Bosanski Lonac

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Bosanski Lonac is an authentic Bosnian culinary speciality, appreciated for its rich taste and flexibility. It is impossible to define "the" recipe for Bosanski Lonac, as there are many variations, but the main ingredients are mostly the same: meat and various vegetables.

It has been on tables of both the rich and the poor for hundreds of years. Rich people used more meat and more expensive ingredients, while the poor used what was to be found.

Typical ingredients are: beef, lamb, cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, parsley, garlic, pepper (whole, not in pieces). It's possible to add any other vegetable and many different meats.

The main concept of preparing the Bosanski Lonac is to put meat and vegetables in levels (one level meat, then one level of vegetables, then meat, vegetables... and so on until pot is full) into a pot with 1 - 2 dl water or white wine. Remember to cut ingredients in rather large pieces.

You should use a deep pot. Originally, Bosanski Lonac was made in ceramic pots, that were then put in the fireplace or pit in the ground. That would be perfect, but today, not everyone has a fireplace available for cooking, so you can always use normal deep pot.

Since the pieces of meat and vegetables are rather large, it takes about 4 hours till the meal is cooked.