subject: Polish Recipes Hunter's Bigos [print this page] Hunter's Bigos is one of the most famous Polish fall/winter plates prepared by many people not just in Poland but all over the world.
Recipe for 12 servings
* 4.4 lbs cabbage [i suggest using 50% of regular cabbage and 50% of sauerkraut]
* 2 large yellow onions
* 2 medium size apples [sour apples like granny smith would be the best]
* Handful of prunes [dry prunes] and mushrooms [shitake would be great]
* 4.4 lbs of different meats, such as leg of wild boar, venison, beef, smocked neck bones(I also have used a goat meat which was great)
* Polish of sausage made from venison and pork juniper
* 0.5 lbs of bacon
* 4 tablespoons tomato paste
* 2 tablespoons lard
* cup dry red wine
* 10 juniper berries
* 10 grains of pepper
* 10 grains allspice
* 3 bay leaves
* 3 cloves
* 2 tablespoons marjoram
* 1 teaspoon cumin and sugar
* salt and ground pepper
How to prepare
1. Mix fresh cabbage [needs to chopped] with sauerkraut in big pot, pour two cups of boiled water. Cook on low stirring frequently. At the same time in a small pot add all spices in about 2 cups of water [except marjoram] and boil for about 20 minutes. Strain and add it to cabbage at the end of cooking.
2. Peel onions and cut into cubes. Wash apples, peel, remove core and cut into quarters. Dice the bacon, fry it with onion until golden.
3. Dice sausage into cubes and add to fried onions. Wash meats. Some cook separately, like a roast (such as a piece of leg of wild boar) and other meat cut into cubes for stew like. Fry in lard, sprinkle with pepper, marjoram and sugar, stir and cook about 20 minutes. Then, along with sausage and apples, add to the cabbage. Cook on low heat.
4. Wash mushrooms and plums and put into stew.
5. At the end of cooking add the tomato paste and pour wine. The whole mix thoroughly and season with salt and possibly pepper. Ready to translate into a stew pan and roast slices lining. Serve with bread or boil and fried potatoes.
This is an amazing recipe for fall and winter days. Bigos will keep you warm and full for quite some time.
