Bigos - The Polish Chef

[@snookie65]

Please make more videos! Your style, cooking,etc are fantastic!

[@hollydavis9683]

Just discovered your channel and I wish you made more videos. My polish great grandmother (born and raised before comming to the us with my grandma) died when I was little and I don't know much about my polish herritage. Thank you for uploading!

[@linemen71]

Bigos has to be the most universal recipe of all time. Every recipe I see is totally different from the way my parents made it. And every recipe I see is totally different from the other recipes I see here on KZbin. Yet every recipe I see looks amazing LOL!! This one looks like a version I must try!!

[@ThePolishChef]

You are absolutely right .

[@Woodrow512]

As long as cabage, mushrooms and meat make the base, you can get creative from there on, its what makes stews great, you can try pretty much everything with them

[@garys.7846]

Bigos was traditionally made with whatever food items were (are) available at the time. It depends on season of the year etc... There is NO "standard" Bigos recipe.

[@lzblz8676]

Thank you for this video! I married a polish Canadian and your videos help me so much to recreate the foods he loves

[@lr3521]

Wow! That looked great! My Polish wife said it looked very tasty and made her tearful as she misses home this time of year. I’m going to the shop now to get my bigos ingredients!

[@wmetzger001]

Thank you Dariusz and Susan! Please share more Polish recipes!

[@MountainMama1000]

I'm not a chef, nor am I Polish. But, I do know that there are as many ways to cook this as there are people who cook it. So, all you people telling him that this is the wrong way to cook it need to just stop it!!

[@ThePolishChef]

It is refreshing to know people like you exist .

[@MountainMama1000]

@@ThePolishChef We love your recipe for bigos. I don't make it the same way every time. This holiday season I'm planning on adding a little chicken.

[@mz.6109]

Sharon Mynes very true! im german and Scandinavian and my grandmother taught us recipe that is similar.

[@MountainMama1000]

@@mz.6109 I have a batch of this on the stove right now. Just waiting for my husband to arrive with the red wine.

[@AlabamaCRNA]

I discovered this recipe a few weeks ago when trying to find a new way to use sauerkraut. I cooked mine at low heat on the stovetop for about 3 hours (my oven is too small for my pot to fit in). I also used powidl instead of prunes for sweetness (my local international market had some). As you said, the house smelled fantastic while cooking! My family loved it, and we now have a new favorite winter meal. Thank you!

[@ThePolishChef]

I am glad. BIGOS is a good meal.

[@effeo9962]

Bigos, more than the sum of its parts, and absolutely beautiful. Best on the third day, after being reheated.

[@ThePolishChef]

Well-defined.

[@pattikubacki622]

Our youngest daughter LOVES Bigos!! She just asked me to make this for her when she's come on Spring Break from college. Thank you.

[@ThePolishChef]

You are lucky Mom. Your daughter has good taste.

[@buffstuf2]

I'm so grateful I found your channel. I lived around Western NY for 9 years and fell in love with Polish food. My former supervisor introduced me to golumpki. I've tried dozens of pierogis, and the first time I tried Bigos was at a little restaurant called EuroDeli in Geneseo, NY. I live down south now and can't find these foods anywhere. Thank you for sharing your recipes, skills, and stories.

[@ThePolishChef]

You are so welcome!

[@sandradavies5978]

Sir-- first i heard your accent and got tears in my eyes. Then you said Hapanowicz and i started to cry. then you said New York Mills and i was ready to get my suitcase. to come home. I grew up in Utica. We got our kielbasa from Haps as mommy would call it and Pulaski's on I think Lenox st. Utica club beer was in the house. well, you get the drift. i love this recepie. keep up the good work !!

[@olwabhsecu4737]

You guys are really genuine souls. Great cooking team.

[@georgelush1998]

When I saw the ingredients included cabbage and prunes, I said to myself, this is Polish! I inherited my love of cooking from my Grandma Nuzback, who came to the United States all by herself as a young teenager around 19-Oh-something-or-another. Your channel brings back many fond memories for me.

