Knocks and Chops: Knockwurst with Spiced Sauerkraut and Smoked Pork Chops with Bacon, Apple and Onion

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Knocks:

1 (16-ounce) package (4 links) knockwurst

1 tablespoon butter

1 pound sauerkraut, rinsed and drained

1 teaspoon caraway seeds

1 bay leaf

1/2 teaspoon whole peppercorns

1 cup dark German beer

Spicy mustard

1 loaf pumpernickel, sliced

Chops:

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

3 slices bacon, chopped

1 medium to large yellow onion, quartered then thinly sliced

1 green apple, cored and thinly sliced

6 thin cut boneless smoked pork chops, halved on an angle, available near packaged ham in meat case

1 cup dark German beer

Accompaniments:

1/2 pound each of 2 cheese selections such as: beer kaese, bruder basil, muenster

Sour pickles

1 bag Bavarian pretzels