SPARERIBS & SAUERKRAUT

3 - 4 lbs lean pork spareribs, cut into serving-size pieces

salt to your taste
pepper to your taste
2 cans sauerkraut
1 onion, thinly sliced
1 apple, quartered, cored, sliced
1 tsp caraway seeds
1 cup water
1 tsp salt, optional

Sprinkle the salt and pepper to taste on the spareribs and brown ribs in a heavy skillet or the broiler.  Layer half of each of the following; ribs, sauerkraut, onion, and apple.  Repeat with the remaining half.
Add the caraway seeds to the water with additional salt, if using, and pour over the layers.  Cover and cook on low setting for 6 to 8 hours or on high for about 4 hours.

file photo

EASY SOUTHERN BRUNSWICK STEW

2 to 3 lbs pork butt

17-oz can white whole-kernel corn, undrained

14-oz bottle ketchup

2 cups diced cooked potatoes

1 lb pkg frozen green peas

2 cans (10 1/2-oz) tomato soup

2 tsp hot sauce

1 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

Place pork in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on high 1 hour; turn heat to low and cook another 4 to 6 hours. Remove meat from the bone and shred, Discard the juices.

Combine all ingredients in the slow cooker, cover and bring to a boil on high. Reduce heat to low and cook another 30 minutes.

Yield: 10 to 12 servings

file photo for reference, not this exact recipe

FRUITED PORK CHOPS

• 6 boneless pork loin chops, approximately 1-inch thick
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 2 pkgs (7-oz each) mixed dried fruit
• 1 medium-size red bell pepper, seeded and sliced
• 1 cup favorite barbecue sauce
• Fresh thyme sprigs for garnish, if desired 

Trim any excess fat from the chops; place in slow cooker or crock pot.  Sprinkle the dried thyme over the chops.  Top with the dried fruit and bell pepper.  Pour the barbecue sauce overall.

Place cover on cooker and cook on low for 4 to 4 1/2 hours or on high for half that time.

Remove pork chops to serving platter, top each with some of the peppers and fruit. Skim fat from the cooking juices in the cooker.  Spoon some sauce over the chops and serve remaining sauce alongside, if desired.  

Garnish with the fresh thyme, if desired.

Photo and basic recipe from an old BH&G