Choucroute with Apple and Root Vegetables

I end the year with one of my favorite dishes - choucroutte.  Great for a crowd that might be hangin' for the holidays, its hearty and warming, to fight off the chill of the season. Use your favorite cuts of pork, and the best fresh sauerkraut (not canned) you can find. A very quick rinse and drain of the sauerkraut in a colander can soften the flavor edges, as will the dash of white wine specified here.
3 links fresh chorizo sausage
1 large, thick pork chop
1 large pork country rib
1 ring kielbasa

4 small Yukon Gold potatoes
2-3 large carrots, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
1 turnip, peeled and cut into 1/14-inch matchsticks
1 large sweet onion, peeled and diced
1 tsp rosemary, chopped
1 tsp fennel seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
3 cloves garlic, minced

1 package favorite fresh sauerkraut, drained
1 Honey crisp apple, peeled, cored and diced
4 green onions, cut into 2-inch pieces
1 cup dry white wine

Preheat oven to 375F.

Brown the sausage, pork chop and rib in a very large 5-quart oven-going skillet or Dutch oven with a dash of olive oil. Cook until all sides are nicely browned. Set aside.

In the same skillet, add the carrot, turnip, onion, rosemary, fennel and cumin.

Cook them for about 10 minutes until veggies are nicely browned.

Meanwhile, poke the potatoes with the tines of a fork all over. Microwave the potatoes for about 8 minutes, turning them over every 2 minutes. Carefully remove them with a kitchen towel to a cutting board and quarter. Careful - they will be steaming hot.

Gently fold in the sauerkraut and remove half the mixture to a bowl.

Nestle the pork chops, sausages and kielbasa into the kraut base.   Season lightly with salt and pepper.

Cover with the remaining kraut mixture.

Now scatter the potatoes, apple and green onions over top of choucroute. Pour the wine about the dish.  Season dish with a dash more salt and pepper.

Bake covered for 15 minutes. Uncover and bake for about another 30 minutes, until all the pork is cooked through and the dish is browned and bubbly.

Serves 6.