Bigos (Polish hunter's stew)

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White Cabbage
1 sliced White Cabbage
Beef Stock
250ml Beef Stock
Mushrooms
100g Mushrooms
Lard
2 tablespoons Lard
German Sausages
400g German Sausages
Bacon
250g Bacon
Onion
2 chopped Onion
Beef
750g Beef
Prunes
200g Prunes
Bay Leaf
1 Bay Leaf
Cloves
2 Cloves
Peppercorns
12 Peppercorns
Juniper Berries
4 Juniper Berries
Allspice Berries
4 Allspice Berries
Red Wine
90 ml Red Wine


Instructions

step 1 Put the cabbage in a heavy casserole dish, add the stock and cook over a low heat for about 50 mins, until tender.
step 2 Cut the soaked mushrooms into strips and save the soaking water.
Heat the lard and fry the sausages and bacon, then scoop out, leaving the fat in the pan.
Fry the onion in the same pan for 5-8 mins until lightly browned.
step 3 Add the mushrooms and their liquid along with all the cooked meat, onions and prunes, then cover and cook for 20 mins.
Add the spices, red wine and tomato purée and bring to a simmer, then cover and cook for 1 hr.
Season well and leave to cool.
Will keep covered and chilled for up to two days.
Bigos improves in flavour over a couple of days.
Leave to cool first.
Reheat until piping hot before serving.


Source

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https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/bigos



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