Quick Choucroute

Ingredients

• 1  bay leaf 
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper black freshly ground
• 2 teaspoons canola oil 
• 0.3 cup parsley fresh chopped
• 1 cup golden delicious apple chopped 1
• 2 tablespoons horseradish prepared
• 0.1 teaspoon kosher salt 
• 12 ounce beer light
• 0.8 cup onion thinly sliced 1 medium
• 1 pound center-cut loin pork chops boneless cut into 1/2-inch slices
• 2 cups sauerkraut rinsed drained
• 0.5 pound sausage smoked low-fat
• 1 tablespoon whole-grain mustard 

Equipment

• frying pan

Directions

1. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
2. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper.
3. Add pork to pan; saut 2 minutes.
4. Remove pork from pan, and keep warm.
5. Add apple, onion, and bay leaf to pan; cook 2 minutes or until onion is lightly browned.
6. Add beer, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.
7. Add sauerkraut and sausage; bring to a simmer, and cook 5 minutes. Return pork to pan; cover and cook 2 minutes or until pork is thoroughly heated. Discard bay leaf. Stir in parsley.
8. Serve with horseradish and mustard.