This is the taste of my childhood. Bigos is one of the most famous polish dishes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Polish
Servings 10people
Ingredients
500mlwater
40gdried mushrooms
1kgsauerkraut
1,5kgcabbagewhite
4onions
500gbeef
500gbaconsmoked
500gchickenbreast
6tbspbutter
3tbspoil
500mlwater
1glasswine
1tbsppaprika powder
1tbspmarjoram
5juniper beeries
5seedsallspice
3bay leaves
200mltomato puree
Instructions
Prepare the mushrooms
Soak the mushrooms in 500ml of water overnight or at least 3 hours before you start cooking.
Cut the ingredients
Wash, dry and cut sauerkraut into smaller pieces. Set aside.
Shred the cabbage. Set aside.
Cut the onion into large cubes. Set aside.
Cut the beef, bacon and the chicken into smaller pieces. Set aside.
Cut the mushrooms into smaller pieces. Keep the water!
Simmering
In the separate pan melt butter and fry on the medium heat the onions until tender. Set aside.
In the same frying pan add remaining butter and oil and fry in the medium heat beef until it turns brown.
Take large pot and add to it: sauerkraut, shreded cabbage, meat, onion, mushrooms and spieces. Pour 500ml water, mushroom water and wine to it. Simmer for at least 3 hours. Every 20-30 minutes stir the stew.
After 3 hours take the pan and fry chicken breast on 1 tbsp of oil over low heat unstil tender (probably not longer then 4 minutes). Add the chicken and tomato pure to the stew and simmer for another 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add sugar if the stew turns more sour then you like!
Serving
Serve the stew warm with white bread. The stew tastes better the day after cooking.