve immediately garnished with more parsley.
ED & SANDI'S PORK ROAST AND DUMPLINGS W/ SAUERKRAUT
This is one of my favorite meals handed down from my Italian/Czech grandparents to my father to myself. The latter two individuals are still alive, so we're claiming credit for it. (Who's gonna argue?) It rates scary on the health-O-meter, but who cares?! It's delicious! Hey, if you want to go exercise, donate to the IRS or volunteer at your local library to alleviate your guilt, go right ahead. I want you to know that I'm usually very stingy with this recipe. Course, that doesn't mean you'll like it, but that's not MY fault! Oh, and just so you know, these are very firm and dense dumplings, not light and fluffy. We prefer these stick-to-your-bones babies. And each bite you take MUST have a bit of sauer kraut, pork and dumpling on it....it's the LAW. Number of servings is approximate.
Provided by Sandi From CA
Categories Pork
Time 3h
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- DUMPLINGS: Mix and knead flour, prepared instant potatoes and eggs. (See photo #2) Go on, fondle that mass! Add a little water if too dry or flour if too wet. The dough should no longer be sticking tenaciously to your hands or the board as you knead. Be careful not to add too much flour or your dumplings will be too hard. Use your culinary expertise. If, by chance, you have none, welcome to the club. Form dough into a loaf (See photo #3) and set aside. Go put the next load of laundry in the washer and neglect, as usual, folding the dryer load until someone complains so loudly, you have no choice but to submit.
- PORK ROAST: Place sliced and now screaming garlic into slits you've cut all over roast. Season with the sage and half of each of the following; caraway seeds, salt, pepper and onion powder. Push the laundry out of your mind. It really has no business intruding on your kitchen time, now does it.
- Sear in skillet on all sides. Remind yourself to use the splatter guard next time you do this and turn the stereo up louder to muffle the sounds of self-flagellating irritation ricocheting through your head as you count the newly forming grease blisters on your hands and forearms.
- Put into baking pan and cook at 450 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Unless the roast has quite a bit of fat attached to it, add several pats of butter on and around the roast. Remind yourself that there are others in the house who, if they really appreciated you, would be doing that laundry.
- Lower heat to 375 and cook for 1.5 hours. Lower again after that to 250 for 15 to 30 minutes to finish. Meanwhile, QVC wants you to know.... "You're worth it!" (the diamond earrings...Give in.).
- Check the roast occasionally and baste with rendered fat, adding butter if needed, but don't tell your doctor or at least don't mention our names.
- RESUME DUMPLING PRODUCTION WHILE ROAST COOKS: Cut across loaf of dough at 1" intervals (see photo #4). Roll into cylindrical shapes about 1" in diameter x 3-4" long.
- Boil several at a time, but don't overcrowd, in a large pot until they float like -- well, like things that float. Make sure they don't stick to the bottom while boiling. Cut into a cylinder to check for uniform doneness. The color/shade should be the same throughout the thickness of the dumpling. Remove the remainder of the dumplings and cut each into 1/2" slices, setting them aside in large bowl. Finish boiling/slicing all dumpling cylinders.
- What laundry?.
- MEANWHILE: Cook the drained sauerkraut with salt, pepper, the remaining caraway seeds, (we like LOTS!) and dried onion flakes on medium heat with 1 tablespoon butter until lightly browned, stirring occasionally. If your mother in law is present, notice how she periodically cuts her eyes toward you in the kitchen -- in essence, "back seat cooking". If she tries to take over, asking if she can "help you", suddenly remember the laundry. Laugh internally as she slumps toward the laundry room.
- Check for doneness by cutting into roast. Don't worry about losing any juices - you have butter, one of the major food groups, on your side. Resist the temptation to ram your incisors into roast before it's plated.
- Serve roast sliced. Use roast juice over sauerkraut and dumplings. Or, for the less socially correct, bathe everything on your plate in good, old-fashioned FAT! Yum!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 712.6, Fat 19.7, SaturatedFat 8.4, Cholesterol 187.8, Sodium 1130.6, Carbohydrate 69.7, Fiber 7.4, Sugar 2.4, Protein 60.9
PORK, SAUERKRAUT AND DUMPLINGS
Pork roast and kraut slow-cooked and served with dumplings and sauerkraut 'gravy.' This recipe was from my mother's very German family. She always served it with mashed potatoes, creamed peas, and applesauce. Sometimes she baked the roast and kraut separately. We always have this on New Year's Day. I usually double the recipe for the dumplings. My mother didn't make hers with beer, but I have added this over the years to taste.
Provided by Pam White
Categories Main Dish Recipes Dumpling Recipes
Time 7h30m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place pork roast into the bottom of a slow cooker and cover with sauerkraut with juice, applesauce, brown sugar, and 1 can beer. Set cooker to High, cover, and cook 3 hours. Reduce heat to Low and cook 4 more hours.
- About 1 1/2 hours before serving time, heat water with reserved pork trimmings in a large saucepan over low heat and simmer to make broth, about 45 minutes. Strain broth, discard trimmings, and pour remaining can of beer and kraut juice into the simmering broth. Bring the broth to a boil.
- Mix baking mix and milk in a bowl to make a sticky dough. Drop by spoonfuls into the boiling broth. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer dumplings for 10 minutes; uncover and simmer until dumplings are set, about 10 more minutes. For chewier dumplings, boil a few minutes longer. Remove dumplings from the broth with a slotted spoon and transfer to a serving bowl.
- Serve pork with cooked kraut and dumplings on the side; spoon thickened broth over dumplings.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 594.6 calories, Carbohydrate 47.6 g, Cholesterol 91.6 mg, Fat 28.1 g, Fiber 5.9 g, Protein 30.4 g, SaturatedFat 9.8 g, Sodium 2391.9 mg, Sugar 12.9 g
Tips for Making Flake Potato Dumplings and Sauerkraut:
- Use high-quality ingredients. The better the ingredients, the better the dumplings will be. Look for fresh, flavorful sauerkraut and high-quality flake potatoes.
- Don't overmix the dough. Overmixing will make the dumplings tough. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
- Let the dumplings rest. After shaping the dumplings, let them rest for a few minutes before cooking. This will help them hold their shape.
- Cook the dumplings in simmering water. If the water is boiling, the dumplings will cook too quickly and become tough. Bring the water to a boil, then reduce it to a simmer before adding the dumplings.
- Don't overcrowd the pot. Cook the dumplings in batches if necessary. If the pot is too crowded, the dumplings will stick together and not cook evenly.
- Serve the dumplings immediately. Flake potato dumplings are best served hot, right out of the pot. You can top them with sour cream, gravy, or melted butter.
Conclusion:
Flake potato dumplings and sauerkraut is a classic German dish that is easy to make and delicious. The dumplings are light and fluffy, and the sauerkraut is tangy and flavorful. This dish is a great option for a weeknight meal or a special occasion. It's also a great way to use up leftover mashed potatoes. So next time you're looking for a hearty and satisfying meal, give flake potato dumplings and sauerkraut a try.
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