[@ThePolishChef]

I am glad .

[@amyhawkins7140]

Yeah!! I was so excited to see a video from you. Thank you!!

[@tomnewman7586]

I got a recipe for Bigos from a friend in Krakow. He asked his mother for it and she shared it. Ir is considered the national dish of Poland and no two recipes are alike. Authentic Polish Bigos will have the following. 1). Polish Kielbasa 2) Good Sauerkraut (not the canned stuff) 3). A head of cabbage 4). Mushrooms 5). Up to 4 different meats 6). 3 or 4 medium tomatoes 7). A medium to large onion 8). 2 or 3 different spices for flavor. (She called for caraway seed and tarragon. My store was out of caraway seed and I substituted rosemary and thyme. On reading a Polish recipe for Bigos once, I discovered THAT version used tarragon, Rosemary, and thyme as well) Other versions do different things, but his is consistent with other authentic Bigos recipes. I found it odd that he added apples carrots and prunes, but as I say, no two Bigos recipes are alike. I use garlic HEAVILY in my cooking. The recipe I used didn’t call for it, and trying it without the garlic? I discovered it was unnecessary.. You can use it, but if you use tarragon, Rosemary, and thyme, it isn’t necessary. Bon Apetite

[@JohnGarrettHudson]

Went to Gdańsk in 2014. Brought Bigos recipes back with me. Will be adding apples to my next batch! Thank you for the wonderful video

[@dianelefever3961]

everyone's a critic. Put your recipes on you tube. Hope you add more recipes. I enjoy your videos

[@Torgo1969]

Just discovered the channel and subbed. I grew up in Syracuse NY where my Polish immigrant grandparents fed me lots of kielbasa, but it wasn't until I was in my late teens that I discovered how tasty my grandfather's gołąbki were. He called them "pigeons" and as a small child that must have rubbed me the wrong way. Now that I'm middle aged and live among many Poles in Michigan I have discovered bigos and how amazing it tastes when mixed in with kielbasa. And my father would always get some kielbasa at the Hapanowicz Market whenever he was passing through the Utica area!

[@christianaasen791]

Thank you for this recipe! My best friend growing up was polish and his mom would make This all the time and I loved it! Glad I can make it myself now! Appreciate it!

[@slpazi13]

I am going to Poland to visit some family this summer and my daughter suggested I watch some cooking videos. Thanks for sharing!

[@scoobybrew7915]

Thank you for this fantastic video! Now I'm starving.

[@Torgo1969]

The best chef is an empty stomach.

[@MyREDTAIL]

Susan is a fantastic Baker her Video a while aga taught this guy how to kned fresh Dough, For the first time trying to do it thanks Susan & Dariusz for the great Polish Recipes also

[@mj5332]

Beautiful!! I've been cooking bigos for years (even though I am not polish). I'll enhance my reciepe with yours!! Thanks!

[@ThePolishChef]

Great!!!

[@elisskakaye9781]

Remember Bigos tastes even better the next day yummy

[@LadyArtemis13]

It's good to see another video!

[@MountainMama1000]

My husband and I love to have this for a holiday meal.

[@Stormlaughter]

So interesting! Cabbage and sauerkraut, and fresh and dried mushrooms. What marvelous flavors.

[@김보람-o3g1t]

Thank you for the recipe! One day my Polish coworker suggested me to try a dish named Bigos, and thank you for your recipe, now my whole family is in love with Bigos! I am not sure how authentic my Bigo is, since I am replacing some polish ingredients with argentinian, but it doesn't matter, we absolutely love your it! Hugs from Argrntina!❤️

[@ThePolishChef]

Great. By using other ingredients you are creating a new dish - smacznego !!

