Lily got her head stuck in a tomato can this evening. Scott & I were cooking, didn't have our eye on her for maybe 5 minutes, and
tada! head wedged into a 24oz tomato can she found in the recycling bin. If only she would learn a lesson from this...
On to the food! We inherited this giant bottle of fancy sauerkraut and Scott's been asking me to make something with it for weeks. I'm not terribly familiar with German cuisine, but I figured beer and sauerkraut had to go together, right? I don't drink beer so I enjoyed watermelon and potatoes. Scott's reaction to the dish was that it was interesting, he really liked the "bacon" and that the dish tastes exactly like you think it would. If you like mashed potatoes, beer and sauerkraut, this is for you, I guess. Oh well, food is like fashion, right?
You have to push the envelope to be considered a diva and sometimes, well, sometimes you end up on the worst dressed list.1 small onion, diced
2 pinches salt
1 generous tsp of thyme
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 cup dark beer (may use non-alcoholic)
2 cups sauerkraut
black pepper to taste
chives - garnish
optional additions:
1 cup mushrooms
vegan bacon crumbled
vegan sausage patties
Directions:
1. saute onions in 1/4 cup water until translucent and the water has cooked off
2. add other ingredients and cook until the beer has reduced to a thin sauce
serve over fat free
mashed potatoes.
Here's how I plated his dish:
and this is what he did to it after the picture.
Boys.
On to the food! We inherited this giant bottle of fancy sauerkraut and Scott's been asking me to make something with it for weeks. I'm not terribly familiar with German cuisine, but I figured beer and sauerkraut had to go together, right? I don't drink beer so I enjoyed watermelon and potatoes. Scott's reaction to the dish was that it was interesting, he really liked the "bacon" and that the dish tastes exactly like you think it would. If you like mashed potatoes, beer and sauerkraut, this is for you, I guess. Oh well, food is like fashion, right? You have to push the envelope to be considered a diva and sometimes, well, sometimes you end up on the worst dressed list.
1 small onion, diced
2 pinches salt
1 generous tsp of thyme
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 cup dark beer (may use non-alcoholic)
2 cups sauerkraut
black pepper to taste
chives - garnish
optional additions:
1 cup mushrooms
vegan bacon crumbled
vegan sausage patties
Directions:
1. saute onions in 1/4 cup water until translucent and the water has cooked off
2. add other ingredients and cook until the beer has reduced to a thin sauce
serve over fat free mashed potatoes.
Here's how I plated his dish:
and this is what he did to it after the picture. Boys.