Sauteed Polish Sausage with Sweet or Savory Sauerkraut

Ingredients:
1 pound Polish or other garlic flavored sausage.
1 pound sauerkraut, fresh or canned, drained (rinse for mild flavor, or don’t rinse for sour flavor)
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp unsalted butter
Fresh ground pepper to taste
mustard or catsup to taste

Directions:
Place the oil and butter in a cast iron skillet over medium high heat
Slice the sausages into ½ thick slices and add to skillet when it is thoroughly heated
Sauté the sausages until lightly browned
Reduce the heat to medium low
Add the wet sauerkraut to the skillet, stir to combine, cover, and cook 30 minutes
Combine with mustard for savory flavor, or catsup for sweet-sour.

(Cook’s note: At our house we just squeeze on our favorite flavor as we are plating our side dishes. This is outstanding when served with mashed, baked or boiled potatoes)