Inat Kuca ★ 4.0
Inat Kuca, serving Traditional Bosnian cooking, is at Veliki Alifakovac 1, 71000 Sarajevo.
History
Wikipedia calls bosanski lonac a national dish of Bosnia and Herzegovina that has been on the tables of rich and poor for hundreds of years, the wealthy using more meat. It was originally cooked in ceramic pots in a fireplace or a pit in the ground; many cooks now use an ordinary pot on the stove. Inat Kuca files it under Ottoman-era dishes and calls it a one-pot dish that stands for togetherness and Bosnian hospitality.
Make it at home
Ingredients
- 800g beef shin, cubed
- 1 white cabbage, roughly chopped
- 500g potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 3 carrots, sliced thick
- 2 onions, sliced
- 3 red bell peppers, sliced
- 5 garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon Vegeta seasoning (or 1 stock cube)
- Salt, black pepper
- 300ml hot water
Method
- Heat oven to 160 C.
- Layer the bottom of a deep earthenware pot with onion and garlic.
- Add a layer of cabbage, then carrot, then potato, then beef. Repeat the layers without stirring.
- Top with sliced peppers and a generous dusting of paprika, Vegeta, salt and pepper.
- Pour the hot water down the side of the pot (not over the top) until it reaches halfway up.
- Cover with a tight lid; bake 3.5 hours without opening.
- Rest 15 minutes before serving in the pot at the table with crusty bread.
Tip from the editors. Never stir bosanski lonac. The principle is the layers staying distinct through the long bake.
Where to eat bosanski lonac
Bosanski Lonac in Sarajevo
Nanina Kuhinja ★ 4.4
Nanina Kuhinja, Grandmother's Kitchen, is an authentic Bosnian restaurant at Kundurdziluk 35 serving breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner from 8:00 to 23:00.
OrderPasta filled with veal in a sour cream, yogurt and garlic sauce, a very popular dish.
TipAsk for the specialty of the day at lunch, and flag gluten free, vegan, halal or lactose free needs in the reservation form.
Barhana ★ 4.4
Barhana at Djulagina Cikma 8 keeps a long grapa list, from grape and herbs to quince, beside Zilavka and Blatina wines, draught beer and pizza.
DrinkGrapa
FoodBosnian dishes, pizza, pasta and lasagne
TipCall +387 33 44 77 27 to reserve a table, then pick from the grapa list that runs from grape and herbs to quince.
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