How to Make Hunter's Stew

Ingredients

• 32 ounces of sauerkraut (not traditional vinegar based)
• 32 ounces, or a small head of green cabbage, finely chopped
• 1 ounce dried porcini mushrooms
• 1 cup hot water
• 1 tablespoon lard, duck fat or olive oil
• 1 large yellow onion, diced
• 10 ounces hickory smoked bacon, about 10 slices, diced
• 1 pound boneless pork loin chops, diced to ½-inch cubes
• 12 ounces Polish kielbasa, cut to ½-inch pieces
• 1 cup red wine, Cabernet Sauvignon
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste, optional
• 3 laurel leaves
• 2 teaspoons caraway seeds
• 6 allspice berries
• 8 juniper berries
• 12 peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 2 teaspoons pink Himalayan or sea smoked salt