Submitted by toolatetobeoriginal t3_100n2tj in Pennsylvania
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toolatetobeoriginal OP t1_j2imjww wrote
The time is coming !! Patience is a virtue
ShawnOttery t1_j2imlm5 wrote
Ours is cooking now and gonna be ready for dinner 😋
toolatetobeoriginal OP t1_j2imsbx wrote
I was up at 3:30 searing the pork off. Tossed it in on low and woke up ready to rock (pretty much). Current self is very pleased with my past selves decision
TheOperaGhostofKinja t1_j2indwg wrote
But I’m hungry now!!!!!!
Bullwitxans t1_j2inmwe wrote
Yes!!! Mine is about ready and the smell has been quite the tease for the last few hrs. Good for any hungover symptoms too and lets me be lazy the whole day hahaha! :)
mrgreenjeans25 t1_j2io6th wrote
Mine is cooking slowly, gotta have it on new years
toolatetobeoriginal OP t1_j2iofx5 wrote
It definitely helped with my hangover. I’ve already drank 72oz of water today. But those mashed potatoes 😮💨
Bullwitxans t1_j2ip9mt wrote
They look so good! You got a head start on me with the potatoes as I'm skinning mine up right now! Pork is pretty much done though and I'm very excited to eat! Have been sipping water too! Feel pretty great surprisingly and hope you have a good day too :)
Happy 2023!!!
Joran_Dax t1_j2ipbn6 wrote
Stay up til midnight > Eat a Kraut Dog > Mission accomplished.
huskycarrot751 t1_j2irqjq wrote
This is the way
toolatetobeoriginal OP t1_j2is372 wrote
I decided like.. 2 years ago to stop peeling my potatoes and never looked back.
we eat the skins here in this house. I also read that boiling potatoes with the skins on helps avoid the water getting absorbed & making the tatos mushy.
Obviously all up to independent taste but it’s cut so much time down on cooking for me.
Happy 2023!! Enjoy all of your delicious food friend. May it be a good one
HopelesslyHuman t1_j2it1v8 wrote
Not sure where it came from but we always did kielbasa, not pork roast. But either way, it's in the crock pot now!
OkConsideration7192 t1_j2itbc8 wrote
My favorite meal of the whole year
NagromYargTrebloc t1_j2ivnd3 wrote
Canceled our NYD feast with family and friends because my wife got sick yesterday. Must have been a 24hr bug because she woke up craving pork roast, MPG and my homemade sauerkraut. It's back on for just the two of us. Puff pastry dough is chilling for the baked Apple Roses.
MagentaMist t1_j2ixv0p wrote
Ours too. Getting ready to put it in now!
Flimsy-Lie-1471 t1_j2izo5h wrote
lots of nutrients in the skins. peeling them is dumb
AnnVealEgg t1_j2j0dvn wrote
We did both pork and Kielbasa (with kraut) when I was growing up
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Away-Living5278 t1_j2j1a3c wrote
Had ours too! Wonderful tradition. Want more sauerkraut but I'm full 👀
PGHNeil t1_j2j1olc wrote
I wish we had sauerkraut but my wife prefers to make red cabbage.
Blexcr0id t1_j2j7jzz wrote
Got mine in the oven right now!
avelineaurora t1_j2j964a wrote
I swear to god I'm the only Pennsylvanian who can't deal with this shit. My family has made kraut since I was born (and earlier, naturally) and it's always just made me retch. The stench of it alone makes me want to not even be in the house, and the way you can leave the house then walk inside and get hit by the wall of odor hitting you full in the face instantly is just awful.
I refuse to even try it from the smell alone, I don't know how anyone can actually find the stink appealing as is...
Throne-Eins t1_j2jbd2e wrote
There are two of us! The smell of sauerkraut makes me gag and retch as well, and I take that as a sign that nature is telling me not to put it near my mouth (though with my colitis I couldn't eat it even if I wanted to). At least I'm sick and can't eat today so I have an excuse!
