Creamy Sauerkraut Stew (Slovak Segedinsky Gulash)
Recipe type: Stew
Cuisine: Slovak
 
Ingredients
  • 2 large onions
  • 50 ml/3 generous tbsp lard (or other cooking fat)
  • 600g / 1.3 lb beef or pork stew meat
  • 5 ml/ 1 tsp ground caraway
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 kg/2.2 lb sauerkraut
  • 1 l/ 4 cups bone broth or water
  • 30 ml/2 tbsp paprika
  • 250 g/1 cup heavy cream or coconut cream
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Chop onions. Melt lard or other oil in pot, cook onions over a slow heat until softened.
  2. Chop meat into cubes and add to onion, as well as caraway and bay leaf.
  3. Brown meat, then add paprika and quickly pour water over (paprika burns quickly), cover with the lid, and let simmer, 1 hr for pork, 3-4 hrs for beef.
  4. Coarsely chop sauerkraut so you don't have long strings and add to simmering pot, until the sauerkraut is soft, about 20 min.
  5. Just before serving add the cream or coconut cream.
  6. See above for serving suggestions.
Recipe by Almost Bananas at https://www.almostbananas.net/creamy-sauerkraut-stew-slovak-segedinsky-gulash/