Żywiec kwaśnica, sauerkraut soup with pork

Żywiec kwaśnica, sauerkraut soup with pork

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Żywiec is a traditional Polish dish that combines pork, fermented cabbage, and mushrooms. It’s a simple yet delicious recipe that requires several steps to prepare.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time1 hr 30 min
  • Total1 hr 45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$15.53 $3.88 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $13.08
  • $1.90
  • $0.17
  • $0.25
  • $0.09
  • $0.04

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cook the meat and vegetables in the lightly salted water until tender, then remove it from the bone.
  2. Aside from that, cook the sauerkraut with the chopped onion.
  3. Cook the mushrooms separately, then slice them.
  4. Combine the meat, sauerkraut, and mushrooms in the meat cooking broth.
  5. Add the crushed garlic, salt, pepper, and bring to a boil.
  6. Serve with locally grown apples. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Żywiec kwaśnica, sauerkraut soup with pork

  • 800 g of pork back with the bone$13.08
  • 700 g of sauerkraut$1.90
  • 80 g of onion$0.17
  • 50 g of dried mushrooms$0.25
  • 1 clove of garlic$0.09
  • 1 teaspoon of salt$0.04

Total$15.53

that's $3.88 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 800 g of pork back with the bone
  • 700 g of sauerkraut
  • 2 liters of water
  • 80 g of onion
  • 50 g of dried mushrooms
  • 250 g of soup vegetables (carrots, parsley root, celery, leek)
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • A pinch of black pepper
  • Hand-painted terracotta bowls for serving

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