Bosnian pot

Bosanski Lonac (Bosnian Pot) is an authentic Bosnian speciality. It has been beloved for it's rich taste and flexibility. If you try to find "the" recipe for Bosanski Lonac, You won't be successful. There are many variations to the recipe , but the main ingredients are mostly the same: meat and various vegetables. It's been on tables of both rich and poor for hunderds of years. Rich used more meat and more expensive ingredients, while poor used what was to be found.

Typical ingredients are: beef, lamb, cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, parsley, garlic, pepper(whole, not in pieces), and any other vegetable you can think of and many spices.

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