DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Cobanac
Also known as: Čobanac
Vedran’s čobanac is a Slavonian meat stew made here with pork and beef.

About Cobanac
Vedran’s čobanac is a Slavonian meat stew made here with pork and beef. His stovetop rendition carries the paprika-rich character of the cauldron dish associated with eastern Croatia.
Onions, carrots and parsley root form a soft base, while sweet and hot paprika season the meat. Optional preserved mushrooms and pickled hot peppers add further texture and sharpness.
The long simmer produces a substantial stew with tender meat and a deeply coloured broth. It is served hot with crusty bread; a cold beer is an offered accompaniment.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Cobanac
Vedran’s stovetop Slavonian čobanac with pork and beef.
- PorkProtein
- BeefProtein
- OnionBase
- CarrotBase
- Parsley rootBase
- Sweet red paprika powderSeasoning
- Hot red paprika powderSeasoning
- Vegetable oilCooking medium
- SaltSeasoning
- WaterLiquid
- Pickled hot peppersBase · Optional
- Preserved mushroomsBase · Optional
- Crusty breadAccompaniment
- BeerAccompaniment
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Pork: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual offered two-to-three meat mix, pork+beef selected; cut unknown.
- Beef: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Carrot: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Parsley root: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual card33 explicitly parsley root, not photograph parsnip.
- Sweet red paprika powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Hot red paprika powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual hot paprika powder, broader paprika candidate; heat/form kept in name.
- Vegetable oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Exact botanical species unprovided.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual38/45/49–50, onion and stew.
- Pickled hot peppers (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual41 optional prepared pickled hot peppers; broader chilli identity, pickling formula unknown.
- Preserved mushrooms (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual42 optional conserved mushrooms; species/preservation formula unknown, broader mushroom.
- Crusty bread: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat source-confirmed. Actual21/52 traditional service; ordinary bread Wheat, full formula unprovided.
- Beer: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual53 selected beer over white wine, grain/formula unprovided; no guessed cereal allergen.
Origins & food traditions
Croatia association in the attributed source; no exclusive invention claim.
Cuisines & regions
- Slavonian Cuisine
- Croatian Continental CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Serbian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.