Bigos (Polish Hunter’s Stew)

Name: Bigos (Polish Hunter’s Stew)
Ingredients: 1 ounce dried porcini or other wild mushrooms -; 2 Tbsp bacon fat or vegetable oil -; 2 pounds pork shoulder -; 1 large onion, chopped -; 1 head cabbage (regular, not savoy or red), chopped -; 1 1/2 pounds mixed fresh mushrooms -; 1-2 pounds kielbasa or other smoked sausage -; 1 smoked ham hock -; 1 pound fresh Polish sausage (optional) -; 1 25-ounce jar of fresh sauerkraut (we recommend Bubbies, which you may be able to find in the refrigerated section of your local supermarket) -; 1 bottle of pilsner or lager beer -; 1 Tbsp juniper berries (optional) -; 1 Tbsp black peppercorns -; 1 Tbsp caraway seeds -; 2 Tbsp dried marjoram -; Salt -; 20 prunes, sliced in half (optional) -; 2 Tbsp tomato paste (optional) -; 1 15-ounce can tomato sauce (optional) -; 1-2 Tbsp mustard or horseradish (optional) -

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Prep the ingredients: Pour hot tap water over the dried mushrooms and submerge them for 20 to 40 minutes, or until soft. Grind or crush the juniper berries (if using) and black peppercorns roughly;...

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Ingredients

1 ounce dried porcini or other wild mushrooms -
2 Tbsp bacon fat or vegetable oil -
2 pounds pork shoulder -
1 large onion, chopped -
1 head cabbage (regular, not savoy or red), chopped -
1 1/2 pounds mixed fresh mushrooms -
1-2 pounds kielbasa or other smoked sausage -
1 smoked ham hock -
1 pound fresh Polish sausage (optional) -
1 25-ounce jar of fresh sauerkraut (we recommend Bubbies, which you may be able to find in the refrigerated section of your local supermarket) -
1 bottle of pilsner or lager beer -
1 Tbsp juniper berries (optional) -
1 Tbsp black peppercorns -
1 Tbsp caraway seeds -
2 Tbsp dried marjoram -
Salt -
20 prunes, sliced in half (optional) -
2 Tbsp tomato paste (optional) -
1 15-ounce can tomato sauce (optional) -
1-2 Tbsp mustard or horseradish (optional) -