Smoked Hocks and Red Cabbage Stew

One of the top 3 favourites in my family...we all love it! 

Sauerkraut is often used instead of fresh cabbage. In that case, don't add salt and /or stock powder, as sauerkraut can be very salty.

Ingredients:

2-3 tbs oil

1 large onion, chopped

1 large carrot, sliced

150 g speck (bacon), chopped

1 large or 2 small smoked pork hocks

2 garlic cloves, crushed

8-10 black pepper corns (cracked)

1-2 bay leaves

1 small red cabbage, cut into wedges (white cabbage is OK)

1 can diced tomatoes

'Vegeta' or other vegetable/chicken stock powder

2-3 tbs white vinegar (only if using fresh cabbage)

peeled potatoes (optional)

water as needed

salt and pepper to taste

Method:

Heat oil in a large  pan; sautee onion and bacon. Add carrots, garlic, hocks and spices. Mix then add all other ingredients, finishing with cabbage and canned tomato. Pour some water, bring to boil, then lower heat and cook for 2 hours. Check the taste, adjust it and serve with rice or mashed potatoes.

Crveni Kupus sa Dimljenom Potkoljenicom

Jedno od 3 najdraza jela u mojoj porodici...svi ga volimo! Ukoliko koristite kiseli kupus, ne dodavati so i Vegetu, prije nego probate ukus.

Potrebno:

2-3 K ulja

1 veci crveni luk, sjeckan

1 veca mrkva, oguljena i izrezana

150 gr mesnate slanine, cjeckane

1 veca ili 2 manje prasece dimljene potkoljenice

2 cena bijelog luks, protisnuta

8-10 zrna crnog bibera, napuknuta (pritisnuti ravnom stranicom noza)

1-2 lista lovora

1 manji crveni kupus, rezan na rebarca (moze i obicni bijeli)

1 konzerva paradajza, sjeckan

Vegeta (po potrebi)

2-3 K bijelog sirceta , samo ako koristite svjez kupus

nekoliko oguljenih krompira (po zelji)

voda po potrebi

so i biber, po potrebi
Nacin:
Zagrijte ulje u vecoj posudi, proprzite luk i slaninu. Ubacite mrkvu, bijeli luk, potkoljenice i ostale zacine. Promijesajte na vatri par minuta, zatim ubacite sve ostale sastojke; neka kupus i konzervirani paradajz budu zadnji. Zalijte sa malo vode, dovedite do vrenja i zatim krckajte oko 2 sata. Provjerite ukus i sluzite sa rizom ili pire-krompirom.