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Sunday, December 25, 2022

Bigos (Hunter's Stew)



Recipe Name: Bigos (Polish for "Hunter's Stew") Story: I've been trying to learn more about the Eastern European culture / food, and my good friend Christina is Polish so she has introduced me to some of their traditional foods, this being one of them. I really like this soup / stew. It is pretty hearty, yet not heavy. Years you've been making it: only a couple years Author / Creator: From my friend Christina's family Submitted by: Dustin Ingredients:

  • 4-6 cups saurekraut, Costco sells a large container that is perfect
  • Half green cabbage, chopped / shredded
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 4 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 2.5 cups beef stock
  • 5 cups water
  • 1-2 tsp salt (to taste)
  • Lots of pepper, close to 1 tbls (to taste)
  • 4 slices polish bacon, chopped
  • 2-4 large links of polish wedding sausage (like kielbasa), chopped
  • 2/3 small can of tomato paste

Directions:

  1. Drain saurkraut
  2. Boil kraut and cabbage about 15 mins, drain
  3. Cook sausage
  4. Cook onions and garlic
  5. Add everything together, simmer for 1hr
  6. Enjoy

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