[deleted] t1_j2jbh6e wrote
New Year’s and Thanksgiving probably are the only two holidays that a majority of the population has pretty much the exact same meal across PA.
Only other potential honorable mentions that I can think of would maybe be July 4th with hot dogs and Christmas with ham but those might barely cross the 50% threshold.
drimmie t1_j2jc0ak wrote
It definitely tastes better than it smells. I do understand where you're coming from tho; I hate the smell of melted cheese which makes me need to leave the house whenever my wife cooks with it
MrSchaudenfreude t1_j2jeou3 wrote
The best part is if you make a a lot, you have it for days. It gets better if reheated in the crock pot a day or 2 later, when that Sauerkraut gets caramelized magic happens.
A question I have is how do you all like it better.
- Potatoes chucked up and cooked in it together.
- Potatoes mashed and cooked separately.
Also who likes it with Granny Smith Apples.
MrSchaudenfreude t1_j2jesfn wrote
Hahahhahaha bad ass
Critical_Band5649 t1_j2jet6r wrote
It stinks and tastes like shit. Even just eating the pork that was cooked with it is awful.
phoenix762 t1_j2jevnv wrote
My son tells me it smells like ass😂
BtenaciousD t1_j2k4a49 wrote
This is a New Year’s Day tradition in our family as well - we have some PA Dutch roots. It was always explained to me Turkey on Christmas because turkeys scratch backwards and pork on New Years because pigs root forward.
cyvaquero t1_j2k4vnu wrote
Actually cooked mine yesterday. On meal 4 of pork and sauerkraut.
choppingboardham t1_j2k8r4w wrote
This is a long standing Eastern European tradition that prevents the babbayaga from coming to your home and eating your money.
Delicious though.
Cyhawkboy t1_j2kcz0a wrote
I don’t think anybody finds the smell appealing so to say. The good taste outweighs the bad smell. And once you acquire a taste for it the smell might actually make your mouth water a bit.
majkeli t1_j2kizdc wrote
I make it New Year’s Eve. Then you can eat it right before and right after the new year, first and last thing eaten. Then the next day you eat it for dinner because who wants to cook after being up all night. It’s better then too with all the juices marinating all day. That’s my method and not approved by previous generations of my family,
toolatetobeoriginal OP t1_j2kjzm4 wrote
Heck yes
karenmcgrane t1_j2km663 wrote
We just ate our kielbasa, pierogi, and kraut, New Year started off right
Sprolly t1_j2knync wrote
Anyone have a great recipe to share? I'm a transplant from NY who loves sauerkraut and would love to be able to join in on this tradition
toolatetobeoriginal OP t1_j2kplag wrote
Mines a lot depending on portion size.
This is like 4-5 center cut pork chops. 2 bags of kraut, and 1 bag of yellow potatoes.
I season and sear the pork chop on each side. My seasoning is paprika and pepper.
Add a bag of sauerkraut, pork chops, diced red apple, and then another bag of kraut. I’ll add about a half table spoon to a tablespoon in the crock pot.
Mashed potatoes, skins on, boil- mash. add salt, pepper, butter, nonfat Greek yogurt, and a dash of almond milk.
NDubbaYa t1_j2l83sj wrote
I never got the tradition, but fuck is it so good.
LilDutchy t1_j2l85va wrote
I still had frozen leftover pork and kraut from last year so I thawed and reheated that and made home made mashed potatoes. Here’s to hoping leftovers are luckier than fresh.
toolatetobeoriginal OP t1_j2lbn8o wrote
I think it’s because pigs go forward. So you wouldn’t want to eat a chicken because it scratches back.
For the kraut.. my mom always just said it’s to clean your colon to leave that old shit behind you in the last year 😅
Accurate_Ad_8114 t1_j2lk6yz wrote
Looks delicious! I will need to make this for my New Years Dinner and/or get some kielbasa with the sauerkraut.
TheOperaGhostofKinja t1_j2im831 wrote
I am so ready for my pork and mashed potatoes.
T-minus 2 hours, 13 minutes.