Sausage and Sauerkraut

Rock 'n Roll Ralphs had Johsonville sausages on sale, so I decided to create a meal around the sausage. Never underestimate the value of buying what's on sale and making your meal around that. On the same note, DO NOT clip coupons for things that you will not use. Coupon shopping can save you money - but only if you EAT what you BUY. Okay, enough preaching,

Oddly, I came up with Spicey Italian Sausage and Sauerkraut served over noodles. Don't mock me until you've tried it - it's delicious.

I used the Johnsonville Hot Italian Sausages (on a great sale, and something I knew I would use) - found in the deli section of your grocer's meat department. I bought a bag of sauerkraut (you can get it in a bag or a jar - get what's on sale - or go wild and make your own... but don't expect to see that recipe on this blog anytime soon), and the other ingredients I had sitting around the house.

Prep Stuff:
Chop one yellow and one red onion.

Slice one package of Italian sausages into bite size slices.

Sqeeze all the liquid out of the sauerkraut - till it's dry-ish - you'll know what that means when you have finished sqeezing the liquid out of the 'kraut.

Pan fry the Italian sausage until it's brown and delicious looking. No need to add oil - the fat from the sausage will release itself within minutes of starting to cook it. But luckily, it's not enough fat to worry about straining it - so just throw in the onions the pan and cook those down until they are opaque-ish.

Next, toss/stir in the sauerkraut - already squeezed of liquid - and "stir fry" until its all good and mixed. VOILA - now spoon over pre-cooked noodles, or rice, or just enjoy it on its own....