Bigos

Ingredients

1 kg cabbage
1 kg sauerkraut
800 ml water
290 gr roast pork
475 gr roast beef
350 gr sausage
375 gr ham
10 boletus mushrooms
10 stones prunes
10 juniper berries
10 peppercorns
1 bay leaf
2 onions
2 cooking apples
150 ml wine
5 ml honey
18 gr lard

Instructions

drain and cut into strips. Keep the mushroom stock. Peel the apples and cut into cubes. Peel and chop the onions, lightly fry them in 1 tb of lard. Put the cabbage and the sauerkraut into a large saucepan, add onions, mushrooms, mushroom stock, apples, prunes, juniper, bay leaf and peppercorns. Add 8 dl of boiling water, cover and cook (low heat) for 1.5 hours. Cut the meats into cubes. Slice the sausage and fry it lightly in lard. Add all to the pan. Pour the wine in, add honey and cook for a further 40 minutes. Stir frequently taking care not to burn it. Serve hot with wholemeal bread. Remarks: ~roast duck or venison and roasting gravies can be added to bigos ~Bigos can be reheated for several days. It's flavour improves as it matures, tastes best on the third day.