Croatian Cabbage Stew ( Prisiljeno Zelje�)

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 500 g cabbage (one medium cabbage head)
• 50 g smoked bacon (smoked, dried)
• 200 g tomatoes (strained juice)
• 1 teaspoon caraway seed
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 tablespoon lard (but oil can do)
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 cut the cabbage to narrow strips approximately 5mm wide and 2-5 cm long.
• 2 heat water with vinegar and when it boils put cabbage in it.
• 3 cook for 3 minutes.
• 4 during this put sliced bacon (in small cubes) on fat until transparent, add flour and brown it.
• 5 add cold water, tomato juice.
• 6 take out cabbage with hollow spoon, and throw the water out.
• 7 add caraway seeds, season with salt and pepper.
• 8 cook about 30 minutes or until cabbage softens.
• 9 serve as a side dish to sausages, lamb chops, and similar meat and mashed potato.