Coarsely chop sauerkraut so you don't have long strings of cabbage and add to the simmering pot. Add more water, about 2 cups so that the contents of the pot looks like a thick stew. Simmer until ...

The food most declared as the national Slovak dish is bryndzové ... the same potato dumplings but with sauerkraut - and bacon of course. I shared a recipe for sauerkraut, fermented cabbage ...