| Bigos - Hunter's stew |
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Ingredients: 1 33 oz jar of Sauerkraut 1 Cabbage head 2 lbs of beef 2 lbs of pork 1 lb of Kielbasa ½ lb smoked bacon 1 big onion 1 can of Tomato paste or sauce (small) 3 to 5 Bay Leaves salt, pepper, oil, sugar, vegeta spice, 1 dried mushroom. *honey and wine to taste (1 table spoon of each) Directions: Take one jar of Polonaise Sauerkraut and a pound of kielbasa. The best is the one in jar with shredded carrots in it. The final product is only as good as the best ingredients you can get. Then, get the best beef and pork with a minimum of fat. Get a 1/2 lb of thick sliced bacon. Start by getting a large pot of water boiling. Add the sauerkraut. Let it bubble away. Cut up the beef and pork into little fork size squares and brown. Generally this takes two frying pans (one each for beef and one each for pork). Season with vegeta spices. Grate the cabbage and throw it into the boiling pot. Chop up the onion and fry it until gold. Add it to the cabbage. When the beef and pork is browned, pour both in the pot. Cut the kielbasa into short pieces and sear in one of the frying pans. Next also add it to the pot. Add one dried mushroom to the pot, it will add nice smell and taste to our dish. Cut all the bacon, except one slice, into half inch long pieces and fry. Drain off the extra fat as necessary. When the bacon is done eat the single strip and throw the pieces in the pot. Add a little (teaspoon full) of salt, a half teaspoon of pepper, one spoon of honey, and the bay leaves to the pot. At the end add one table sppon of red wine. Dump in a can of tomato paste or tomato sauce. Stir. Add water as necessary and cook at low heat. The longer it simmers, the better it gets. Leftovers can be frozen and thawed. |
