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Bigos I
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Bigos I

18 ingredients 2 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1047
Calories
92g
Protein
24g
Fat
113g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 16 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
Rye Bread 1 slice (32g) 83
Broccoli 1 cup chopped (156g) 55
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Caraway Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • Prep: 15mins
  • Cook: 50mins
  • Serves 4-6
  • 75g/3oz smoked bacon lardons,
  • 500g/1lb cubed pork,
  • 1 onion, sliced,
  • 3 cloves garlic, sliced,
  • 200g/7oz polish sausage such as wiejska, skinned and sliced,
  • 1 can chopped tomatoes,
  • 450ml/3/4pt chicken stock,
  • 150ml/1/4pt red wine,
  • 2 bay leaves,
  • 2 tsp caraway seeds,
  • 500g/1lb potatoes, peeled and cubed,
  • 500g/1lb Bramley apples, quartered, cored and sliced in half,
  • 175g/6oz cabbage, cored and sliced,
  • salt and ground black pepper,
  • rye bread and sour cream to serve

Directions

1

1 Heat a large saucepan, add the bacon and sauté for 4mins until the bacon is crisp and the fat has run. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon to a plate. Add the pork, onion, garlic and sausage to the bacon fat in the pan and sauté for 5 mins.

2

2 Add the remaining ingredients and bring to the boil. Season well with plenty of ground black pepper and just a little salt (the bacon and sausage add their own salt). Cover and simmer for 50mins or until the potatoes are tender. Serve ladled into bowls with rye bread.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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