Pork, Sauerkraut, and Sweet Potatoes – Pressure Cooker Recipe

I combined elements of two of my favorite pork and sauerkraut recipes, impulsively added sweet potatoes and in the process created a new family favorite.

Pressure Cooker Pork and Sauerkraut Recipe with Sweet Potatoes

While the meat is browning, I chop the vegetables. After the meat is browned, put it in the pressure cooker ( I actually brown my meat in the pressure cooker with the rack removed. Then I put the rack in and place the meat on top of it, so the liquids can circulate on all sides of the meat.

Then add the potatoes and onions:

Pour the sauerkraut and water over the meat and potatoes. Add the brown sugar, catsup, and spices.

Put the lid on the pressure cooker. Cook over high heat and bring it to high pressure. Adjust heat to keep it at high pressure and cook for ten minutes. Remove from heat, place pressure cooker in the sink and run cool water over it until all pressure has been released. Remove lid, with the pot tilted away from you, in case more steam escapes.
My camera acted whacky and I only have a partial picture of my son’s plate, heaped high in a disorganized manner with pork, sauerkraut, and sweet potatoes. It doesn’t look very appetizing, but oh, was it good. We really liked the addition of sweet potatoes.

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Pork, Sauerkraut, and Sweet Potatoes

This is a quick and easy pressure cooker meal.

Servings 6

Author Alea

Ingredients

• ▢ 2 pounds of pork roast cut into ~4 oz. pieces
• ▢ 2 sweet potatoes coarsely chopped
• ▢ 4 potatoes coarsely chopped
• ▢ 1 small onion quartered
• ▢ 1 - 32- ounce jar sauerkraut undrained
• ▢ 1/2 cup water
• ▢ 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
• ▢ 2 Tablespoons catsup
• ▢ 1 teaspoon sage
• ▢ 1 teaspoon thyme
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

• Brown the meat.
• Place the rack in the bottom of the pressure cooker. Place meat on top of rack. Add veggies. Pour sauerkraut over the top of the veggies.
• In a small bowl, combine water, sugar, catsup, and spices. Pour over the top of the sauerkraut.
• Place the lid on the pressure cooker. Cook over high heat and bring it to high pressure. Adjust heat to keep it at high pressure and cook for ten minutes.
• Remove from heat, place pressure cooker in the sink and run cool water over it until all pressure has been released.
• Remove lid, with the pot tilted away from you, in case more steam escapes.

Notes

Direction for cooking in a Dutch Oven:
Brown meat. While the meat is browning, chop the vegetables. After the meat is browned, put it in the Dutch oven. Add potatoes and onion. Pour sauerkraut and water over the meat and potatoes. Mix in brown sugar, catsup, and spices. Cover with lid and cook at 350 degrees for 2 hours or until meat is cooked through and potatoes are fork tender.