German Sausages with Apples, Sauerkraut, and Onion

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Use any fully cooked German-style sausage, such as bratwurst, flavored with ginger, nutmeg, and other spices; smoked knockwurst, made with beef or pork; and mild weisswurst, containing cream, lemon, and cardamom.

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Martha Stewart Living, October 2008

• Yield Serves 6 to 8

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Ingredients

• 1 to 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 12 links assorted fully cooked German sausages
• 1 large white onion, thinly sliced
• 2 crisp red apples, such as Gala or Braeburn, cored and cut into 1/2-inch slices
• 1/4 cup apple cider
• 1 pound sauerkraut
• 3 large sour pickles, quartered, for serving
• 1 Kirby cucumber, peeled and sliced lengthwise into eighths, for serving
• Assorted mustards, for serving

Directions

1. Heat a 12-inch skillet over medium heat, and add 1 tablespoon oil. Halve sausages lengthwise if desired. Cook until browned and heated through, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate, and cover to keep warm.
   
2. Add remaining tablespoon of oil to skillet if necessary. Add onion, and cook for 3 minutes. Add apples, stir, and cook until softened, 6 to 7 minutes. Stir in cider, and cook for 1 minute. Add sauerkraut, and heat until warmed through, about 2 minutes.
   
3. Transfer sauerkraut to a warm serving platter, and top with the sausages. Serve with pickles, cucumber, and mustards. (Sausages and sauerkraut can be kept warm, covered, in a 250-degree oven for up to an hour.)