Vereshchaka - ukrainaian pork stew

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 pounds Pork, boneless & cubed 1\"
4 eaches Bacon, thick slices
¾ teaspoon Salt
¾ teaspoon Black pepper
3 eaches Onions chopped coarsely
3 cups Beet kvas
1 teaspoon Dill freshly chopped
3 cups Rye bread crumbs <no crusts>
2 tablespoons Carrots shredded
1 each Garlic clove minced

Directions

fry the bacon in heavy skillet. Remove the bacon from the skillet and set aside. Fry the onion & garlic in the bacon grease. Add the pork cubes, salt & pepper, then cook while turning until pork is done.

Crumble the bacon in a large stew pot. Pour in the beet kvas and bring the pot to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for ½ an hour. Stir in the rye bread crumbs & carrots, recover and simmer for ½ hour more. Serve over blini or boiled potatos garnished with the chopped dill. Origin: Aleksa Gotushenko, Kiev, Ukraine, circa 1995 Submitted By DON HOUSTON On 07-06-95

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