Russian Cookbook

500 g pork (shoulder)
1/2 L water
50 g bacon
50 g lard
100 g onion
500 g cabbage
pinch of caraway seed
1/2 teaspoon paprika
30 g flour
1/2 L stock,
Salt and pepper, to taste

Simmer pork in salted water till tender and then cut into small pieces. Cut the bacon into cubes, melt it over low heat, add a little lard and fry chopped onion in fat. Shred the cabbage finely, scald it in boiling water, strain and braise it with the fried onion. Add caraway seed, paprika and stock. When the cabbage is tender, allow all water to evaporate, sprinkle with flour, cook a little, then add remaining stock. Heat diced meat in the cabbage and serve with potatoes or bread.

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