PORK TENDERLOIN & SAUERKRAUT | ALL AMERICAN COOKING #cooking #recipe #slowcooker #sundaydinner

This is comfort food at its finest!

When I was growing up, my mom wasn’t the greatest cook. She had a few recipes that she made well, and this was one of them.

But she didn’t know about using things like kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper and what a difference it makes to season meat before cooking it. Nor did she know the importance of searing meat before finishing it off in the oven or a slow cooker.

So I took her basic recipe and added a few simple techniques that just make the whole dish better while still adhering to the original recipe that I grew up loving.

Very simple, she would add sauerkraut, stewed tomatoes, brown sugar, and either a pork roast or a pork tenderloin to a slow cooker and just let it do its thing.

My change?
Seasoning the pork tenderloin with kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, and garlic powder. Then searing all sides and edges in a screaming hot cast iron pan to get that Maillard reaction for added flavor and texture.

That’s all I changed. Other than adding some fennel seeds, freshly ground black pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder to the sauerkraut mixture.

Amazing what simple preliminary steps do to make a delicious dish that much better!!

The frozen bread dumplings? Steamed them in the microwave just like she did. Added a pat of butter to the hot dumplings just like she did. My change? Garnished with some chopped green onions. #gamechanger

The potato dumplings? Boiled them in salted water just like she did. My change? After the dripped fry for a minute, tossed them around in a pan with some butter over medium-high heat to get a little golden brown deliciousness. Another #gamechanger

Plating? Laid out a heavy spoonful of that sauerkraut mixture. Topped that with a few slices of that delicious pork. A couple of each of the dumplings on either side. Garnished the whole dish with some chopped green onions.

Comfort food is amazing. A few minor changes make it even more amazing. Don’t Eat Boring Food!!

Merch

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