Smoked Pork Chops with Sauerkraut

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 4 cookeds pork chops
• 0.33 cups onion
• 1 jar sauerkraut , 16 ounce
• 1 apple
• 0.5 cups beef broth
• 1 teaspoon bacon grease
• 1 clove garlic , minced
• 5 junipers berries
• 1 bay leaf

Instructions

1. 1

   Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Quickly sear meat for 2 minutes on each side, and remove from pan. Reduce heat to medium, add onions, and saute for 3 minutes.

2. 2

   Stir in sauerkraut, apple, beef broth, bacon grease, garlic, juniper berries, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.

3. 3

   Remove bay leaf, add chops back to skillet, and nestle in the kraut. Simmer just until chops are warmed up, 3 to 5 minutes. Cooking further will dry them out.