Sauerkraut and Pork

Ingredients

• 2 lbs pork cubed
• 1½ lbs sauerkraut, rinse and drained
• 2 white onions, chopped
• 2 tbsp lard or oil (if meat is very lean)
• 2 tbsp Hungarian sweet paprika (no generic please)
• 1 large can of crushed tomato (or fresh tomatoes peeled and crushed)
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 cup of water
• ½ pint of sour cream (no yogurt please)
• salt and pepper to taste

Procedures

1. Brown the meat and onion (in lard or oil if needed) in a pot with lid.
2. Add the paprika to the meat and Onion mix, stir to mix in (do not burn).
3. Put in the drained sauerkraut, crushed tomatoes, bay leaves and Sugar. Mix. Cover pot.
4. Cook slowly for about one hour, or until meat is tender.
5. Add the sour cream and stir it in.
6. The aroma will make your mouth water.
7. Serve in soup plates, with good crusty bread, a meal fit for the Kaiser.