Oktoberfest Bratwurst Sauerkraut Pan Dish

The Bratwurst Sauerkraut Pan dish is very easy to make and a different way to make Sauerkraut with Bratwurst. This is great for the Oktoberfest but you will love it as a dinner on a cold winter’s day as well! In Germany we like to use a pan and add all the ingredients, let it cook until it is done. If you use sausages such as Frankfurter or Wiener sausages add them 5 min before the dish is done. Find the German Sauerkraut at Cost Plus or selected supermarkets. Whole Foods Sauerkraut is as good as the German one. Happy Cooking!

Ingredients Bratwurst Sauerkraut

6 sausages such as Bratwurst, Frankfurter or Wiener, pre-cooked; if you use raw, uncooked sausages you cannot slice them and you would fry them as whole
500 g Sauerkraut
6-8 potatoes, depending on size or Fingerling or small, round potatoes
salt, pepper, caraway seeds (optional) to taste
1/2 Liter liter vegetable or beef broth

Cooking Instructions Bratwurst Sauerkraut

– Cut Bratwurst or any other sausages you might use in slices and brown them in clarified butter (ONLY if you use Brats).
– Peel potatoes, cut in small cubes, add to the sausages and fry for another 5 min. If you use the small potatoes you won’t peel them.
– Add the Sauerkraut, mix well and fry for another 5 min.
– Finally add the broth, mix well. Spice to taste.
– Cover the pan, add sliced Wiener or Frankfurter sausages, let simmer until potatoes are soft.
– If needed add more salt and pepper