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Treat yourself with Vegusto: Recipe No. 64

Bigos (sauerkraut stew) with Vegusto

Here we present Bigos, a typical national recipe from Poland. Bigos can be cooked in advance, since it gains flavour when reheated.

Preparation

Prepare the vegetable broth in a saucepan according to cooking instructions.
Cut the cabbage into 2-3 cm long and 1 cm wide pieces.
Add the cabbage to the vegetable broth. Cook for 30 minutes with a closed lid until done.
In the mean time cut the Vegusto sausages in various big pieces or stripes.
Heat the oil in a frying pan. Add the onions and the Vegusto Sausages and fry for 3-4 minutes.
Using a colander wash the sauerkraut briefly under running water. Squeeze out the water.
Add champignons, tomato paste, sauerkraut and Vegusto sausages to the cabbage.
Leave to stew for 20 minutes at medium heat while occasionally stirring.
When the Bigos is done season with fresh pepper and cayenne pepper. Smacznego (:Smatschnego)!

Traditionally Bigos is served with bread. As a variation Bigos can also be prepared with small dices of apples cooked as part of the stew.