Choucroute Garni

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23 Ingredients

• 3 1/2 to 4 lbs sauerkraut
• 2 ham hocks
• 1 large pork knuckle
• 1 lb smoked pork shoulder
• 12 ozs slab bacon, or thickly sliced bacon
• 2/3 lb salted pork belly or breast
• 4 smoked pork chops
• 3 ozs rendered duck or goose fat, clarified butter, lard or vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 to 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 6 whole peppercorns
• 6 to 12 juniper berries
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tsp dried leaf thyme
• 1 1/2 cups champagne or dry white wine (more if needed)
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth or water (more if needed)
• 1 lb bratwurst
• 1 lb italian sausage
• 1 lb smoked sausage (pork, chicken or turkey)
• 1 lb boudin noir or biroldo (optional; see note)
• 1 lb best-quality frankfurters
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 recipe quenelles (optional; see recipe)