Recipe: Pork Kapusta (using pork loin and sauerkraut, crock pot)

PORK KAPUSTA

1 (3 pound) boneless pork loin
3 cloves garlic, halved lengthwise
1 tablespoon caraway seeds
3/4 pound bacon, chopped
4 cups cabbage, shredded
1 1/2 cans sauerkraut (14.5 ounce cans)
1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
2 bay leaves
1 (8 ounce) German beer

Insert 6 small slits into pork loin. Insert garlic slices in the slits. Season with salt and pepper.

Place pork loin in slow cooker. Layer bacon, cabbage, sauerkraut, tomatoes, caraway seeds and bay leaf on top of pork loin. Top with beer.

Cover crock pot and cook on HIGH for 8 hours.

Before serving, shred pork and stir all slow cooker ingredients.

Makes 6 servings
Source: National Pork Board