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Polish Christmas Eve smells predominantly like sauerkraut. Sauerkraut has always existed in the Polish diet and is one of the most popular and recognizable food preparations. One can see the strong presence of sauerkraut in the Polish culinary culture during Christmas Eve. Nearly everybody braises sauerkraut as either filling for pierogi or as a side dish with the addition of dried forest mushrooms or tiny white beans. Some Poles also like it with soaked raisins.
Ingredients for our braised sauerkraut recipe:
- 500g sauerkraut
- 2 bay leaves
- 3 grains of allspice
- 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 100g dried forest mushrooms
- 1 can white beans
- salt, black pepper to taste
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