[@LazyCookPete]

I love this classic Polish stew, it's so hearty and delicious! 😋👍🌟

[@Vote4Drizzt]

I just wanted to point out that the folks acting elitist about what goes in Bigos are completely missing the point of hunters stew, much less regional food. Hunters stew is a recipe of availability, otherwise it would just be stew. To make it "authentic" it needs to be based on ingredients available to the folks from whom you inherit the recipe but to say that adding this or that vegetable or forgetting this or that herb/spice makes it not *real* is ignoring the fact that a stew like this only even starts to have a "recipe" once you've widespread agriculture and people aren't foraging anymore. Otherwise you can't count on 3 types of meat, 4 vegetables and a wad of fruit every time you go to make it

[@ThePolishPiper]

I agree with you 110% !!!

[@MountainMama1000]

Yes! It's called hunters stew because they used what they had. That's the way my mother taught me to cook. If you don't have what you need then use what you've got. And I was born and raised in the hills of West Virginia!

[@ThePolishPiper]

Sharon Mynes my wife and I have two very good friends from West Virginia ! They are from Keyser

[@braylenreece5060]

I guess Im randomly asking but does anyone know a tool to log back into an Instagram account? I was stupid forgot the account password. I love any assistance you can offer me

[@claytonjordan7713]

@Braylen Reece Instablaster :)

[@matthaft2048]

For everyone complaining about his bigos recipe. Every town in Poland has its own bigos recipe just about. My families bigos has only cabbage, sauerkraut, pork, beef, kielbasa, carrots, and celery. The seasoning are different and then when your done you have to let it rest for two days. Splash in a little white wine, reheat and serve. But I'm not gonna throw a fit over it. I'd eat this and enjoy it probably as much as babcias

[@SkyTheBlueCat]

Dash Thunderbolt That sounds delicious! do you mind giving out the recipe?

[@dumblady]

My German auntie (b1918) made a wicked Bigos similar to yours. But it never rested for two days cuz we ate it right up! She also made an awesome beet stew she called Borscht, but it wasn't anything like Borscht as the Russians make. So yeah, everybody has a different version of things depending where & when they came from.

[@matthaft2048]

@@dumblady my babcia was from Western Poland, and with how much that border moved back and forth over the years it very well could be the same recipe. My babcias borscht also was not like the more eastern style. It was more of a beet broth that you put your boiled pierogi into like dumplings.

[@LazyCookPete]

Bigos with Polish rye bread - superb!

[@DR-ky3jg]

I have made this dish a couple of times...thank you so much for the recipe. It is delicious! 😋

[@ThePolishChef]

Glad you made this dish and it was delicious.

[@notcherbane3218]

Wow. Perfect for a chilly day

[@JanKowalski-rs4ev]

Some advice from Poland: bigos is rather cooked on fire , not put in the oven - the longer the better. At night can be cooled or frozen outside. Then warmed up, and so repeated for several days - delicious!

[@violator1020]

zależy od regionu - w niektórych regionach Polski bigos się piecze, np. u mnie w domu :)

[@katc2345]

I love how this,video starts! Going to the store with you is so helpful! You always impress me when I watch you!

[@ThePolishChef]

I'm so glad!

[@davidhcobbald3632]

Looks so delicious! ! 😁 I will be travelling to Poland soon. Can't wait to try out this delicious hunters stew when I am over there! 👍👍

[@musikan1218]

I used to eat it when I was in Poland in 2013. It is such a different combination of tastes. I liked your video and you guys very much. Thank you for this lovely video!

[@ThePolishChef]

GREAT!! All of our restaurant customers( years ago) liked my Bigos a lot.

[@joannoriole6888]

Looks wonderful. I can't wait to try it. It looks like it makes a lot of stew. Good for a crowd.

[@ThePolishChef]

Glad you liked it.

[@joannedarling6809]

I love polish food thank you i am going to cook some of this

[@estroudchef]

Outstanding, reminds me of friends from Poland back in the 70s. Wonderful food

[@ThePolishChef]

great.

