Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons other fat
  • 1 large onion, sliced
  • 3 lbs beef brisket
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 1/2 quarts sauerkraut
  • Dumplings
  • 2 cups flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cup milk

Method

  • Melt fat in a large pan and brown onion; reduce heat.
  • Season meat with salt and pepper; add to pan.
  • Add sauerkraut and cover with boiling water.
  • Cook slowly for 2 hours or until meat is tender.
  • Make dumplings; sift flour baking powder and salt together.
  • Beat egg, add milk and stir into dry ingredients.
  • Drop by spoonfuls into the hot sauerkraut and cover the pot tightly.
  • Cook for 15 minutes without lifting the cover.