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Instant Pot Traditional Sauerkraut and Peas

Instant Pot Traditional Kapusta: sauerkraut and peas

For Sviata Vecheria, this is a traditional recipe for sauerkraut with dried peas. It's vegetarian-vegan friendly. While it's thickened with wheat flour, you could use the thickener of your choice for a gluten-free dish.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Side, Side Dish
Cuisine Ukrainian-Canadian
Servings 8 servings

Equipment

  • Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker
  • Colander
  • 10 inch non-stick frying pan

Ingredients
  

  • 28 oz sauerkraut, canned rinse, drained, finely chopped
  • 1 cup split green peas dried
  • 2 cups water
  • ¾ cup cooked onions or 1 onion finely chopped and cooked
  • 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • 3 Tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 2-5 garlic cloves

Instructions
 

  • Using a colander, rinse the dried peas well
    Rinsing dried peas in a colander
  • Arrange the peas in an even layer on the bottom of the Instant Pot. Add 2 cups of water. Layer the drained sauerkraut on top
    Dried peas and sauerkraut getting ready to cook in the Instant Pot
  • Seal the Instant Pot and set it to Manual on High Pressure for 20 minutes.
    Layering the sauerkraut over the peas in the Instant Pot
  • On low heat, fry the chopped onion in 2 Tablespoons of vegetable oil until soft and not browned. Or use Instant All-Purpose onions.
    Cooked onions in a frying pan
  • Add flour and cook for a few minutes until thickened.
    Adding flour to the onions cooked in oil
  • After the cooking time is up, wait 10 minutes and release the pressure from the Instant Pot. Mix the flour-onion mixture into the sauerkraut and peas
    Layers of cooked peas and sauerkraut
  • Mix in the chopped garlic.
    Adding minced garlic to the cooked sauerkraut and peas

Notes

  • Can be prepared ahead of time
  • Great for the Sviata Vecheria Christmas Eve meal