Polish Hunterâ??s Stew

Name: Polish Hunterâ??s Stew
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 3 h
Ingredients: 1 ounce dried porcini or other wild mushrooms; 2 Tbsp bacon fat or vegetable oil; 2 pounds pork shoulder; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 head cabbage (regular, not savoy or red), chopped; 1 1/2 pounds mixed fresh mushrooms; 1-2 pounds kielbasa or other smoked sausage; 1 smoked ham hock; 1 pound fresh Polish sausage (optional); 1 25-ounce jar of fresh sauerkraut (we recommend Bubbies, which you may be able to find in the refrigerated section of your local supermarket); 1 bottle of pilsner or lager beer; 1 Tbsp juniper berries (optional); 1 Tbsp black peppercorns; 1 Tbsp caraway seeds; 2 Tbsp dried marjoram; Salt; 20 prunes, sliced in half (optional); 2 Tbsp tomato paste (optional); 1 15-ounce can tomato sauce (optional); 1-2 Tbsp mustard or horseradish (optional)

Polish Hunterâs Stew was pinched from <a href="http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/polish_hunters_stew/" target="_blank">www.simplyrecipes.com.</a>

"A hearty Polish stew made with several kinds of meat - typically pork - cabbage, sauerkraut and lots of mushrooms, both wild and cultivated..."

INGREDIENTS

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1 ounce dried porcini or other wild mushrooms

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2 Tbsp bacon fat or vegetable oil

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2 pounds pork shoulder

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1 large onion, chopped

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1 head cabbage (regular, not savoy or red), chopped

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1 1/2 pounds mixed fresh mushrooms

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1-2 pounds kielbasa or other smoked sausage

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1 smoked ham hock

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1 pound fresh Polish sausage (optional)

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1 25-ounce jar of fresh sauerkraut (we recommend Bubbies, which you may be able to find in the refrigerated section of your local supermarket)

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1 bottle of pilsner or lager beer

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1 Tbsp juniper berries (optional)

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1 Tbsp black peppercorns

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1 Tbsp caraway seeds

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2 Tbsp dried marjoram

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Salt

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20 prunes, sliced in half (optional)

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2 Tbsp tomato paste (optional)

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1 15-ounce can tomato sauce (optional)

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1-2 Tbsp mustard or horseradish (optional)

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