[@tonylang7526]

START TO FINISH, FABULOUS HEARTY INGREDIENTS AND FLAVORS, PLUS GR8 LEFTOVERS!!!

[@trinitytennant838]

Tony Lang what left over’s lol

[@kiarahorowitz1787]

"Remember good food, is good for you." Every kitchen should have a sign that says that.

[@Jeff-kq9vg]

Thank you kindly for sharing. I have your beloved bigos in the oven again. My family loves it. With kind regards, from Holland.

[@ThePolishChef]

You are very welcome. We have been to Holland - nice people , nice country.

[@kubakamienski8096]

Lekker man

[@sandravalani359]

The stew looks amazing and delicious!😄 Thanks for showing the bottle of wine close up and thanks for sharing your fun receipe!!!☺😊😄

[@amyamy1097]

Omg! Looks sooo good!thnk you for sharing.

[@billbbobby2889]

This is what makes life more enjoyable to live.

[@cathyfield4765]

In the past I used a recipe that did not include fruit or tomatoes. I tried this and was very pleased with how it tastes. My grandson just asked for a Polish food for his birthday dinner. This is on the menu.

[@kgthompson5814]

This looks amazing thanks for sharing this recipe!

[@ThePolishPiper]

Dzien dobry Dariusz ! Witam ! Did you have to add any broth or water at any point in the cooking process ? And as I was reading through some of the comments, I think you said you are from the southeast region of Poland ? My parents are from the southeast. My mother is from Dobrynia, somewhat near Jasło, and my father is from Trzciana, which is near Dukla, Tylawa, Barwinek. This recipe looks fantastic and I will make it very soon. All those who say you are making it wrong/non-traditional really have no idea what they are talking about. Recipes vary all over Poland. Your recipe is a little bit different from my mother’s recipe and that’s fine with me. You make the cooking seem very simple and very straight forward.

[@lizzyl5112]

Jestem Polakiem. Przyjechałem tutaj, ponieważ bardzo tęsknię za rodzicami. Tęsknię za mamą i jej pięknym polskim jedzeniem. Była dobrym kucharzem. Oglądanie tego sprawia, że ​​myślę o moich rodzicach. Kocham Polskę i uwielbiam polskie jedzenie !! Polska na zawsze !!

[@MountainMama1000]

This is some good stuff. One of our favorite things I've ever cooked.

[@ThePolishChef]

Agree !!!

[@redefiningmyself8598]

My babcia also used dry mushrooms as part of her soup/stew stocks. Great channel!!

[@markbrowne9140]

I like this guy!

[@arturoesquina4364]

Awesome Video i can't wait to make it ......thank you

[@TheRivalConcept]

My mother never drunk wine so we used Vodka instead xD also we used Juniper and bay leaf I miss my mothers cooking , may she rest in peace.

[@christinepolacek1116]

Been wanting to make this !! Alternative of meats , venison ?? That’s what I thought .. had in Poland and do delicious . Food in Poland is amazingly delicious , so fresh and homemade… at least in restaurants I ate //

[@ThePolishChef]

Agree.

[@step4560]

I think you could use any meat you like. If you think of 17th century, much of cooking was about food preservation and using what was available. You just harvested your cabbage in September and needed to use up most of the sauerkraut in your barrel to start a new batch and the next door neighbor had just sluaghteres a cow. So you use parts of your freshly slauthered pig, some of the cow, the old sauerkraut with lots of acid which will help prevent spoilage and also the fresh stuff, throw in some dried plums and dried grapes to counteract the acid and also some of the old wine from sevearal days ago that doesn't taste so good anymore. Add some of that smoked kielbasa that is nearing its expiratiuon and then maybe some venison too or even some wild boar if hunters were passing through. Everyone contributes and everyone gets some - it was about survival and if it tasted good that was sometimes an extra benefit. That's how recipies were and are born... 😁❤🐾

[@blackstone777]

I make bigos every fall and winter. The longer it simmers in the crock pot, the better. Got to have to have a bottle Tyskie!

