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Polish sauerkraut stew

Polish bigos with sauerkraut

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A hearty Polish dish: sauerkraut cooked with sausage, bacon, mushrooms, onion, cumin, and red wine, which should be allowed to rest overnight before servi…

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Bigos is a traditional Polish dish, hearty and flavorful, made with sauerkraut. It’s best to prepare it the day before.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time45 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Resting12 hr
  • Total13 hr 45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$8.10 $1.35 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people
  • $1.36
  • $2.78
  • $1.22
  • $0.41
  • $1.01
  • $0.48
  • $0.40
  • $0.44

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Drain the sauerkraut juice, pour it into a saucepan, add the broth, and bring to a simmer.
  2. Clean the mushrooms, remove the stem end, and slice them before adding them to the sauerkraut. ≈ 8 min
  3. Add the cumin and rosemary, and continue to cook over low heat.
  4. Make sure to brown the sausage, bacon, and onions thoroughly without adding any extra fat. ≈ 3 min
  5. Add them to the sauerkraut and let it simmer for another 5 to 10 minutes.
  6. Pour in the red wine and remove from the heat. ≈ 3 min
  7. Place the sauerkraut in the refrigerator overnight. The next day, bring it to a boil again, uncovered.
  8. The bigos is ready when all the ingredients have been thoroughly incorporated and there is very little liquid remaining. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Polish bigos with sauerkraut

  • 500 g of sauerkraut$1.36
  • 1 cup of herb broth$2.78
  • 100 g of streaky bacon$1.22
  • 2 large onions$0.41
  • 200 g of fresh mushrooms$1.01
  • 1 teaspoon of cumin$0.48
  • 10 grams of dried rosemary$0.40
  • 100 ml of dry red wine$0.44

Total$8.10

that's $1.35 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of sauerkraut
  • 1 cup of herb broth
  • 400 g of dry sausage (cabanossi)
  • 100 g of streaky bacon
  • 2 large onions
  • 200 g of fresh mushrooms
  • 1 teaspoon of cumin
  • 10 grams of dried rosemary
  • 100 ml of dry red wine

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