Susan, hello - Barley does not have much of a taste, it is a grain. It might have a small resemblance to cooked plain rice. I kind of like the texture of barley in the Sour Kraut. It is sort of like those little Italian BB type wedding soup noodles. It thickens the juice a little so the smashed potatoes do not get water logged on your plate.
-----Original Message----- From: Susan Lumpkin via Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2016 7:36 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Susan Lumpkin Subject: Re: [CnD] Wieners and Sour Kraut: Hi Gregory, What does barley taste like or does it have any flavor? Thanks. Susan -----Original Message----- From: Gregory Yorke via Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2016 12:41 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Gregory Yorke <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [CnD] Wieners and Sour Kraut: Let me throw my 2 cents into the soup. I bake the sausage in the oven for about an hour to get the fat out of it before I put it into the sour kraut to cook. Then I put a chopped onion in the sour kraut. My Grand Mother told me to put a tablespoon or 2 of whole uncooked barley in to thicken the juice before you start to cook the sour kraut. Not more than a tablespoon or 2. The apple gives a nice touch also, it does sweeten the sour kraut a little. -----Original Message----- From: Brenda Mueller via Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2016 8:27 AM To: [[email protected]] Cc: Brenda Mueller Subject: Re: [CnD] Wieners and Sour Kraut: Well, each to his own, I guess. I don't want apples or cloves in my kraut, but then the best thing about cooking for yourself is you get to have it your way every meal each and every day. Brenda Mueller Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 26, 2016, at 8:11 AM, Suzanne Erb via Cookinginthedark > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I would also ad a chopped onion, a chopped apple, and several cloves. I > would not add the sugar,. > Suzanne >> On Mar 26, 2016, at 07:22, Charles Rivard via Cookinginthedark >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> That sounds really good. Another idea is to use other sausages such as >> Polish or smoked sausages. >> >> >> >> >> If you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished!! >> -----Original Message----- From: brenda mueller via Cookinginthedark >> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2016 6:14 AM >> To: cooking in the dark >> Cc: brenda mueller >> Subject: [CnD] Wieners and Sour Kraut: >> >> I would never freeze sour kraut, just keep it stored in the >> refrigerator in its bag. After all, it's sour kraut. >> >> If I were to cook sour kraut and wieners in the crockpot, I'd use one >> portion of meat to every two of kraut. (for example one pound of >> wieners to two pounds of kraut.). >> >> First drain the kraut; put half the kraut in the bottom of the >> crockpot. Dice your wieners, and add them. Next, cover with the >> rest of the kraut. Add about a tablespoon of sugar and four to six >> ounces of water. Now cook on high three to five hours. >> That's if you're serving it the same day. I always cook my kraut the >> day before, let cool overnight, and reheat the next day. That way the >> meat and kraut flavors combine thoroughly. >> >> >> Brenda Mueller >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
