Zina’s Zharkoe - Pork and Potatoes

Ingredients

• 2-3 lb pork, pork ribs or chicken
• 1 whole rack of ribs is perfect
• 2 lb potatoes
• 1 1/2 medium onion
• 1 bay leaf
• 3/4 c. tomato juice or water
• 1 (optional) tomato
• 1 garlic clove
• 2 medium carrots
• 1 (optional) eggplant
• 1/2 red pepper
• 1/2 orange pepper
• 1-2 Tbsp meat seasoning (shishkebab or similar)
• salt to taste
• pepper to taste
• (optional) dill to taste

Instructions

• Season meat with spices and salt, cut up into golf-ball sized pieces, place in a dutch oven.
• Add bay leaf.
• Dice up onions, add to the pot and cook together with meat slowly for 1-2 hours.
• Meanwhile dice up all the veggies.
• After the meat is well cooked, add water or tomato juice and all the veggies.
• Slowly cook until vegetables are ready.
• 5 mins before finish add minced garlic and any
• Enjoy!