Ukrainian Cabbage with Smoked Meats (Bigos: Kapusta z vudzhenynoiu)
- 1 lb. boneless pork shoulder
- 2 tbsp. bacon grease
- oil
- 2 cups sauerkraut
- 3 md. onions
- 4 cups shredded cabbage
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 to 6 peppercorns
- 2 allspice berries
- 1-1/2 lb. smoked sausage
- kovbasa
- 1 lb. dry cured boneless ham
- 3 tbsp. flour
- 2 tbsp. lard
- 1 cup ham stock
- water
- In a large dutch oven, brown the pork shoulder on all sides in bacon grease.
- Remove to a plate.
- Drain sauerkraut and reserve liquid.
- Cook chopped onions until clear, and add cabbage and sauerkraut.
- Mix well, add bay leaf, peppercorns, and allspice.
- Return pork shoulder to pot, cover, and cook over low heat for 1 hour or until pork is tender.
- Skim off fat.
- Add sausage, ham, and sauerkraut juice.
- Cook 30 minutes.
- In a saucepan, cook flour in lard, stirring until golden.
- Blend in ham stock or water, and pour into the bigos, mixing again.
- Heat to boiling and simmer until sauce thickens.
- Slice pork and cut sausage diagonally into 2 inch pieces.
- Arrange pork, ham slices, and sausage over the cabbage mixture (with bay leaves removed) in a large deep platter.
boneless pork shoulder, bacon grease, oil, sauerkraut, onions, cabbage, bay leaves, peppercorns, berries, sausage, kovbasa, dry cured boneless ham, flour, lard, ham stock, water
Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/20087 (may not work)