Pork Shoulder Stew with Vegetables and Smoked Paprika
A slightly Hungarian-style pork shoulder stew with smoked paprika, carrots, bell pepper, and mushrooms. A dish full of aromas, perfect for a quick and hearty dinner. Tastes great with groats, potatoes, or dumplings.
Prep: 30 min
Yield: 5 serving
Published: July 30, 2025
Tags
DinnerPolish CuisineMain CourseMeatOne-Pot MealStew
Ingredients
- 1 kilogram pork-shoulder
- 2 tablespoon sweet-smoked-paprika-powder
- 2 piece onion
- 1 small head garlic
- 1 large piece carrot
- 1 piece bell-pepper
- 8 piece mushroom
- 7 tablespoon rapeseed-oil
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black-pepper
- 2 teaspoon marjoram
- 0.5 teaspoon caraway-seed
Tools
- large-pot
- oven
- spoon
Instructions
- Wash the pork shoulder, pat dry with a paper towel, and cut into 2-3 cm pieces.
- Mix the meat with smoked paprika and pepper.
- Pour oil into a large pot. Add the meat, sliced onions, bell pepper, and sliced carrots. Fry over medium heat for about 20 minutes, stirring with a wooden spoon.
- Peel and slice the garlic. Slice the mushrooms as well.
- Add the garlic, mushrooms, salt, marjoram, caraway, and water to the pot. Fry uncovered for another 20 minutes.
- Then, choose one of two options: transfer the stew to an ovenproof dish and bake uncovered for 40 minutes in an oven preheated to 150°C, or continue simmering in the pot over low heat, uncovered.
Serving suggestions
Serve with buckwheat groats, rice, potato dumplings, or Silesian dumplings; pickled cucumbers or cabbage salads are a good match.