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Choucroute à l'Alsacienne (Alsatian Sauerkraut)

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Rinse the sauerkraut under cold running water, drain it well, and transfer half of it into a large stewpot or Dutch oven.
  2. Add the smoked bacon and smoked pork shoulder, then cover with the remaining sauerkraut.
  3. Add the lard, unpeeled garlic cloves, juniper berries, bay leaf, and the onion studded with the cloves.
  4. Pour the white wine over the ingredients. Cover tightly and cook over low heat for 1 hour.
  5. Add the potatoes and continue cooking, covered, for 50 minutes.
  6. Add the sausages, cook for an additional 10 minutes, and serve hot.