Seafood sauerkraut
The French version of sauerkraut (choucroute) is normally served with meat, especially pork and sausage, but here is a seafood version with fish and shellfish. Do give it a try, as it's simple to make and delicious!
180 K 4.5/5 (14 reviews)
1 hour 40 min.
Easy
8 people
11 IngredientsLast modified on: April 17th 2011
For 8 people, you will need:
- 1
1 onion - 2
300 g potatoes - 3
2 tablespoons goose fat - 4
1 kg raw sauerkraut - 5
2 glasses dry white wine - 6
150 g prawns - 7
400 g Fish - 8
2 tablespoons olive oil - 9 4 tablespoons dry white wine
- 10
salt - 11
pepper - Total weight: 2,295 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 40 min.
Cooking: 1 hour 1 min.
All in all: 1 hour 40 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - 4 min.
Melt 2 tablespoons goose fat in a large pan over medium heat. When hot, add the chopped onion, salt and pepper, and cook for 3 or 4 minutes until the onion begins to colour.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Add 1 kg raw sauerkraut and 2 glasses dry white wine and stir well.
Stage 4 - 40 min.
Add the potatoes, stir again, cover and leave to simmer on low heat until the potatoes are cooked (when the point of a knife will pass through them easily), about 40 minutes.
Stage 5 - 10 min.
Meanwhile, shell 150 g prawns and cut the chosen fish into pieces.
Coat the top with olive oil, using a brush, then salt and pepper. Do the same on the other side.
Coat the top with olive oil, using a brush, then salt and pepper. Do the same on the other side.
Stage 6 - 4 min.
Put a non-stick pan on high heat. When very hot, add the pieces of fish and cook for 1 or 2 minutes until lightly browned on both sides.
Set aside.
Set aside.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
In the same pan, fry the prawns for 2 or 3 minutes until they brown slightly.
Set aside.
Set aside.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Pour 4 tablespoons dry white wine into the pan and deglaze.
Stage 9 - 10 min.
Pour this liquid into the pan of sauerkraut and stir in. Lay the fish and prawns on top.
Cover and leave to cook for a further 10 minutes.
Your seafood sauerkraut is ready.
Cover and leave to cook for a further 10 minutes.
Your seafood sauerkraut is ready.
Remarks
For the photos, I used salmon and pollack, but other fish are just as good, so you can use your imagimation.
Like all slow-cooked dishes, this can be reheated and gets better each time.
Like all slow-cooked dishes, this can be reheated and gets better each time.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge and it freezes well.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 120 RDI=50 % | 130 RDI=10 % | 60 RDI=9 % | 1,540 RDI=80 % | 6,460 RDI: 80 % |
| Per 100 g | 5 RDI=2 % | 5 RDI=1 % | 2 RDI=0 % | 70 RDI=3 % | 280 RDI: 3 % |
| Per person | 10 RDI=6 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 7 RDI=1 % | 190 RDI=10 % | 810 RDI: 10 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 people : 8.45 €
- Per person : 1.10 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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Fish
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