Káposztás bab, beans with cabbage and smoked ham hock

Káposztás bab, beans with cabbage and smoked ham hock

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A traditional Hungarian dish of mixed beans and sauerkraut, cooked with smoked pork hock. A hearty, flavorful, and comforting seasonal dish.

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Kaposzta-bab is a Hungarian dish of green beans with sauerkraut, seasoned with garlic and parsley, and served with smoked ham hock.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time2 hr
  • Resting12 hr
  • Total14 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • Cooking methodMijotage

Ingredients

4 people
  • $21.09
  • $0.31
  • $0.18
  • $0.03

Directions

  1. The day before, wash the beans and soak them in water.
  2. Place the shank in warm water, bring to a boil, then discard the water. Cook the shank in fresh water until it is tender.
  3. Peel the onion and chop it into thin slices. ≈ 8 min
  4. Brown the onion in the fat, then add the drained beans.
  5. Let them simmer for a few minutes, then moisten with the cooking broth from the shank.
  6. When the beans are about halfway cooked, add the cabbage, and then add a little more broth if needed.
  7. Mince the garlic and chop the parsley finely, then add them to the dish and cook until tender.
  8. Remove the tendons from the shank, cut the meat into slices, and serve it with the beans, alongside bread balls (zsemlegombóc). ≈ 8 min

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 smoked pork leg (800 to 900 g)
  • 600 g of sauerkraut
  • 200 g of mixed beans (tarkabab)
  • 150 g of onion
  • One bunch of parsley
  • 1 tablespoon of fat
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • salt

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