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Raštan

Name: Raštan
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Montenegro
Ingredients: 2 bunches (such as kale) Leafy greens; 200g (in one piece) Bacon; 3 Potato; 1 Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 2 tbsp Olive oil; 1 tsp Paprika; A pinch Salt; A pinch Black Pepper; 800ml Water

Main Dish

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Kale-like greens simmered with smoked pork and potatoes — a Montenegrin winter home dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Raštan is a kale-like green (collard) eaten often in Montenegro in winter, and the dish of these greens simmered with smoked pork or sausage and potatoes goes by the same name. A winter vegetable that sweetens after frost, it makes a simple yet warming home dish.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a Montenegrin mountain village in winter, greens picked from snow-covered fields simmer with smoked meat in a pot over the fire.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Leafy greens 2 bunches (such as kale)
Bacon 200g (in one piece)
Potato 3
Onion 1
Garlic 2 cloves
Olive oil 2 tbsp
Paprika 1 tsp
Salt A pinch
Black Pepper A pinch
Water 800ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Dice the bacon and sauté in olive oil with the onion and garlic.
Stir in the paprika.
Add water and diced potatoes and simmer 15 minutes.
Add the roughly chopped greens and simmer 30 minutes until tender.
Season with salt and pepper.

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