Vepřo Knedlo Zelo

Name: Vepřo Knedlo Zelo
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Czech Republic
Ingredients: 1kg pork shoulder, bone in; 2 tsp caraway seeds; 1 tsp salt; 800g sauerkraut; 1 onion, sliced; 1 tsp sugar; 400g bread dumplings, knedlíky; 300ml roasting juices

Czech Republic

VKZ is the national dish of Czech pub culture. Walk into any hospoda on a Sunday and you'll smell the caraway seeds at the door.

Roast pork, bread dumplings and braised sauerkraut — the Czech pub trinity, abbreviated to VKZ and eaten at Sunday lunch tables across the country.

Authentic Czech Republic Vepřo Knedlo Zelo recipe

Prep

30 mins

Cook

120 mins

Difficulty

Medium

Calories

395 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

1kgpork shoulder, bone in

2 tspcaraway seeds

1 tspsalt

800gsauerkraut

1onion, sliced

1 tspsugar

400gbread dumplings, knedlíky

300mlroasting juices

Method

Season pork with caraway and salt. Roast at 180°C for 2 hours until golden.

Braise sauerkraut with onion, sugar and roasting juices for 30 minutes.

Cook knedlíky in salted water 20 minutes. Slice.

Serve pork with roasting gravy, dumplings and sauerkraut.

Chef's Tip

Use the pork's own roasting juices in the sauerkraut — it adds depth water cannot match.

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