Cobanac

Name: Cobanac
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Croatian
Ingredients: 500g beef shin, cubed; 500g pork shoulder, cubed; 500g lamb or venison, cubed; 1kg onions, finely chopped; 3 tbsp sweet paprika and 1 tsp hot paprika; 2 peppers, chopped; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1 cup red wine; 4 cloves garlic, bay leaves; 4 tbsp lard or oil

Čobanac/CHOH-bah-nats/

Also known as: Shepherd's Stew, Slavonski Čobanac

About this dish

A fiery Slavonian stew of several meats cooked slowly with onions and plenty of paprika.

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Ingredients

🥩500g beef shin, cubed

🐖500g pork shoulder, cubed

🐑500g lamb or venison, cubed

🧅1kg onions, finely chopped

🌶️3 tbsp sweet paprika and 1 tsp hot paprika

🫑2 peppers, chopped

🍅2 tbsp tomato paste

🍷1 cup red wine

🧄4 cloves garlic, bay leaves

🫗4 tbsp lard or oil

Method

Serves 3

Cook the onions slowly in lard until very soft, almost a paste.

Add the beef first and brown it, then add the pork and the lamb or venison a little later, as they cook faster.

Take the pot off the heat, stir in both paprikas so they don't burn, then add the peppers, tomato paste, garlic and bay.

Pour in the wine and enough water to cover, and simmer gently for 2.5–3 hours, topping up with water as needed.

Season with salt and serve hot and thick, with bread for dipping.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Čobanac, the 'shepherd's stew', is traditionally cooked outdoors in a kotlić (cauldron) over an open fire in Slavonia, and cooking competitions are held in its honour.

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