Italian Sausage And Sauerkraut - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons cooking oil
4 Italian sausages (I use Isernios brand)
16 ounces sauerkraut
1 cup beer (I use American beer)
1 cup diced canned pears

Preparation

Cover the bottom of a large skillet with the oil.
Add the sausages and brown them.
Drain and rinse the sauerkraut (optional).
Add the sauerkraut to the skillet, using a fork to distribute it evenly around and on top of the sausages.
Add pears and stir into the sauerkraut.
Add the beer and stir again.
Bring the mixture to a boil.
Cover the skillet with a lid and lower the heat to\"Medium\" to\"Med-Low\".
Simmer the mixture for 30 minutes.
You may cook it longer if you want to.