Bosnian style Beef Hot Pot (Bosanski Lonac)
Bosnian
Type of Dish Main Course

Ingredients
- 1 kg (2½ lbs) beef brisket or topside
- 15 ml (1 Tbsp) vegetable oil
- 1 cabbage (coarsely chopped)
- 3 large carrots (peeled and coarsely chopped)
- 4 large tomatoes (cut up in wedges)
- 2 onions (large dice)
- 2 cloves garlic (crushed)
- 2 green bell peppers (large dice)
- 30 ml (2 Tbsp) olive oil
- 2 Tbsp (2 Tbsp) white wine vinegar
- to taste sea salt
- to taste black pepper (freshly ground)
- 200 ml (1 cup) water
- 180 ml 180ml (1 glass) dry white wine
- 50 g (3 Tbsp) chopped spring onions
- 15 g (1 Tbsp) fresh parsley (chopped)
Preparation
- Prepare all the vegetables.
- Cut meat into bite sized pieces. Season beef with salt and pepper and sauté at high temperature in a frying pan until well coloured on all sides.
- Transfer the beef to a pot, add the water, cover with a tight fitting lid. Cook at medium to low heat for 2 to 2½ hours until the beef is tender.
- In a sauté pan cook all the vegetables and garlic in olive oil at medium temperature until soft. Add the white wine and mix well.
- Add the cooked vegetables to the pot with the beef, adjust the seasoning with slat and pepper, add the vinegar. Cover the pot with a lid and cook at low temperature for 30 to 40 minutes.
- Sprinkle the chopped spring onions and parsley on top.
- Serve with crusty bread, mixed leaf salad and a nice glass dry red wine. If you like you can add sweet paprika powder to this recipe. The same recipe works very well with lamb also.
Further Information
Yield 6
Preparation Time is approxmiately 40 minutes.
Cooking Time is approxmiately 3 hours.