Sauerkraut Lamb

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs sauerkraut
• 1 pint ale
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 6 juniper berries
• 6 lamb shoulder chops
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons bacon fat
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 unpeeled apples, grated
• 3 potatoes, peeled and grated
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 place in a sauce pan, the sauerkraut, the ale, the brown sugar and the berries.
• 2 cover and simmer on low for 2 hours.
• 3 brown the lamb steaks in butter or bacon fat.
• 4 salt and pepper to taste.
• 5 in a deep enough baking dish, spread 1/3 of the sauerkraut.
• 6 place the lamb steaks on top and sprinkle with the garlic.
• 7 cover this with the apples.
• 8 place another layer of sauerkraut, then a layer of potatoes.
• 9 top with the remaining sauerkraut and any cooking juices from the meat.
• 10 bake at 375f for 65 minutes.
• 11 serve with mashed potatoes, mustard, pickles and cold beer.