Pork Knuckles & Sauerkraut (Kombes mit Eisbein und Kartoffelbrei)

Adapted from an internet recipe.

This is a true German dish and if you have ever had pork knuckles, this is a good way to prepare them compared to just roasting, which is also very good.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 8

Total Time 8 10

Course Main Dish

Cuisine German

Servings servings

Ingredients

2 pork knuckles, or 4 ham hocks
3 cups sauerkraut, rinsed and drained
4 cups beef stock
1 cup dark beer
1 medium onion, diced
2 teaspoons juniper berries
3 bay leaves
3 tablespoons Worcherstershire sauce
salt and pepper, to taste
mashed potatoes, to serve

Instructions

Place the pork knuckles in your slow cooker.
Mix together remaining ingredients except the mashed potatoes and pour over the knuckles. Cover and cook on Low setting for 8 hours without removing the lid.
Remove the knuckles from the slow cooker. Scoop out some sauerkraut and place on one side of each plate, place a pork knuckle on top of the kraut, then place a scoop of mashed potatoes on the other side of the plate. Serve.

Notes

These are available at Makro, frozen, each is 800 grams and cost is 200 Baht each. And I recently seen them 4 in a bag, frozen in Tesco, cannot remember the price. If serving one knuckle for 2 people (easily done), the cost would be about $2.95 per person. I will add the cost of sauerkraut when I find that. More expensive than other meals listed here but is a great treat for yourself.