German pork roast with sauerkraut
Difficulty: Medium
Time: 60 min. preparation time, 180 min. baking time
Nutrition: Calories ca 892 / Protein 57g / Carbohydr. 12g / Fat 66g
Ingredients (8 servings)
2 kg | pork shoulder |
500 g | sauerkraut |
1 | carrot |
0.5 | celery root |
2 | onions |
100 g | sugar |
600 ml | apple juice |
200 ml | white wine |
80 g | butter |
5 | cloves |
4 tbsp | mustard |
0.5 tsp | salt |
0.5 tsp | pepper |
0.5 tsp | paprika |
0.5 tsp | caraway seeds |
1 tbsp | tomato paste |
vegetable oil for frying |
Utensils
large saucepan, oven, roasting dish, cutting board, knife
Wine Tip
Dark lager
A beer, such as a dark lager heady with roasted malt aroma, is the perfect choice to go with the succulent roast.
Step 1
Preheat oven to 150°C/300°F. Roughly dice carrot, celery root and half of the onions. Cut remaining onions into rings.
oven, cutting board, knife
1 carrot / 0.5 celery root / 2 onions
Step 2
In a large saucepan, caramelize sugar and add onion rings. Once they have softened and browned, add sauerkraut and stir thoroughly.
large saucepan
100 g sugar / 500 g sauerkraut
Step 3
Deglaze with a part of the apple juice and all of the white wine. Add butter to pan, season with salt and pepper, and allow to simmer for approx. 30 min.
500 ml apple juice / 200 ml white wine / 80 g butter
Step 4
In the meantime, score the skin side of the roast crosswise. Tuck cloves into the incisions. Slather the opposite side with mustard. Then, mix salt, pepper, paprika, and caraway seeds. Sprinkle mixture evenly over roast and pat it in.
cutting board, knife
2 kg pork shoulder / 5 cloves / 4 tbsp mustard / 0.5 tsp salt / 0.5 tsp pepper / 0.5 tsp paprika / 0.5 tsp caraway seeds
Step 5
In a roasting dish, sauté carrot, celery root, diced onion, and tomato paste in some vegetable oil over medium-high heat for approx. 8 – 10 min. until slightly tender. Deglaze pan with the remaining apple juice. Place roast on top of vegetables and bake in preheated oven at 150°C/300°F for approx. 3 hrs. Serve on a bed of sauerkraut and roasted vegetables. Enjoy!
oven, roasting dish
1 tbsp tomato paste / 100 ml apple juice / vegetable oil for frying