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Bigos (Hunter's Stew)
Bigos (Hunter's Stew)
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Prep Time:
45 minutes
Cook Time:
180 minutes
Total Time:
225 minutes
Traditional Polish stew with pork, kielbasa, and sauerkraut - perfect for chilly days, hearty and satisfying.
Ingredients:
  • 1 pound kielbasa sausage, sliced into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 2 thick slices hickory-smoked bacon
  • 1 pound cubed pork stew meat
  • 0.25 cup all-purpose flour
  • 4 cups shredded green cabbage
  • 2 carrots, diced
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1.5 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 (16 ounce) jar sauerkraut, rinsed and well drained
  • 0.25 cup dry red wine
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
  • 0.125 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 0.125 teaspoon caraway seed, crushed
  • 5 cups beef stock
  • 1 cup canned diced tomatoes
  • 0.5 ounce dried mushrooms
  • 2 tablespoons canned tomato paste
  • 1 dash bottled hot pepper sauce
  • 1 dash Worcestershire sauce
Instructions:
  • Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) for a perfectly cooked dish.
  • 1. Preheat a large pot over medium heat. Cook kielbasa and bacon until bacon releases its fat and sausage is lightly browned. Transfer the meat to a large casserole or Dutch oven using a slotted spoon.
  • Lightly dust pork cubes with flour and sauté in bacon drippings over medium-high heat until golden brown. Transfer pork to casserole using a slotted spoon. Add cabbage, carrots, onion, fresh mushrooms, and garlic. Stir in sauerkraut and reduce heat to medium. Cook until carrots are soft, about 10 minutes, ensuring vegetables do not brown.
  • Pour in red wine to deglaze the pan, stirring to release all the flavorful browned bits of food and flour. Season with bay leaf, paprika, basil, marjoram, salt, pepper, caraway seed, and cayenne, then cook for 1 minute.
  • Combine beef stock, tomatoes, dried mushrooms, tomato paste, hot pepper sauce, and Worcestershire sauce in a pot. Heat until simmering. Pour everything, including the veggies and liquid, into the casserole dish with the meat. Cover with a lid. Enjoy!
  • Roast in the preheated oven until the meat reaches fall-apart tenderness, for about 2 1/2 to 3 hours.

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