Hunters Sausage And Sauerkraut Stew Food

POLISH HUNTER'S STEW WITH SAUERKRAUT / BIGOS Z KISZONEJ KAPUSTY

Steps:

• Dice the meat. Dice the onion and fry in oil in a large skillet. Add meat and fry it thoroughly.
• When done, add 500 ml's of hot water, salt, season with pepper and bring to boil. Then add broken dried mushrooms, cover, reduce heat and simmer for about 40 minutes.
• Add bay leaf, allspice, cumin, marjoram, chopped plums, peeled and diced apple and mix.
• Add sauerkraut (if it is too sour, rinse it in a strainer beforehand), pour in 250 ml's of water, mix, cover and cook the cabbage until soft for about 45 minutes . About halfway through the cooking, add the peeled sausage and cut into pieces. At the end, add tomato paste.
• Brown the flour in a dry pan, when it begins to brown, add a tablespoon of butter and stir until the butter dissolves. Keep the pan over low heat and add a few tablespoons of hunters stew gradually, stirring constantly. Transfer the contents of the roux back to the skillet, mix everything together and bring to a boil. Serve hot. Enjoy!

HUNTERS POLISH SAUSAGE SAUERKRAUT STEW

Steps:

• Soak the mushrooms in 1/4 cup water for 2 hours.
• Bring to boil and simmer for 1/2 hour.
• Slice.
• Wash the sauerkraut and squeeze it.
• Add mushrooms and the liquid in which they were cooked.
• Add the apples, the tomatoes, peppercorns, and bay leaf.
• Cover and simmer for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• Add the meat and the bacon, simmer 1 hour longer.
• It is best reheated.
• Served with steamed potatoes or rye bread.

BIGOS (HUNTER'S STEW)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat a large pot over medium heat. Add the bacon and kielbasa; cook and stir until the bacon has rendered its fat and sausage is lightly browned. Use a slotted spoon to remove the meat and transfer to a large casserole or Dutch oven.
• Coat the cubes of pork lightly with flour and fry them in the bacon drippings over medium-high heat until golden brown. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the pork to the casserole. Add the garlic, onion, carrots, fresh mushrooms, cabbage and sauerkraut. Reduce heat to medium; cook and stir until the carrots are soft, about 10 minutes. Do not let the vegetables brown.
• Deglaze the pan by pouring in the red wine and stirring to loosen all of the bits of food and flour that are stuck to the bottom. Season with the bay leaf, basil, marjoram, paprika, salt, pepper, caraway seeds and cayenne pepper; cook for 1 minute.
• Mix in the dried mushrooms, hot pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce, beef stock, tomato paste and tomatoes. Heat through just until boiling. Pour the vegetables and all of the liquid into the casserole dish with the meat. Cover with a lid.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, until meat is very tender.

SAUSAGE AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Place the sauerkraut, caraway seeds, brown sugar, and apple into a large saucepan over medium-low heat, and bring the mixture to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, and cook for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Place the bacon and onion into a skillet over medium heat, and cook until the bacon is almost crisp and the onion is beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Stir the bacon mixture into the sauerkraut. In the same skillet, brown the kielbasa sausage in the remaining bacon grease until the sausage begins to brown, 10 to 15 minutes; stir into the sauerkraut mixture. Spoon the sauerkraut and sausage mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, about 1 hour.

BIGOS (POLISH HUNTER'S STEW)

Steps:

• Place sauerkraut in a large pan or casserole dish and pour in 4 cups of boiling water. Add prunes, allspice, and bay leaves. Simmer until Sauerkraut is soft, about 50 minutes.
• Pour about 1 cup of boiling water over mushrooms and soak to rehydrate, about 30 minutes. Drain and chop mushrooms, reserving the liquid.
• Heat oil in a frying pan over medium to high heat. Add onion and sausage. Saute while stirring until onion is soft and sausage is browned, about 5 minutes.
• In a separate pan, bring about 4 cups of water to a boil. Add beef, pork, and bacon. Simmer until cooked through for 20 minutes, then drain.
• When sauerkraut is soft, add the drained meat mixture, sausage-onion mixture, and soaked mushrooms; mix well. Simmer uncovered over low heat, about 20 minutes.
• Pour in red wine and cook for 15 minutes until flavors are well blended. Season with caraway seeds, marjoram, salt, and pepper. Stir in tomato puree. If the stew is too dry, pour in some of the water reserved from soaking the mushrooms, and simmer so flavors combine, about 5 minutes.

HUNTER'S STEW

Steps:

• Crumble beef into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Layer with the onion, carrots, potatoes and beans. Combine soup and water; pour over beans. , Cover and bake at 375° for 2 hours or until the meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender.