Polish Hunter's Stew with Sauerkraut / Bigos z Kiszonej Kapusty
Delicious and easy to prepare sauerkraut hunters stew with pork, smoked sausage, dried mushrooms and apple. The recipe below is a classic recipe for sauerkraut stew with the addition of smoked sausage, dried mushrooms and plums. I used lean pork meat with ham, but you can use a pork shoulder if you prefer.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 518kcal
Ingredients
- 1 kg sauerkraut
- 500 g pork meat
- 200 g Polish smoked sausage
- 1 medium onion
- 30 g dried mushrooms
- 1 medium apple
- 750 ml water
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1-2 dried plums
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tbsp all purpose flour
- 2 bay leaves
- 3 grains allspice
- 1 tsp cumin (optional)
- 2 tsp marjoram (optional)
- 1 salt to taste
- 1 pepper to taste
Instructions
- Dice the meat. Dice the onion and fry in oil in a large skillet. Add meat and fry it thoroughly.
- When done, add 500 ml's of hot water, salt, season with pepper and bring to boil. Then add broken dried mushrooms, cover, reduce heat and simmer for about 40 minutes.
- Add bay leaf, allspice, cumin, marjoram, chopped plums, peeled and diced apple and mix.
- Add sauerkraut (if it is too sour, rinse it in a strainer beforehand), pour in 250 ml's of water, mix, cover and cook the cabbage until soft for about 45 minutes . About halfway through the cooking, add the peeled sausage and cut into pieces. At the end, add tomato paste.
- Brown the flour in a dry pan, when it begins to brown, add a tablespoon of butter and stir until the butter dissolves. Keep the pan over low heat and add a few tablespoons of hunters stew gradually, stirring constantly. Transfer the contents of the roux back to the skillet, mix everything together and bring to a boil. Serve hot. Enjoy!
Notes
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Serving size: 1 serving each | |
| Servings: 4 | |
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories | 518 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 25.5g | 33% |
| Saturated Fat 7.7g | 39% |
| Cholesterol 158mg | 53% |
| Sodium 2409mg | 105% |
| Total Carbohydrate 31.4g | 11% |
| Dietary Fiber 9.9g | 36% |
| Total Sugars 16.2g | |
| Protein 42.3g | |
| Vitamin D 29mcg | 145% |
| Calcium 145mg | 11% |
| Iron 7mg | 41% |
| Potassium 1163mg | 25% |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie per day is used for general nutrition advice. |
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Super przepis na bigos!
Looks delicious. My family loves sauerkraut. Will try this recipe.
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