Bigos (Polish Hunter's Stew)

by Tom Ashworth

30 servings

Dried Mushrooms

• 105 gdried mushrooms (porcini or other forest mushrooms)
• ≈ 1060 gwater, for soaking

Stew

• 750 gpork shoulder
• 750 gbeef chuck
• ≈ 18 gsalt, for the meat
• black pepper, for the meat
• ≈ 82 to 120 goil
• ≈ 505 gsmoked bacon
• ≈ 450 glarge onion
• 675 gbutton mushrooms
• 2100 gsmall head of white cabbage
• 1500 gsmoked kielbasa
• ≈ 760 gchicken, beef or vegetable stock
• 510 gtomato paste
• ≈ 36 gsalt
• ≈ 2.5 to 3 gbay leaves
• ≈ 9 ggarlic
• 2 gwhole black peppercorns
• 5 gwhole allspice berries
• ≈ 3.5 gground black pepper
• 4500 gsauerkraut
• ≈ 170 gpitted prunes