sauerkraut

Chocolate Sauerkraut Cake

Chocolate cake. How hard can it be? I grew up eating my mom's Texas sheet cake (topped with frosting and good Texas pecans), but most of the chocolate cake I make nowadays is molten, artisanal, or otherwise not what my Granny would make. This chocolate sauerkraut cake however, is something she'd likely have made if her German Chocolate cake wasn't already the family standard.

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Country Ribs with Kraut and Potatoes

We knew our new pig was just days away at this point and we wanted badly to finish off every last piece of Pig 2007 to make room in the freezer. This last-minute meal was a wonderful end to a delicious year - simple brined and grilled country ribs with sauerkraut, served with a spicy sweet mostarda that we got at our Charcuterie class. We don't have the recipe for the mostarda, but are hoping to take another class in the fall where we can get it.

Oh yeah, the other bonus? The potatoes were grown in our very own garden!

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Country Ribs with Sauerkraut

I wish I could find the source of this recipe because I remember the sauerkraut was really tasty. I think this might have been one of Todd's inventions.

As you can see from the picture, the country ribs were pan-fried, and we might have even brined them before they were cooked. The sauerkraut was store-bought but rinsed and enhanced - I can see juniper berries, at the very least, onions, and I think the liquid was buttermilk (which is why it broke a little in the picture). I'll ask Todd if he remembers the details so he can add them here.

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