Instant Pot Choucroute Garnie

Ingredients for Instant Pot Choucroute Garnie

• 450g smoked slab bacon, cut crosswise into 4 pieces

• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil or rendered goose or duck fat

• 1/2 head savoy cabbage, thinly sliced

• 2 onions, thinly sliced

• 4 large garlic cloves, chopped

• 450g sauerkraut, drained

• 450g medium Yukon Gold potatoes, pricked all over with a fork

• 2 teaspoons dried juniper berries (optional)

• 1 teaspoon caraway seeds

• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided

• 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper

• 4 bay leaves

• 675g pork ribs (spare or baby back), cut into 2-rib pieces

• 4 cooked knockwurst or bratwurst sausages (about 450g .)

• 240ml dry white wine, preferably Riesling

• Whole grain mustard and cornichons (for serving)

• An Instant Pot

Toss bacon and oil in cooker insert and select “Sauté.” Cook, turning occasionally, until exterior of bacon pieces are golden brown and some of the fat is rendered, about 10 minutes. Transfer bacon to a plate; set aside.

Add cabbage, onions, and garlic to cooker insert and stir to coat. Add sauerkraut, potatoes, juniper berries, if using, and caraway seeds; season with 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoons pepper and stir to combine.

Tuck in bay leaves, then push bacon down into mixture. Set ribs on top and season with 1 teaspoon salt. Prick each sausage with a fork in a couple of places and layer over ribs. Pour in wine. Lock on lid, making sure steam release valve is in the proper position. Select “Manual” and program for 13 minutes at high pressure.

As soon as the time has elapsed, turn off cooker, “Quick Release” the steam, and unlock lid. The ribs and bacon should be tender when pierced with a small sharp knife.

Transfer meat to a cutting board and sauerkraut and potatoes to a platter. Cut bacon into 1/2" slices, each sausage into 3 or 4 pieces (the skins might have burst but that’s fine), and pork into individual ribs. Set meat on top of sauerkraut and potatoes. Serve with mustard and cornichons alongside.

Disclaimer

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