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Bosanski Lonac

Name: Bosanski Lonac
Total time: 180 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ingredients: 400g Beef; 200g Lamb; 1/4 Cabbage; 3 Potato; 2 Carrot; 2 Onion; 2 Tomato; 2 Green Bell Pepper; 1 head Garlic; 2 Bay leaf; 1 tsp Paprika; 2 tsp Salt; 1/2 tsp Black Pepper; 500ml Water

Main Dish

⏱ 180 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐

Meat and vegetables layered and slowly simmered in a clay pot — Bosnia's traditional pot dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Bosanski lonac means 'Bosnian pot': beef or lamb, cabbage, potato, carrot, tomato, and pepper are cut large, layered in a clay pot with a little water, and simmered for hours. It's said village blacksmiths once cooked it in the residual heat of their forges, and it's considered Bosnia's national dish.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a mountain village home in Bosnia, the lid comes off a clay pot simmered for hours by the fire and the aroma of meat and vegetables fills the room.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Beef 400g
Lamb 200g
Cabbage 1/4
Potato 3
Carrot 2
Onion 2
Tomato 2
Green Bell Pepper 2
Garlic 1 head
Bay leaf 2
Paprika 1 tsp
Salt 2 tsp
Black Pepper 1/2 tsp
Water 500ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut all the meat and vegetables into large pieces.
In a heavy pot, layer the meat, onion, cabbage, potato, carrot, pepper, and tomato in that order.
Season each layer with salt, pepper, paprika, and garlic, and add bay leaves.
Add water, cover, and simmer on the lowest heat for 2½ hours (don't stir).
Bring the pot to the table and serve.

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