Description
A delicious mixture of some traditional German ingredients makes for instant and easy comfort food.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 ½ pounds fresh bratwurst links, casings removed
- 1 onion, halved and thinly sliced into half rings
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons fennel seed
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can Bavarian-style sauerkraut, undrained
- 3 cups uncooked white rice
- 1 tablespoon chicken soup base (paste)
- 6 cups water
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- ¼ cup raisins
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook Bratwurst until browned
- breaking it up into chunks as it cooks
- about 10 minutes.
- Stir in onions and garlic
- and cook until onions are translucent
- about 5 minutes. Mix in fennel seed and sauerkraut with juice
- and allow the mixture to pan-fry for 2 minutes without stirring.
- Stir in rice and soup base until incorporated
- about 2 minutes. Stir in water
- raisins
- and black pepper. Bring to a boil and cook
- stirring frequently
- for 5 minutes.
- Reduce heat to a simmer
- and cook until rice is tender and almost all the water has been absorbed
- about 30 minutes.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 50 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 7