Yes Zebra, the saurkraut goes in the pot with everything else. I saute the meaty items first and then put everything in the slow cooker til it's done. "Done" is to taste, a few hours at least. I used a big jar of kraut, plus a few cups of sliced cabbage to go with half a polish sausage, a few strips of bacon and one fat pork chop.
(I used some sauerkraut...