German-Style Pork And Sauerkraut

Ingredients

• 12 8 oz pkg sliced bacon
• 3 knackwurst
• 3 fully cooked weisswurst or bratwurst
• 4 smoked pork loin chops each 1-inch thick
• 1 medium size onion chopped
• 1 32 oz bag sauerkraut drained
• 2 medium size carrots cut diagonally into 14-inch slices
• 1 c apple juice
• 8 small red potatoes about 1 14 lb each cut in half
• 1 Tbsp chopped parsley

Directions

1. About 1 12 hours before serving in 12-inch skillet over medium-low heat cook bacon slices until browned
2. Remove bacon to paper towels to drain Set aside
3. Cut a few diagonal slashes in each knackwurst or weisswurst
4. In drippings in skillet over medium heat cook sausages and pork chops in batches until browned
5. Remove sausages and chops to plate
6. In drippings in skillet cook onion until tender stirring occasionally Add sauerkraut carrots apple juice and 12 cup water Tuck in pork chops
7. Over high heat heat to boiling Reduce heat to low cover and cook 10 minutes
8. Stir in potato halves cook 20 minutes Return sausages to skillet cook 10 to 15 minutes until sausages are heated through and potatoes are tender
9. Coarsely crumble bacon into skillet Sprinkle with parsley
10. Makes 6 servings