[@ThePolishChef]

or.. Porter 1881 by Żywiec .

[@chycha4276]

Can't wait to try this out!! Looks delicious!

[@lizzyl5112]

Zrobię to w sobotę. Bardzo dobre! Dziękuję bardzo za Twój film.

[@6devils6princess6]

Please keep making videos 💕

[@skyjem4419]

Looking forward to making this!

[@Jeff-kq9vg]

Thanks for sharing, greetings from The Netherlands.

[@MountainMama1000]

Looks delicious! I need to try that.

[@bubuciorafik3780]

Poland the best food in the world

[@prrrmiau]

amazing food! I really hope you can make more videos to get to know polish cousine!

[@nealk6387]

I am making this right now. I hope it turns out well. thank you for your videos.

[@marcfloyd9082]

I made this during the week, only thing I couldn't get was the Polish mushrooms. I did it in the slow cooker for 6 hours. It was delicious.

[@ThePolishChef]

I am glad for you .

[@adriandurlej9266]

love this! want to make what my father loves so much.

[@dianedeczynski4251]

So happy I found you. 😃 My grandmother made many Polish dishes that I learned, but never had Bigos. It looks delicious! Wondering if when you make a large batch like that can it be packaged in portions and frozen. Thank you and I look forward to many more videos. BTW... a beer (or two) while cooking is a MUST! 😆😆😆

[@ThePolishChef]

Happy for you. You can freeze Bigos in small portions it may change the taste but it is convenient. One good beer will do.Good luck !!

[@dianedeczynski4251]

@@ThePolishChef Thank you and Merry Christmas! Do you plan to do more videos? I hope so.

[@linsk78]

Chef, this looks awesome!

[@williamgardner7701]

Dariusz this was a winner! Smelled like my Grand Mother’s kitchen in Ohio too. My daughters and I are two for two on your recipes now- Perfect Pierrogies and now Bigos! Thank you so much! Potato pancakes next! God Bless you from Alaska! I keep watching for you to get a cooking show on TV!

[@ThePolishChef]

That is awesome!

[@markleaning107]

I enjoyed watching this but was hungry after,

[@MountainMama1000]

I just took this out of the oven and my husband and I had a bowl. It's delicious! I didn't even have all the ingredients and it was still so good.

[@ThePolishChef]

glad you liked it .

[@chriscipiti3235]

5:24 remember kids. Good food is good for you. The Polish Chef.

[@dawnb5098]

Please post more vids! I plan on making your cabbage rolls as part of my family’s Christmas dinner. your cooking reminds me of my grandmother’s!!! Btw I adore you & your cute wife! ❤️

[@ThePolishChef]

More vids are in the making .

[@dawnb5098]

The Polish Chef yessss! I can’t wait!! I just might be your number 1 fan. I love that you reward yourself with a 🍺! Thank you for sharing your recipes with us. I’d love to see a kolacky recipe done if you or your wife has one! Thanks!❤️

[@janedoe805]

I love Bigos and yours look delicious! The only difference between mine and yours... I use Button Mushrooms 🍄 I can’t find traditional Dried Polish Mushrooms. (I’m sure I could find them online but, every time I’ve attempted to buy any sort speciality foods online, it turned out to be a disaster and a waste of money!) I also use a cast-iron Dutch oven. Thank You to you and Susan for your wonderful video. ♥️👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@Adam-pz4oe]

Let's keep those videos coming

[@celtickitc]

Looks amazing. Very nice 👍 😊

[@francesnee2870]

I will be making this for my father this week, in honor of my polish daughter-in-law. I am from an Italian Irish background, and the Polish are so similar to us. Thank you for the recipe.

[@ThePolishChef]

Good luck . It will be delicious !!

[@francesnee2870]

It was a triumph, thank you!!

