Octoberfest Sausage Sauerkraut Balls
you can fry or bake these tasty balls
Ingredients
- 8 oz. maple breakfast sausage {or use regular or hot}
- 2 cups fresh sauerkraut squeezed dry and drained on paper towels
- 1/2 large sweet onion chopped
- 1/3 cup cream cheese softened
- flour for dredging 1/2 – 1 cup
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs divided
- Thousand Island dressing for dipping optional
Instructions
- Brown sausage in skillet crumbling and stirring. Add onions about half way through cooking time and continue to cook and stir until sausage is browned and onion is soft. Drain on paper towels.
- Combine sauerkraut, sausage, onion and cream cheese in a mixing bowl. Mix everything together, clean hands work the best, until mixture is uniform and holds together. Add 1/2 cup of bread crumbs and mix again to evenly distribute. Roll into balls.
- Put flour, eggs, and remaining bread crumbs into 3 small bowls. Roll each ball in flour, then dip in egg, then roll in bread crumbs. Deep fry balls* at about 400 degrees for 2-3 minutes or until golden. Drain on paper towels.
- Serve warm with Thousand Island dressing for dipping. Makes about 24
Notes
* or bake them on a greased or lined baking sheet and spray them with cooking oil spray until golden, 400 degrees for 15-25 minutes depending on the size