Polish Smoked Sausage and Sauerkraut Recipe

Ingredients (8)

• Cooking spray
• 1 pound bacon (cut into 1/2-inch pieces and fried; reserve 2 tablespoons fat)
• 2 pounds sauerkraut (rinsed and squeezed)
• 2 pounds Polish sausage (smoked; cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces)
• 1 cup apple juice
• 1/4 cup brown sugar (packed, more or less to taste)
• 2 apples (Granny Smith; peeled, cored, and sliced 1/2-inch thick)
• 1 tablespoon caraway seeds (optional)