Russian choux-croute (cabbage stew) recipe - RusCuisine.com

Ingredients

• 1 medium head 'green' cabbage, preferably yellowish-white in color, or, as a second choice, very light green, cored and shredded slightly coarser than for cole slaw
• 1 cup Russian pickled cabbage or French or Alsacian sauerkraut
• 1/2 lb smoked bacon, julienned
• 4 duck thighs
• 1 ring Polish kielbasa
• 4 cooked pork sausages with milk added, such as boudin-blanc, knackwurst, or Russian sardelles
• 1/2 lb boiled ham, unsliced, cut into large portion pieces
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 large carrot, julienned
• 10 Roma tomatoes
• 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
• 2 tsp allspice
• 1 cup veal stock
• 1/2 cup dry Vermouth
• 3 garlic cloves, pressed
• vegetable oil
• 1 tbsp black peppercorns
• salt and pepper to taste
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 tbsp fresh dill weed, minced
• 2 lb medium Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled