Pulaski Meat Market

Where to find Polish Sauerkraut in Utica, NY

Sauerkraut or Kiszona Kapusta, is cabbage that has been finely shredded,  layered and packed with pickling salt and allowed to ferment just like traditional Polish pickles.

The Pulaski Meat Market in Utica, NY sells homemade sauerkraut or several varieties of pre-packaged pickled cabbage better know as sausage’s best freind, sauerkraut.

Kapusta has a long shelf life and requires no special starter bacteria when making it, because they are naturally present on raw cabbage. Raw sauerkraut is packed with healthful vitamin C.

Sailors kept a stock of Sauerkraut on long voyages as the high levels of Vitamin C helped prevent scurvy. So limes as we commonly know were not the only food used to prevent that disease. Interestingly most animals can make their own Vitamin C, but not humans.

In any event sauerkraut or Kiszona Kapusta is used in many Traditional Polish Foods like:

• Polish Sausage and Sauerkraut
• Sauerkraut Pierogies
• Kapusta with Kluski Lane
• Ham Hocks In Sauerkraut Polish Style
• Kielbasa with Sauerkraut
• Pork Chops and Sauerkraut
• Sauerkraut Soup – Kapusniak
• Bigos – Hunter’s Stew

The Pulaski Meat Market in Utica, NY has both homemade and pre-packaged sauerkraut for the chef in you! Also they offer a variety of traditional Polish foods made with sauerkraut ready for you to heat, eat and enjoy.

Pierogi are made fresh every day at the Pulaski Meat Market in Utica , NY.

• Potato & Cheese Pierogi
• Potato, Bacon, & Onion Pierogi
• Cabbage Pierogi
• Saurkraut Pierogi
• Meat Pierogi
• Meat & Mushroom Pierogi
• Blueberry Pierogi
• Strawberry Pierogi
• Cherry Pierogi
• Cheese Pierogi
• Apple Pierogi

Pierogi are simply dumplings made with a variety of fillings, that are boiled and then sometimes fried in butter and served topped with onions, bacon and or sour cream.  They are made in many countries and are often served for special occasions.

Homemade Pierogi - Pulaski Meat Market Utica, NY

Polish pierogi can taste sweet or savory and are filled with Potato & Cheese, Potato, Bacon, & Onion, Cabbage, Saurkraut, Meat, Meat & Mushroom, Blueberry, Strawberry, Cherry, Cheese, Apple and other fillings.

Here in the USA, when someone talks about Pierogi it’s Polish Pierogi they mean.  You can buy them frozen in the super market, but you cannot beat fresh homade pierogi.

You will find only fresh homeade Pierogi at the Pulaski Meat Market!

Looking for the best Polish Meat Market in Central New York?

The Pulaski Meat Market makes the finesest Polish Sausage in Central New York.
Homemade traditional Polish foods, Polish Kielbasa, Cold Cuts, Pierogi, Golabki, Deli Platters, Imported Polish candies, and gifts and more.

The Bulawa family has been making homemade Traditional Polish Foods in Utica NY for 36 Years .

The Pulaki Meat Market makes the finest Polish Sausage right here in Utica, using only the finest ingredients and old family recipes. Homemade fresh every day, stop by and buy some Polish Kielbasa today!

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Polish Kielbasa in Utica, NY means a trip to the Pulaski Meat Market at 1201 Lenox Ave, Utica, NY 13502.

Vincent Bulawa is the man!

Vincent makes traditional Polish Kielbasa the way our parents and grandparents enjoyed. He uses only the freshest ingredients and all his smoked sausages and meats are hardwood smoked to perfection on the premises!

He uses old family recipes and makes everything with a lot of love. You get a little love in every mouthwatering bite, not a bunch of fillers and chemicals you find in mass produced Polish Kielbasa you find shrink wrapped in the chain store.

Polish Kiebasa (sausage) has been around for centuries and there are many varities to enjoy. Even today smoked suasages and meats make up over 50% of all meats sold in Poland.

What is in Polish Kielbasa?

Traditionally pork is the main ingredient in Kielbasa, other meats used are beef, veal, ham, and wild game meats like venison; along with garlic, salt, pepper, marjoram, mustard seed, and other spices.

Kielbasa is the general Polish word for sausage and could mean any kind of sausage from any country. When people think of Polish Kielbasa in there minds eye and nose, the are thinking of the dark brown smokey and garlicky Polish Sausage, Polska Kielbasa Wędzona.

Making smoked kielbasa entails cutting the meat into chunks and curing it with nitrites, an essential ingredient to prevent spoilage and harmful bacteria during smoked sausage making. After curing, spices are mixed in and the Kielbasa (sausage) is stuffed into natural hog casing. Then it is cold or hot smoked depending on the type of kielbasa being made.

Take a look at the label on the Kielbasa you buy at the supermarket. Looks like a lot of extra chemicals and things you can’t figure out what they are. If you want the best old world Polish Kielbasa and fresh meats and cold cuts, skip the super market and head down to the Pulaski Meat market, It’s worth the trip.

When you want to serve and enjoy the finest homemade Polish Kielbasa or “Polska Kielbasa” in Central New York you will want to go to the Pulaski Meat Market at 1201 Lenox Ave, Utica, NY.

When you get out of the car in the vicinity of the Pulaski Market you can smell something delicious in the air.

A Poem inspired by Vincent’s magic!!

Polish Kielbasa

Walking down the street my senses are aroused.
The nose knows!

Stopped in my tracks I pause and turn into the wind.
Yes! I’m on the right track because
The nose knows!

Nostrils flared, tunnel vision points to the door
The nose knows!

My pace quickens I open the door
The nose knows!

Garlic and smoke oh what a smell
The nose knows!

Mouth watering I shout out
Polish Kielbasa I’ll take it all!
The nose knows!

- ©; 2010 Brian Karwowski -

Kielbasa Grilling

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Which one is Right?  Both!

When someone talks about kielbasa most people think of Polish Smoked Sausage or Polska Kielbasa Wędzona.  Kielbasa translated from the Polish language is simply the word for sausage.  The word kielbasa includes American breakfast sausage, German bratwurst, Italian hot sausage, or any other sausage you could name.

Traditionally, Polish sausage is made of pork, garlic, salt, pepper, and sometimes marjoram.  From this basic recipe you can make serveral types of Polska Kielbasa like these:

Polish Smoked Sausage (Polska Kiełbasa Wędzona)

The meat is cured using sodium nitrite, the spices are mixed in, and the meat is ground and stuffed into natural hog casings and finally hardwood smoked.

- Or -

Polish Fresh Sausage (Kiełbasa Biała Surowa)

Poland’s most popular sausage at Easter, but great grilled and enjoyed anytime.  It is not cured, smoked or cooked and is used in making Zurek a popular soup at Easter.

The meat is ground, the spices mixed in, and then stuffed into natural hog casings.  A little veal or beef is added to the mix for texture.

Fresh or smoked either of these traditional polish sausages are great any time.  

Enjoyed with a variety of condiments like:

• Polish Mustards
• Polish Dill Pickles
• Prepared Horseradish
• Horseradish-Beet Relish

Here is a list of popular Polish Sausages:

• Polish Smoked Sausage
• Polish Fresh Sausage
• Polish Turkey Kielbasa
• Polish Ham Kielbasa
• Polish Beer Sausage
• Polish Kielbasa Krakowska
• Polish Kielbasa Weselna – Wedding Sausage

Basic Polish Sausage Recipe:

5 lbs Pork Butt trimmed cut into 2″ cubes
2 Tbl  Salt
1 ½ Tbl black pepper
4 Cloves garlic
1 Cup Ice water

Grind the pork butt and place into large mixing bowl, chill to 34°F.  Pour  water into blender add salt, pepper, garlic, and blend.  Pour over meat and mix well.  Remove grinder blade and replace with spacer, pass meat through grinder into natural hog casing.  Refrigerate overnight. Freeze or cook next day.

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Polish food is what they do at the Pulaski Meat Market.  The minute you walk in, smells trigger memories of a traditional Christmas Eve, Easter, or Sunday dinner in grandma’s kitchen. But you don’t have wait for a special occasion, you can enjoy the best Polish Food every day when you visit the Pulaski Meat Market!

Polish foods at the market are all hand made fresh every day.  Hand crafted kielbasa, pierogi, gołąbki, cold cuts, hot dogs, bacon, and the best hot and sweet Italian sausages you will ever try, and much much more.

The traditional recipes they use were brought from Poland, a country known for some of the world’s best meats and sausages. The market is in its thirty sixth year of operation and was founded by John & Irene Bulawa.  Their son and daughter-in-law, Vincent and Barbara Bulawa along with family members continue the tradition of producing the finest artesian sausages, cold cuts and other traditional Polish foods.

Ask anyone in Central New York, who has the best quality meat, and you’ll hear “Pulaski Meat Market”!  Vincent is in charge of producing only the highest quality and freshest meats and sausages. Real smoked products, not injected with artificial smoke flavors and chemicals but real authentic Polish food. 

According to Vincent

“the secret is in the ingredients and that everything is home made after our original family recipes.”

Customers travel to the Pulaski Meat Market, 1201 Lenox Ave, Utica NY, stretching from Albany to Rochester and beyond, because, they know the best when they taste it.

Naturally cured and smoked authentic Polish meats and traditional Polish foods.

 Stop by the Pulaski Meat Market today and enjoy the tastes and smells of authentic Polish foods our grandparents enjoyed.

 Smacznego!

Pulaski Meat Market
1201 Lenox Avenue
Utica, NY 13502-3909
(315) 732-8007

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Pulaski Meat Market