Sandy's Sweet Slow Cooker Sauerkraut

Ingredients

• quart sauerkraut, drained and rinsed
• 1/2 cup swater
• 3/4 cup diced carrot
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 2/3 cup chopped apple
• 1/2 sweet onion, minced
• teaspoon caraway seeds
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• pound fully cooked kielbasa, cut into 1-inch piece s (Optional)

Instructions

1. Place sauerkraut, water, carrot, brown sugar, apple, sweet onion, caraway seeds, salt, and black pepper in a slow cooker. Cook on Low for about 7 hours; add kielbasa. Cook for one more hour.