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Bigos Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Polishyourkitchen / All my dishes 2 months, 1 week ago Bigos is the ultimate Polish dish. It can’t get any more Polish than bigos (only pierogi might be a serious competition). Poles eat bigos on any occasion and no wedding can take place without bigos on a table. Why?….Because it’s a perfect partn... More Prep:10m Cook:90m Servings:8	Polishyourk
	sauerkrout beef pork sausage kielbasa

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Ingredients

2 Ib (about 1kg) sauerkraut

1-1.5 Ib (0.5-0.7) beef and pork (or beef or pork alone)

8 oz (250 g) sausage (preferably Polska Kielbasa)

Half cup salt pork or bacon

1 large chopped onion

Handful of dried mushroom

Few prunes

Few allspice seeds

Few bay leaves

Stock

Sugar, salt and pepper

Optionally tomato juice or paste

Directions

First in a separate dish braise pork and beef with water barely covering the meet. Allow to simmer for about 40 min – 1 hour or until soft. Shortly before the ending add some salt for taste.

Meanwhile strain the liquid from the sauerkraut and reserve for later. You might need it in case bigos will come out not sour enough. Drain sauerkraut under cold running water. Set aside and in a deep pot fry salt pork. After few minutes add onion and let it fry together a bit.

When onion looks glossy add sauerkraut, mushroom, prunes, allspice seeds, bay leaves, 1 Tbs sugar and stock. Mix together, cover and let it boil then reduce the heat and let it slowly simmer for about 40 minutes. Stir from time to time and if necessary add more water or stock.

When meat is ready, transfer it together with the liquid to the pot with sauerkraut. Add sausage and mix thoroughly. Let it cook for about 30 minutes more.

I like to add some tomato juice or tomato paste to bigos. It gives the dish nice color. Also at this point if your bigos is not sour enough, you can add some of the reserved liquid from the saurkrout. You can also add more salt, sugar or pepper if you wish. Continue cooking 5 minutes more and serve with a slice of bread.

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lor 2 months, 1 week ago said:
This recipe for Bigos is absolutely perfect. I've enjoyed Bigos at lunch, dinner, weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, and funerals. HIGH 5 and excellent illustrations!!!

cuzpat 2 months, 1 week ago said:
Very good!

hot_it_up 2 months, 1 week ago said:
Have never heard of this dish before. But explains why when I add Figs to sauerkraut and sausage, I like it. Heck, now I see that I was just getting started. \0

Jeff

sitbynellie 2 months, 1 week ago said:
I think I might like this! Thanks for posting!

Thank you!
Susan

sitbynellie 2 months, 1 week ago said:
PS Excellent photos!

momo_55grandma 2 months, 1 week ago said:
Great post luv this one try it its a keeperthanks high5

lovebreezy 2 months ago said:
Very, very nice photos. Thank you for taking time with them. Thanks also for the nice history of the dish. This is a keeper.

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