Step-by-Step Guide to Make Gordon Ramsay Bigos (Hunters Stew) for Slowcooker

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Bigos is considered the national dish of Poland. I t's a hearty, long-simmered meat-and-sauerkraut stew that goes back centuries. Napa cabbage should replace the sauerkraut so that it cooks down and soaks up the flavors instead of making it salty. There is no "one" recipe for bigos but it is a hunter's stew and it should be meaty and rich.and.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook bigos (hunters stew) for slowcooker using 19 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Bigos (Hunters Stew) for Slowcooker:

1. Take to taste Olive oil and Butter
2. Take 800 g Kielbasa or smoked pork sausage
3. Prepare 1000 g Pork (shoulder or neck meat steaks or chops)
4. Make ready 2 x medium Onions rough sliced
5. Prepare 2 cloves Garlic sliced
6. Take 200 g mushrooms quartered
7. Get 1 TBS Beefbroth
8. Make ready 800 g diced Tomatoes (canned)
9. Take 2 TBS Paprika
10. Get 1 TBS Pimenton (smoked Paprika) or more regular Paprika
11. Make ready Pinch Cheyenne
12. Prepare 1500 g Sauerkraut (drain of excess fluid)
13. Get 2 x Bayleaves
14. Get 2-3 Allspiece (pimento) Berries (grind to powder with pestle)
15. Make ready 2-3 Juniper Berries (crush under a knife)
16. Take Handfull of Parsley (chopped)
17. Get 2-3 Pickles (sliced roughly)
18. Get Salt/White Pepper
19. Get 4 TBS Tomatopaste

Bigos is also called 'Polish Hunter Stew' as its origins date back to Medieval times; when hunters would bring home game and it would be added to a stew which was cooked for hours. Bigos is an Eastern European stew that has many adaptations; some versions incorporate rice and/or a variety of vegetables and meats, so you can use whatever you have on hand. This version is a Polish hunter's stew that features kielbasa, smoky bacon, melty cabbage, and lots of delicious broth. Bigos, or traditional Polish Hunter's Stew, is one of those homey recipes that changes from home to home.

Instructions to make Bigos (Hunters Stew) for Slowcooker:

1. Cut all your ingredient up but not too fine. You want to retain texture and tastes.
2. Cut the sausage in about 1/4" slices and fry it on medium/high heat in a pan with a bit of olive oil until the fat starts seeping out. Transfer to slow cooker.
3. Fry the steaks or chops in the sausage/olive oil. Add more oil if needed. High heat for 20-30sec on each side. No need to cut the meat up. The Slowcooker process will tenderize it to strings. Bones can remain for now and can extracted after the stew is finished) Transfer to slow cooker
4. Reduce heat and add some butter.
5. Once the butter is at temperature add onions and garlic and caramelize them until they glaze over. Transfer to slow cooker
6. Add the mushrooms to the pan and let them absorb the resulting broth. Add a bit of water and the beef broth to the pan. Then after stirring for a few seconds add the tomatoes and paprika (and Pimenton, Cheyenne if you like it a bit spicey) to the mix and transfer everything to the slow cooker. Salt and pepper to taste. Maybe add a bit of Beefbroth instead of salt. Less is more. The Slowcooker will unchain a lot.of taste from the meat.
7. You can add all kinds of leftovers at this point. Like vegetables that go in soup (kohlrabi, turnip, carrot, celery, leek, endive)… Processing leftovers is what stew is for. I would avoid sweet stuff like corn but tomatoes are also fine and go in roughly chopped or even quartered…
8. Drain the Sauerkraut from excess fluid (not a problem if there is some left) and add it to the slow cooker. If it's too sour for you, you can reduce the acid by quickly blanching it in water and draining it before transferring it to the mix. I like the acidic taste. It's how it's supposed to be and it helps tenderize the meat.
9. Slice or dice the pickles and add them together with the rest of the ingredients. Mix everything thoroughly and make sure the meat is covered.
10. Add some water until everything is wet and can be cooked. Make sure the meat is covered. Just like in the picture
11. Cook on high for 5 hours and let rest for one 1 or more hours. Remove bones before serving.
12. A side of sourdough bread or simple mashed potatoes are ideal. Some sourcreme or creme fraiche to reduce acidity maybe? Certainly…

This version is a Polish hunter's stew that features kielbasa, smoky bacon, melty cabbage, and lots of delicious broth. Bigos, or traditional Polish Hunter's Stew, is one of those homey recipes that changes from home to home. In fact, in From A Polish Country House Kitchen, Anne Applebaum and Danielle Crittenden describe the stew as Poland's version of chili—long stewed meat with a suggestion of vegetable. Bigos Polish hunter's stew is a hearty, traditional dish, full of flavor with a variety of meats, sauerkraut, mushrooms, onions, apples, and dried plums! I left it on the stove overnight on very low heat, I guess that's the equivalent of putting it in a crock-pot.

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