[@anonimm1031]

Never tried it in Poland but I will next time when I go there again

[@barbiejw2012]

Ok, beautiful recipes! Where are you? I hope you're doing well and all is ok. We miss you! ❤️🎶👀Come back please!💕😭👍🏻🎶❤️

[@mariannevontrapp1063]

Wow...Fortunately I have several Polish shops here !!

[@tziviamargolis9388]

Mmmmm yummmm delish gotta try it sometime maybe for the last days of passover thanx for sharing luv

[@anielameyer7853]

Tried this one, it was amazing !

[@ThePolishChef]

You have made my day.Thanks!!

[@ditto1958]

Here in Wisconsin we grow lots and lots of cabbage, and produce an abundant supply of sauerkraut. Interestingly enough, though, sauerkraut that comes all the way from Poland comes in a larger jar, is cheaper and tastes better than ours.

[@Woodrow512]

Been doing it for centuries so they perfected the techniques, and Polish economy is pretty fucked, they have their own coin (zloti) which is worth about 4 times less than the euro, so they most probably dont charge expensive prices for their exports

[@iwona4685]

Bigos is the kind of dish that only tastes better on the second or third day. If there is any left, that is.

[@PandemoniumMeltDown]

XD of course

[@donnavaughn9409]

I'm in my late 60's, never had anything like this, I will try it, ty

[@Caitja]

Thank you. When my Mom was cooking all these fabulous dishes, I had no interest in watching. Thanks to you, I will learn about my ethnic food heritage. Blessings to you for this channel.

[@cathrynocken5273]

Cait J I think the same...wish I would have cooked and baked more with my Mom and Auntie’s and especially Grandmom’s!!!🤗

[@barbarajansen4912]

Another flavor idea that many forget about: lard. Lard is a fat that is less saturated than butter I was told. They stopped selling it because it competed with seed oils, corn and canola oil. Those are BAD, they cause inflammation and the inflammation clogs arteries. Lard is perfect for browning meat where butter flavor might interfere. What's great about lard is that it lasts a long time. I use a ceramic round butter holder for room temperature right on the top of my stove. It's perfect for browning all kinds of meat and I use it all the time. The problem is that you have to look for it, as many stores do not carry it. Lard is not Crisco, but natural pork fat.

[@el36]

Thank you Chef, making it now!

[@PashaDefragzor]

Mmm. Polska Europe is the best ^^

[@Murphis55]

I always wondered what was in this dish. Now I’ll try it. Hanks. Another Polish chicken in New Jersey. Be well. ❤️👍🏻💪🏻🖖🏻🙋🏼‍♀️🐾🐾🐾🐾

[@429Spark]

He's good!! Bardzo dobrze, w moich stronach nie dawaliśmy pieczarek , ale ja gotuję wszystko w instant pot, i browning everything in the wok 👍so technically 3 steps cooking and no mess to cleaning 👍 and of course good beer inside and outside 😂😆👏

[@ThePolishChef]

Now you cooking !! Smacznego.

[@neilmorgan6734]

Awesome Video

[@SheepdogsHeart]

Nice video! Thanks!

[@JJJaq]

I'm not polish, but I love the food so tasty. ....

[@User55847]

Looks fantastic.

[@julia448]

In my family we add also smoked prunes , red wine, kielbasa, sweet bay and caraway, we add less tomato paste (1spoon). Good bigos should be very sour and "smoky".

[@TheRivalConcept]

wouldnt that be up to personal taste, and wouldnt that smokey flavour come from the fire since it is a hunters stew?

[@julia448]

Smoky flavour comes from "kiełbasa swojska" -kind of very smoked, dry sausage (it's best sausage you can get in whole Poland - but now I'm vegetarian so… I do not add it to bigos) and from smoked prunes. Yes it's up to the taste of family, my family likes it sour (we come from southern Poland) Once I ate Bigos in a restaurant in Warsaw and it was bland and tasteless.