Sauerkraut and Fresh Kielbasa Recipe

M., I think you are looking for recipes of Kapusta & Kielbasa. Coming from a Polish family, it is a staple @ all our holiday feasts!

There are many different ways of preparing Kapusta, and in today's "everyone can be a chef!" world, the internet is full of variations. (some of which don't look very authentic at all!)

I'm attaching a link to a recipe which is pretty darn close to what my family prepares. If you want to make this in a large stockpot with the kielbasa (you can use fresh or smoked), you might want to triple or quadruple the recipe, as I recall we use 4 32oz cans in an 8qt stockpot.

The more you rinse the sauerkraut, the milder the dish will become. If you prefer that, what we actually do is boil the sauerkraut in water, drain, refill with water & boil again, about 3-4 times.

Also, one thing missing from this recipe is MUSHROOMS!! Feel free to add liberally. :)

http://debishawcrossblog.com/archives/3693

Not sure if you already have the kielbasa or need to get some. Found a Polish deli in your area:
http://www.yelp.com/biz/polish-market-troy

Hope this helps, & good luck preparing tasty food!! T.

Ha, I think I misunderstood your question. Listen to Tara! :)

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Here are several recipes from scratch:

http://www.lets-make-sausage.com/polish-sausage-recipes.html

If it looks like too much to take on, I would try to find a local meat market. Actually, our local Whole Foods has in-store made fresh kielbasa.

Sauerkraut seems easy, but this one I have personal experience with, and it is not. Here is a good recipe:

http://nourishedkitchen.com/homemade-sauerkraut/

A gourmet food store M. have fresh kraut. It is really good fresh, like the difference between a jar of pickles on the shelf of a grocery store and fresh pickles. Waaay better. Otherwise, it is time-consuming (mine took a month!) and stinky. :(

YUM! Thank you, Tara...I'm definitely going to make some Kapusta and Kielbasa!