Want some luck in 2025? Here in central Pennsylvania, it’s a tradition to eat pork and sauerkraut on New Year’s Day. Germans, who migrated to the states brought along the recipes, and believed ...
Season with salt and pepper. (This can be made in advance. If it thickens on standing, reheat with a little extra water.) Serve the split pea purée and sauerkraut with rashers of pork belly.
Stir in the sauerkraut, brown sugar, caraway seeds, mustard, and bacon. Nestle the pork in the sauerkraut mixture, cover and bake until the internal temperature of the pork reaches 145℉ on an ...
(It’s also fun.) So here’s why we eat pork and sauerkraut as well as other good-luck foods. Like many other cultures, the Pennsylvania Dutch believe eating pork on New Year’s Day brings good ...