| 1 | Soak the dried mushrooms in ?cup of warm water for 1 hour. |
| 2 | Saute mushrooms and onion in butter in a skillet 3 minutes. |
| 3 | Add sauerkraut to mushrooms; cook and stir for 10 minutes. |
| 4 | Blend 1/3 cup water into flour. |
| 5 | Mix with sauerkraut and simmer for 15 minutes. |
| 6 | Season to taste with salt and pepper. |
| 7 | Notes: * stewed sauerkraut with mushrooms -- this recipe could be used as part of a 12-course meal known in polish as wigilia, or on its own. |
| 8 | Wigilia is eaten after sundown on christmas eve. |
| 9 | This tastes better if you make your own sauerkraut (but that"s another recipe). |
| 10 | * i usually like to add ?cup of dark rum after cooking. |
| 11 | That reminds me of the recipe i have for bigos (similar in construction but with more ingredients). |
| 12 | : difficulty: easy. |
| 13 | : time: 1 hour. |
| 14 | : precision: approximate measurement ok. |
| 15 | : original recipe passed down through generation and translated from polish into english |
