Hunters stew
Instructions:
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 cup sherry or dry red wine
- 1/4 pound bacon or salt pork, diced
- 2 cups beef broth
- 3 large onions, chopped
- 3 tart apples, peeled and chopped
- 3 to 4 pound roast or braised meats
- 6 pounds canned sauerkraut
- Salt
- pepper
- sugar, to taste.
- Rinse sauerkraut in cold water and squeeze out juice well, reserving some of the juice.
- Put sauerkraut in large kettle over low heat.
- Mean while, render the bacon or salt pork.
- Add bacon bits to sauerkraut.
- Saute onions in bacon fat until golden; add chopped apples and cook until slightly browned.
- Add all to the kettle.
- Add diced meats and all the meat juices.
- Add enough beef broth, bay leaf, salt, pepper, a little sugar and some of the sauerkraut juice for tartness.
- Simmer slowly for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
- Enjoy Hunter\'s stew