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🇵🇱 Traditional dishes from Poland

3 dishes people actually cook in Poland: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Bigos

150 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Bigos, a traditional dish from Poland

Savor the rich flavors of this hearty Polish stew!

  • 500 g cabbage
  • 400 g pork shoulder
  • 200 g smoked sausage
  • 1 onion
  • 200 g mushrooms
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 500 ml water

Pierogi

120 min · medium · 8 ingredients

Pierogi, a traditional dish from Poland

Delicious filled dumplings that warm the soul.

  • 500 g potatoes
  • 200 g cheese
  • 400 g flour
  • 1 egg
  • 1 onion
  • 50 g butter
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper

Żurek

120 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Żurek, a traditional dish from Poland

Savor the tangy warmth of traditional Polish żurek.

  • 200 g sourdough starter
  • 1000 ml water
  • 400 g potatoes
  • 250 g smoked sausage
  • 1 onion
  • 3 garlic
  • 1 tsp marjoram
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 4 hard-boiled eggs

What do people eat in Poland?

The three dishes from Poland documented in Copper are Bigos, Pierogi and Żurek. Onion and potatoes each appear in more than one recipe. All three are boiled. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 20 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Poland?

The three recipes need 20 ingredients between them, of which 3 are shared by more than one dish. Smoked sausage is the hardest to find: of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas, 5 use smoked sausage. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Poland take?

Pierogi is the quickest at 120 minutes. Bigos is the longest at 150 minutes, most of it unattended. The median is 120 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Poland is easiest to make at home?

None of the dishes from Poland here is rated easy, but every one has the full method written out step by step, free to read. Pierogi is the shortest way in.

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