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Bigos (Polish hunter's stew) Made Simple
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Bigos (Polish hunter's stew) Made Simple

Learn how to prepare Bigos (Polish hunter's stew) Made Simple with this simple recipe. Perfect for Beef and ideal for Polish lovers....

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6 Min Prep

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31 Min Cook

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6 Servings

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Non-Vegetarian

Ingredients

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

Instructions

1
step 1 Put the cabbage in a heavy casserole dish, mix in the stock and bubble gently over a low toasty for about 50 mins, until yielding.
2
step 2 Cut the soaked mushrooms into strips and save the soaking moisture.
3
toasty the lard and shallow fry the sausages and bacon, then scoop out, leaving the fat in the skillet.
4
shallow fry the shallot in the same skillet for 5-8 mins until lightly browned.
5
step 3 mix in the mushrooms and their liquid along with all the cooked flesh, onions and prunes, then put a lid on and bubble gently for 20 mins.
6
mix in the spices, red wine and tomato purée and bring to a bubble gently, then put a lid on and bubble gently for 1 hr.
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augment the taste well and leave to cool.
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Will keep covered and chilled for up to two days.
9
Bigos improves in flavour over a couple of days.
10
Leave to cool first.
11
Reheat until piping fiery before serving.

Recipe Information

Cuisine
Polish
Course
Beef
Diet
Non-Vegetarian
Total Time
37 mins

Recipe Time chart

Preparation Time

6 mins

Cooking Time

31 mins

Total Time

37 mins
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