Pork Rib Stew with Cabbage

Name: Pork Rib Stew with Cabbage (Żeberka wieprzowe)
Cuisine: Polish
Ingredients: 40 g/1¼ oz/¼ cup bacon dripping or 40 ml/2½ tbsp vegetable oil; 40 g/1¼ oz/¼ cup bacon dripping or 40 ml/2½ tbsp vegetable oil; 1.8 kg/4 lb pork spare ribs; 900 ml/1½ pints/3¾ cups beef stock; 6 black peppercorns; 4 bay leaves; 5 ml/1 tsp caraway seeds; 5 ml/1 tsp paprika; 2 large onions, roughly chopped; 2-3 carrots, roughly chopped; 3-4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped; 175 ml/6 fl oz/¾ cup dry white wine; 1 cabbage, quartered and core removed; chopped fresh parsley or dill, to garnish; chopped fresh parsley or dill, to garnish; boiled new potatoes, to serve

Żeberka wieprzowe

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food and Cooking of Poland

By Ewa Michalik

Published 2008

About

This delicious stew makes the most of cheap ingredients, combining flavoursome ribs with a simple broth and some fresh green cabbage.

Ingredients

40 g/1¼ oz/¼ cup bacon dripping or 40 ml<

Europe
Poland
Main course
Gluten-free
Eastern Europe

Method

Heat the bacon dripping or oil in a heavy pan, add the spare ribs and cook over a high heat for 5 minutes, or until brown all over.
Add the stock, peppercorns, bay leaves, caraway seeds, paprika, onions, carrots, garlic and white wine. Cover the p