Gostilna Sokol ★ 4.0
Gostilna Sokol at Ciril-Metodov trg 18 serves traditional Slovenian dishes, in a place where the city and the countryside offer each other a hand.
History
The word comes from the Hungarian bogrács, an outdoor cooking pot hung over a campfire, itself from the Ottoman-Turkish bakraç, a copper bucket. Prekmurje, the Slovenian region the dish is tied to, was under the medieval Kingdom of Hungary until the 16th century and mostly under the Habsburg monarchy afterwards. In Ljubljana, Gostilna Sokol calls its dish Prekmurski bograč and Slovenska hisa Figovec lists a bograč goulash with at least three kinds of meat.
Make it at home
Ingredients
- 300g pork shoulder, cubed
- 300g beef chuck, cubed
- 300g lamb shoulder, cubed
- 300g venison or wild boar, cubed
- 3 large onions, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tbsp Hungarian sweet paprika
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 500ml beef stock
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 3 potatoes, cubed
- 2 bay leaves
- Salt and pepper
- Lard or oil for browning
Method
- Brown each meat separately in lard in a heavy pot. Remove.
- Sweat the onions until golden. Off heat, stir in paprika so it does not burn.
- Return all meats to the pot. Add garlic, tomato paste, bay leaves, stock. Simmer 2 hours.
- Add red pepper and potatoes. Simmer 30 more minutes until potatoes are tender and the sauce has reduced to a thick gravy.
- Season. Rest 10 minutes before serving with crusty bread.
Tip from the editors. Paprika burns fast. Always add it off the heat or it turns bitter and ruins the colour of the stew.
Where to eat bograc
Bograc in Ljubljana
Slovenska hisa Figovec ★ 4.3
Slovenska hisa Figovec bases its menu on recipes that preserve the heritage of Slovenian cuisine, with tastings of Slovenian dishes and wines.
More places near Gostilna Sokol and Slovenska hisa Figovec
Not on this list, but close by, nearest first. Every one is in our guide with its address, hours and what to order.
- Aftr Modern European, Shareable Plates, under 100 m away
- Hood Burger Center Burger Bar, under 100 m away
- Restavracija Allegria Slovenian, Italian, about 100 m away
- Gostilna Sestica Slovenian Traditional, about 150 m away
- JAZ by Ana Ros Modern Slovenian Casual, Market-driven Sharing Plates, about 150 m away
- Gostilna As Mediterranean, about 150 m away
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