Pork Roast with Sauerkraut

ingredients

1 (2 pound) boneless pork loin roast
salt and pepper to taste
4 pounds sauerkraut
1 pound kielbasa, cut into 3-inch pieces
can of beer
tomato juice

directions

1
Place 2 pounds sauerkraut in a slow cooker.
2
Arrange kielbasa pieces around the edges of the slow cooker pot, and place the roast in the center.
3
Cover with remaining sauerkraut.
4
Pour beer and tomato juice over top.
5
Cover slow cooker, and cook roast 6 hours on High.

notes

Pork and sauerkraut is the New Years fare of choice for PA families. The sauerkraut comes from the German tradition of eating cabbage on New Years. Having a pig, and therefore pork, was a symbol of prosperity in many cultures. Likewise eating pork on N

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