Description
A hearty and satisfying Polish stew with cannellini beans, bacon, and kielbasa. Served with crusty bread it’s a meal that sticks to the bones, perfect for a cold winter’s night!
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups dry cannellini beans
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 10 slices bacon, cubed
- ½ (16 oz) ring kielbasa sausage, cubed
- 2 onions, chopped
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 whole allspice berries
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can chopped tomatoes
- dried marjoram, or to taste
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon paprika (Optional)
Instructions
- Place cannellini beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let soak 8 hours to overnight. Drain and add to a large pot. Cover with fresh water and cook on low heat until beans are tender
- 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat while beans are cooking. Add bacon and sausage and cook until browned
- 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer meats to a bowl
- reserving some of the grease in the skillet.
- Cook onions in the reserved grease until browned
- 5 to 10 minutes. Add to bowl with meats.
- Stir meat mixture
- bay leaves
- and allspice into the cooked beans and bring to a simmer. Add tomatoes
- marjoram
- garlic
- salt
- and pepper and continue to simmer
- 10 to 15 minutes. Add water if there is not enough liquid in the pot.
- Melt butter in a small saucepan over low heat
- add flour
- and stir into a paste. Remove from heat and add to stew; stir in paprika powder. Simmer until stew has thickened
- about 15 minutes.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins
Total Time: 9 hrs 25 mins
Servings: 4