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Golonka

Golonka/goh-LON-kah/
Golonka
About this dish

A slow-braised pork knuckle, tender and falling off the bone, served with sauerkraut and mustard.

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Ingredients
🐖1 pork knuckle
🍺1 cup beer
🥬Sauerkraut, for serving
🌭Mustard, for serving
Method
Serves 4
1
Simmer the pork knuckle in water with aromatics for a couple of hours until tender.
2
Transfer to a roasting pan, baste with beer, and roast until the skin is crisp.
3
Baste occasionally while roasting.
4
Serve with sauerkraut, mustard, and bread.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Gołonka is a hearty traditional Polish dish, especially popular in beer halls, valued for its rich, gelatinous meat.

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