It is time to try Letni Bigos! Or in other words, Summer Hunter’s Stew! Summer Hunter’s Stew is a Polish dish with chopped meat stewed with cabbage and other vegetables. Garrett Valley Farms Polska Kielbasa is the perfect ingredient to make this stew come together! Also, it’s pretty simple and an easy meal to make for your family.
It’s fun to try new recipes with your family! Especially when they’re coming from a different culture. Summer Hunter’s Stew takes advantage of cabbage during it’s peak – in the beginning of the summer season! Depending on your preferences, you can add your own favorite vegetables into the mix.
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Summer Hunter's Stew (Letni Bigos)
Ingredients
- 1 young cabbage chopped
- 1 carrot (medium sized) chopped or shredded
- 1 yellow onion (medium sized) chopped
- 1 package Garrett Valley Polska Kielbasa sliced
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 tbsp fresh dill
- 1/2 tsp caraway seeds
- 1 bay leaf
- 1.5 tbsp flour
- 4 cups vegetable broth
Instructions
- Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and chopped onion to large heated skillet. Cook until onion is translucent.
- Add carrot and cabbage, broth, tomato paste, bay leaf, and caraway seeds to skillet.
- Mix well, cover, and cook for about 20 minutes. Ensure all cabbage is covered.
- After 20 minutes, check to see if the cabbage has softened. If not, cook until cabbage has cooked through and is soft, checking every 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to your liking.
- While cabbage is cooking, heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a new skillet, add kielbasa and brown it.
- Add browned kielbasa to cooked cabbage.
- In a separate pan, cook flour for about 2 minutes. Add last tablespoon of oil and mix together. Add about a cup of the broth from the cabbage pot and mix that together, also. Return this mixture to the cabbage pot and combine, cooking for another 2-3 minutes.
- Top the stew with dill and serve warm.
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