Potato & Sauerkraut Bake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 6 red potatoes, cut into chunks
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1/2 fennel bulb, chopped
• 3 celery ribs, chopped
• 4 carrots, peeled and chopped
• 2 cups sauerkraut, very well-drained
• fresh cracked pepper
• sea salt, to taste

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 heat the butter in a heavy pot over medium heat. add the potatoes, and brown them a bit for 10 minutes, while sitrring every now and then. add salt and pepper to taste.
• 3 add the onion, fennel, celery and carrots to the pot; stir and cook for 5 minutes longer. i add just a bit of salt & pepper here too.
• 4 remove from heat and stir in the sauerkraut. tranfer mixture to a greased or sprayed 9x13" casserole dish.
• 5 bake for one hour, and stir every 15 minutes so everything gets nicely browned and nothing burns. i add a small bit of salt and pepper every time i stir as well.
• 6 remove from oven and let cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.