🇵🇱 Poland recipe
Bigos
Known as Hunter's Stew, bigos is considered Poland's national dish and the crown jewel of Old Polish cuisine. This magnificent, deeply flavored stew combines sauerkraut and fresh cabbage with a medley of meats including smoked sausage, pork, beef, and sometimes game. Traditionally simmered for days and reheated multiple times, each warming deepens the complex layers of flavor.
Prep45 mins
Cook2 hrs 30 mins
Serves8
Difficultymedium
Ingredients
- 500g sauerkraut, drained and roughly chopped
- 300g fresh white cabbage, shredded
- 250g boneless pork shoulder, cut into 2cm cubes
- 200g smoked kielbasa, sliced into 1cm half-moons
- 150g smoked bacon or boczek, diced
- 150g beef chuck, cut into 2cm cubes
- 100g dried wild mushrooms (porcini or mixed forest mushrooms)
- 1 large onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 400g canned whole plum tomatoes, crushed by hand
- 250ml dry red wine
- 5 whole prunes, pitted and halved
- 2 bay leaves
- 5 whole allspice berries
- 3 whole juniper berries, lightly crushed
- 1 teaspoon caraway seeds
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1 tablespoon honey
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons lard or vegetable oil
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 340
- Protein
- 20 g
- Carbs
- 14 g
- Fat
- 22 g
