i married a polack. we went to ploand to visit her grandmother in the spring of last year and she made this stew which, in an effort to make her love me, i ate till i almost died. here it is a year later and im craving this near death experience. here it is...
go to the butcher and get the best smoked ham hocks (or alternate smoked pork seasoning product) and 2 big smoked polish sausages which will be pork if they're authentic. get them going in a pot and render out the fat as you rinse and squeeze 3 bags of sauerkraut and cut 2 onions. add the kraut and onions to the pot of smoked pork, salt, pepper and cover with water and a few bay leaves.
cover and simmer for 2 hours and discard the hocks and bay leaves. you can cook a little longer to reduce the water content if you like. its better a day later and can keep for a week in your fridge.
this is simple soul-nourishing food that will comfort anybody with a cold weather country in their blood. polacks do it better!
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