Best 11 German Sauerkraut And Potato Casserole Recipes

GERMAN POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a Dutch oven and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 10-15 minutes or until tender. Drain., In a skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings., In a large bowl, gently toss the potatoes, bacon, eggs, onion, salt and pepper. Combine the mayonnaise, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and reserved bacon drippings; add to potato mixture and toss to coat., Divide half of the mixture between one greased 13x9-in. baking dish and one 9-in. square baking dish. Top with half of the cheese cubes. Repeat layers. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly.

SMOKED SAUSAGE WITH POTATOES, SAUERKRAUT & ALE

Steps:

• Cook sausage in a large skillet over medium high heat for 3 minutes, turning occasionally. Remove sausage and set aside.
• Add oil and potatoes to skillet and cook until golden brown.
• Add ale, sauerkraut and mustard to skillet, mixing with potatoes until blended. Cook over medium-high heat for 2 minutes.
• Return the sausage to the skillet, continue cooking for 10 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

DAR'S SUPER SAVORY SAUERKRAUT POTATO BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Whisk the flour, bouillon granules, water, and milk together in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil until thick, 1 to 2 minutes, whisking continuously. Remove from heat and stir the sour cream into the flour mixture; set aside to cool.
• Combine the onion, Cheddar cheese, sauerkraut, salt, pepper, and caraway seeds in a large mixing bowl. Stir the sour cream sauce and the melted butter into the sauerkraut mixture; fold the hash brown potatoes into the mixture. Pour into the prepared baking dish. Use a spatula to flatten into an even layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the potatoes are tender and the top is brown and bubbly, 60 to 70 minutes.

GERMAN POTATO AND SAUSAGE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In baking dish, mix potatoes and sauerkraut.
• In medium bowl, mix soup and half-and-half. Stir soup mixture into potato mixture; mix well. Sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake 20 minutes. Arrange sausage pieces over potato mixture, pressing lightly into mixture. Bake 25 to 30 minutes longer.

GERMAN SAUERKRAUT AND POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes with the skins on them until they are cooked, but not too soft (maybe about 10-15 minutes).
• Skin the potatoes and cut in slices.
• Cut the sausages in long slices.
• In a pan heat the oil and cook the onion a few minutes, then add sauerkraut and seasoning. Saute for a couple more minutes then set aside.
• Spray 8x8 cooking dish with cooking spray and lay in alternating layers the potatoes, then sausages, then sourkraut.
• In a small bowl whip the sour cream with salt according to your taste and then pour/spread over the top.
• Bake it in the oven at medium heat for around a 1/2 hour.

GERMAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a large casserole dish with a lid, layer the ingredients in this order - 3 dabs of butter, potatoes, onions, sauerkraut, salt and pepper, sausage.
• You can half everything and make two "stacks" of layers as well, if you prefer. Make sure you end with sausage on top.
• Push ingredients down, if necessary, to compress and fit into your dish.
• Bake until the potatoes are tender - I usually go for an hour and fifteen minutes for perfect potato tenderness for my family.
• Remove from the oven and serve.
• This dish is wonderful with home-made bread.

POTATO & SAUERKRAUT BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Heat the butter in a heavy pot over medium heat. Add the potatoes, and brown them a bit for 10 minutes, while sitrring every now and then. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Add the onion, fennel, celery and carrots to the pot; stir and cook for 5 minutes longer. I add just a bit of salt & pepper here too.
• Remove from heat and stir in the sauerkraut. Tranfer mixture to a greased or sprayed 9x13" casserole dish.
• Bake for one hour, and stir every 15 minutes so everything gets nicely browned and nothing burns. I add a small bit of salt and pepper every time I stir as well.
• Remove from oven and let cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.

GERMAN SAUERKRAUT AND POTATO BALLS

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a medium sized saucepan and cover with water; salt lightly.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook until fork-tender; drain.
• Place potatoes in a large bowl and mash; then allow to cool for 5-10 minutes.
• Stir onions, drained sauerkraut, egg, salt, pepper, caraway, flour, and breadcrumbs into potatoes, forming a thick mixture.
• Pour some flour in a small bowl; do likewise to some bread crumbs.
• Beat 2 eggs in a small bowl also, set aside (Add more egg later if necessary).
• Heat deep fryer or oil (several inches deep in a frying skillet) to a temperature of 350 degrees.
• Take heaping tablespoonfuls of the potato mixture and roll in flour.
• Then coat with egg, then roll in bread crumbs.
• Do the same with several others.
• Fry balls (which should be the size of large meatballs) in small batches for 2-4 minutes or until golden brown.
• Drain on paper toweling, and serve hot.
• Makes 25 extra-large balls, or enough to serve about 6 people.

OKTOBERFEST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, whisk soup, beer and sour cream until combined. Stir in potatoes, sauerkraut, cheese and chopped bratwurst. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Cover and bake for 45 minutes., Uncover; bake 30 minutes. Top with pretzel pieces. Bake until bubbly and heated through, 12-15 minutes longer. Let stand 10 minutes before serving., Freeze option: Freeze cooled potato mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add broth or water if necessary.

ALTDEUTSCHER SAUERKRAUT-KUCHEN (GERMAN SAUERKRAUT PIE)

Steps:

• Line a deep dish pie plate with enough pastry to make a crust on the bottom and sides and set aside.
• Cook diced Speck or bacon in a skillet; drain fat, reserving 1 tsp in which to saute the onions.
• Sprinkle diced bacon, caraway seeds, and sauteed onions in pie plate.
• Combine the remaining ingredients (sauerkraut, sour cream, eggs, and grated cheese) and pour into the pan as if you were filling a quiche.
• Bake at 325-350 F (or 175 C) for about 45 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean, not gloppy.
• Let cool slightly before serving.

GERMAN POTATO AND SAUSAGE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F Spray 9X13 glass baking dish with cooking spray. In baking dish mix potatoes and sauerkraut.
• In medium bowl, mix soup and half-and-half. Stir soup mixture into potato mixture; mix well. Sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake 20 minutes. Arrange sausage pieces over potato mixture, pressing lightly into mixture. Bake 25 to 30 minutes longer.