Pork knuckle in beer sauce with pretzel dumplings and coleslaw or sauerkraut

Name: Pork knuckle in beer sauce with pretzel dumplings and coleslaw or sauerkraut
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 Knuckle of pork (approx. 400 g each); 7-10 Tbsp Salt; 7-10 Tbsp Pepper; 7-10 Tbsp ground caraway; 4-5 Tbsp clarified butter; 5 Onions; 2-3 Garlic cloves; 1 collar Soup vegetables; 1/2 l Meat broth (instant); 250 ml Milk; 250 g Pretzel; 1 can(s) (850 ml) Sauerkraut; 3/8 l apple juice; 3 TABLESPOONS Flour; 7-10 Tbsp grated nutmeg; 2 Eggs (size M); 1/4 l light wheat beer; 3 Stem(s) Parsley

AUTHOR
Diane Archer

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
150 mins

TOTAL TIME
150 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4

4 Knuckle of pork (approx. 400 g each)
7-10 Tbsp Salt
7-10 Tbsp Pepper
7-10 Tbsp ground caraway
4-5 Tbsp clarified butter
5 Onions
2-3 Garlic cloves
1 collar Soup vegetables
1/2 l Meat broth (instant)
250 ml Milk
250 g Pretzel
1 can(s) (850 ml) Sauerkraut
3/8 l apple juice
3 TABLESPOONS Flour
7-10 Tbsp grated nutmeg
2 Eggs (size M)
1/4 l light wheat beer
3 Stem(s) Parsley

Directions

1
Wash pork knuckles, dab dry and cut the rind with a sharp knife. Rub with salt, pepper and caraway. Heat 2-3 tablespoons of clarified butter in a roaster. Brown the pork knuckles all around. Peel and chop 2 onions and garlic, add to the meat and fry. Clean, peel, wash and coarsely chop the soup vegetables. Add to the meat and fry briefly. Pour on meat stock, put lid on the roaster.
2
Braise in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/ circulating air: 175 °C/ gas: level 3) for 1 1/2-1 3/4 hours. Bring milk to the boil. Cut pretzel into small cubes. Peel 2 onions, dice finely. Mix pretzel and onions, pour hot milk over them and let them simmer for about 1 hour. Peel and chop 1 onion. Heat 2 tablespoons of clarified butter in a pot. Add the sauerkraut and onion and fry well. Deglaze with apple juice and season with 1/2 tsp. caraway seeds. Stew for about 30 minutes at low heat. Gradually pour beer over the knuckles and fry them open for about 30 minutes. Knead flour into the pretzel mixture and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Knead in eggs. Form 8 dumplings.
3
Deglaze with apple juice and season with 1/2 tsp. caraway seeds. Stew for about 30 minutes at low heat. Gradually pour beer over the knuckles and fry them open for about 30 minutes. Knead flour into the pretzel mixture and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Knead in eggs. Form 8 dumplings. Boil up plenty of salted water. Slide in the dumplings and let them simmer at low heat for 12-15 minutes. Place the knuckles on a grill and fry them crisply on the highest heat or under the grill. Pass the stock and vegetables through a sieve and season to taste. Wash the parsley, pluck the leaves from the stalks and chop finely, except for a little bit for garnishing. Remove the dumplings from the water and let them drain. Arrange pork knuckles with sauerkraut, dumplings and stock on plates. Sprinkle with parsley and garnish
4
Boil up plenty of salted water. Slide in the dumplings and let them simmer at low heat for 12-15 minutes. Place the knuckles on a grill and fry them crisply on the highest heat or under the grill. Pass the stock and vegetables through a sieve and season to taste. Wash the parsley, pluck the leaves from the stalks and chop finely, except for a little bit for garnishing. Remove the dumplings from the water and let them drain. Arrange pork knuckles with sauerkraut, dumplings and stock on plates. Sprinkle with parsley and garnish