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Polish bigos (sauerkraut stew)

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Ingredients:
4 lbsSauerkraut
1 lbsBeef cubes
1 lbsSmoked butt
1 lbsSpareribs
1/4 lbsBacon
1 canTomatoes (large)
2 cupWater
4 lbsCabbage head
1 lbsLoin pork chops
1 lbsSmoked kielbasa
1/2 cupOnions (chopped)
1 ozMushrooms (dried)
2 tbspFlour
Procedures:
1Brown the beef, pork and spareribs in a large heavey pot.
2Put the browned meats and the smoked butt with 1 cup of water into a separate, covered pan and simmer until tender, the pork chops about ?hour, the butt about 1 hour, beef 1 ?to 2 hours and spareribs 2 hours.
3Pour off all the fat from the first pot and put in the sauerkraut and one cup of water.
4Chop the cabbage fine and add to sauerkraut.
5Cover and cook until cabbage is tender, about 30 minutes.
6Remove lid and keep pot on a very low simmer.
7In a third pan, fry bacon until crisp, then crumble into sauerkraut mixture.
8Remove most of the bacon fat and fry onions and flour until they just brown.
9Mix into sauerkraut mixture.
10Remove the meats from the second pan as they become tender.
11Cut away fat and bone and cut into small pieces.
12Add to sauerkraut mixture.
13Skim the fat off the meat juices and add to sauerkraut mixture.
14Take off skin from kielbasa and cut into slices.
15Add to sauerkraut mixture with the tomatoes.
16Salt, pepper to taste.
17Bring to a boil, simmer 5 minutes and serve hot.