Recipe: Bavarian Kraut Bird
From the
kitchen of:
Cary Black
Ingredients: Basic Stuff
1-3 to 6lb. chicken
1/2 c lime juice
1/2 c vegetable or extra virgin olive oil
1 onion chopped
1 c prepared sauerkraut
1 to 2 ft. long Kielbasa sausage

The Rub
2 lbs. Kosher or Sea Salt
2 Tbs. pepper
1 Tbs. garlic powder
Liquid Flavoring Essence
12 to 15 oz. of a fine Hefenweizen beer

Liquid Flavoring Essence
12 to 15 oz. of a fine Hefenweizen beer
Directions: Wash the bird and pat dry.
Pour lime juice inside the cavity, shake, drain. Place bird on Flavor Tower legs down.
Use a basting brush, paint the critter with olive Oil and generously apply the rub.

Add the Liquid Flavoring Essence to the Flavor Base. Place the Flavor Tower on the Base and roll the Kielbasa sausage around the outside edge of the Flavor Base.

Make a nest at the base of the chicken, from the sauerkraut and onion, between the bird and sausage. In a conventional oven, cook at 350 for 1 1/2 hours or until drippings run clear.

Serve with mashed potatoes, some green beans and fresh dinner rolls. An aperitif of genuine Schnapps with bold toasts to family and friends will make this German Kraut bird a meal to remember

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