Kapusta Zasmażana

Name: Kapusta Zasmażana
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Polish
Ingredients: 2 lbs sauerkraut, squeezed dry; 2 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 medium yellow onion, finely diced; 2 tbsp all-purpose flour; 1 tsp granulated sugar; 1/2 tsp caraway seeds; 2 bay leaves; 1 cup water; 1/2 tsp ground black pepper

Polish sauerkraut simmered in a butter and flour roux with onion, caraway, and bay. The sour, mellow side dish is traditionally served with pork cutlets, sausages, and potato dishes.

60 minEasyServes 4130 cal/serving

PolishSideStovetopVegetarianEgg-FreeNut-FreeSoy-Free

Cook this free in the appFree. No download, no account. The screen stays awake and each step can run its own timer.

Ingredients

2 lbs sauerkraut, squeezed dry
2 tbsp unsalted butter
1 medium yellow onion, finely diced
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
1 tsp granulated sugar
1/2 tsp caraway seeds
2 bay leaves
1 cup water
1/2 tsp ground black pepper

Instructions

1

Squeeze 2 lbs squeezed dry sauerkraut dry and chop it coarsely. Rinse it briefly first only if it tastes very sour.
2

Melt 2 tbsp unsalted butter in a heavy pot over medium heat. Add 1 medium finely diced yellow onion and cook 5 minutes, until soft.
3

Sprinkle in 2 tbsp all-purpose flour and stir constantly for 2 minutes, until the roux smells nutty and turns light golden.
4

Stir in 2 lbs sauerkraut, 1/2 tsp caraway seeds, 2 bay leaves, and 1 tsp granulated sugar. Pour in 1 cup water.
5

Cover and simmer over low heat for 40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes, until tender and most of the liquid is gone.
6

Remove 2 bay leaves, season with 1/2 tsp ground black pepper, and serve hot.

Cook this free in the appCooking it now? The app keeps the screen awake and times each step. Free, nothing to install.

Keep this recipe

Prints the ingredients and method only.

Questions

What is Kapusta Zasmażana?

Polish sauerkraut simmered in a butter and flour roux with onion, caraway, and bay. The sour, mellow side dish is traditionally served with pork cutlets, sausages, and potato dishes. This reference files it under Polish side: made on the stovetop, rated easy and about 60 minutes start to finish.

How long does Kapusta Zasmażana take?

As written, 60 minutes: 10 of prep and 50 of cooking. The longest single stretch is step 5 (40 minutes): "Cover and simmer over low heat for 40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes, until tender and most of the liquid is gone."

How do I know when Kapusta Zasmażana is done?

Go by the cues in the method rather than the clock. Step 3: cook until the roux smells nutty and turns light golden. Step 5: cook until tender and most of the liquid is gone.

Can I make Kapusta Zasmażana dairy-free?

Yes. The dairy in Kapusta Zasmażana is 2 tbsp unsalted butter. Swap the butter for olive oil where it melts, or a plant-based block butter where it is creamed. The richness shifts slightly, but the method does not change.

Can I make Kapusta Zasmażana gluten-free?

Yes. The gluten in Kapusta Zasmażana is 2 tbsp all-purpose flour. Swap the flour for a 1-to-1 gluten-free baking blend (where it only thickens a sauce, half as much cornstarch also works). Everything else proceeds as written.

Serve it with

Cook this free in the app

Textual Chef is 4,695 plain-text recipes, free to read and free to cook from. No account, no paywall, no ads, no life stories. Open this one in the app and each quantity sits inside the step that uses it, so you read once and cook.

Every recipe is curated or public-domain sourced, written to one template and checked before it publishes. Nothing here is a scraped blog post.

Cook this free in the appNo download needed. It opens in your browser. The kitchen tools (planner, shopping list, pantry, import) are $5.33 a month billed annually; the first 30 days are free.