Polish Hunter’s Stew

A hearty Polish stew made with several kinds of meat - typically pork - cabbage, sauerkraut and lots of mushrooms, both wild and cultivated

Category: Main Dish

Cuisine: not set

Ready in 1 hour
by SimplyRecipes

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 which you may be able to find in the refrigerated section of yo

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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