Easy Baked Pork Ribs, Sauerkraut and Potatoes

Elena Butuc

This is the perfect meal for the winter season. Spareribs and sauerkraut is a classic combination, but the potatoes are a pleasant and balancing addition to the recipe. Basically, you have it all ready, the main meal and the garnish in one go and with minimal effort - you put everything raw in the oven and you just have to wait.

What I really like is simple dishes that mainly require little time in the kitchen, provided they are also tasty. This recipe was exactly like that, delicious, simple and quick. I definitely recommend it. If you can't find good ribs, you can use pork neck, or any other cut you prefer, as long as it's a bit fatty.

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Ingredients

Metric US

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Pork ribs

1.5 kg

can be replaced with neck or any other slightly fattier cut you like

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Sauerkraut

1.5 kg

already chopped or whole

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Potatoes

1 kg

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Vegetable oil

100 ml

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Ground black pepper

0.5 tsp

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Salt

1 tbsp

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Sweet paprika

1 tbsp

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Garlic powder

1 tbsp

Step by step

Step 1

Arrange the chopped sauerkraut in an even layer in a baking dish, press lightly with your palms.

If you have whole cabbage, rinse it a little to wash off the extra salt and sourness. Let drain properly, then finely chop with a knife.

Easy Baked Pork Ribs, Sauerkraut and Potatoes - Step 1

Step 2

Peel and wash the potatoes, cut into medium-sized cubes and place in a larger bowl.

Step 3

Place the pork ribs, cut into individual bones, on top of the potatoes.

The biggest challenge in this recipe is finding meatier pork ribs. I discovered them in the meat department at Metro, a supermarket.

Easy Baked Pork Ribs, Sauerkraut and Potatoes - Step 3

Step 4

With your hands, rub well the spareribs and the potatoes with oil and all the spices.

Step 5

Arrange the potatoes and ribs over the sauerkraut layer, without mixing or pressing them into the cabbage.

Step 6

Cut an oven bag and place it over the dish to cover it completely or use aluminum foil, or both.

Place in the preheated oven to 200 degrees C for one hour and a half.

Easy Baked Pork Ribs, Sauerkraut and Potatoes - Step 6

Step 7

After this time, remove the cover. The ribs may have browned a little on top, so turn them over with a fork in order to brown on the other side as well.

Now leave the dish in the oven for another half hour, to brown even more.