Cabbage w/ smoked meats

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
4cupsShredded cabbage leaves
1poundsPork shoulder boneless
2tablespoonsBacon grease or oil
2cupsSauerkraut
2eachesBay leaves
6eachesPeppercorns
3eachesOnions medium chopped
1teaspoonAllspice
poundsSmoked sauage <Kielbasa is works well>
1poundsSmoked ham dry if possible
3tablespoonsFlour
2tablespoonsLard or Crisco
1cupHam stock

Directions

Brown the pork shoulder in a large Dutch oven in the bacon grease.

Remove, drain sauerkraut and save the liquid. Cook onions until clear, add cabbage & sauerkraut. Mix, add the bay leaves, allspice, & peppercorns. retrun the pork shoulder to the pot, cover, and cook over a low heat for 1 hour or until the pork is tender, Skim off the grease and add the ham, sauage, & sauerkraut juice. Cook for ½ hour. cook the flour in the lard or Crisco until golden add the ham stock and pour into the main pot stirring well. Heat to boiling and simmer until the sauce thickens. Slice the pork and sauasage into managebale pieces and serve over the cabbage mixture. ORIGIN: Tanya Kamnotsky, Kiev, Ukraine, circa 1996