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Pork, Sauerkraut, and Sweet Potatoes – Pressure Cooker Recipe

February 10, 2010 by Alea Milham 14 Comments

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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.

Pressure Cooker Pork and Sauerkraut Recipe with Sweet Potatoes
Then add the potatoes and onions:

 Pressure Cooker Pork and Sauerkraut Recipe with Sweet Potatoes is a quick & easy way to make pork and sauerkraut. The sweet potatoes are a tasty addition!

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.
Instant Pot Pressure cooker pork and sauerkraut recipe 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.

Printable Pressure Cooker Pork and Sauerkraut Recipe with Sweet Potatoes

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Pork, Sauerkraut, and Sweet Potatoes
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
15 mins
Total time
25 mins
 
This is a quick and easy pressure cooker meal.
Author: Alea
Recipe type: Main
Serves: 6
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
  • ½ cup water
  • 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons catsup
  • 1 teaspoon sage
  • 1 teaspoon thyme
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
Directions
  1. Brown the meat.
  2. 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.
  3. In a small bowl, combine water, sugar, catsup, and spices. Pour over the top of the sauerkraut.
  4. 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.
  5. Remove from heat, place pressure cooker in the sink and run cool water over it until all pressure has been released.
  6. 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.
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About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

Comments

  1. Dee says

    September 22, 2018 at 10:39 am

    Love this idea! I haven’t made it yet but will soon try it. My mother was a bit of Austrian/Polish and made a wonderful pork & sauerkraut, she used Thyme in her recipe & ‘always’ kidded us kids, you better like this & eat alot, I hope you appreciate all the thyme & effort I put into dinner! Then my mother in law was German/Hungarian & I have to say, made the best Sake goulyas (?german spelling?) My kids are 40 & 37 & still ask me to make it for them, & extra so they can take home leftovers!

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  2. Marcia says

    October 12, 2016 at 5:18 pm

    Funny, I just made my own version of exactly this same meal tonight for dinner, except I put Dijon and stone ground mustard in with the sauerkraut instead of ketchup. I was googling around for help on a cook time for my instant pot pressure cooker and ran into your recipe. I can’t wait to try it. I love pressure cooking!

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On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.

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