Alsatian Meat Stew With Andre Recipe
- 4 x pigs feet halved lengthwise
- 2 x pig tails
- 1/2 lb boneless lamb shoulder cut 1" pcs
- 1/2 lb boneless pork shoulder cut 1" pcs
- 1/2 lb boneless breast of beef cut 1" pcs
- 6 1/2 c. dry white wine, preferably Alsatian
- 1 sm roughly-minced onion
- 2 sm thinly-sliced onions
- 1 x garlic clove halved
- 2 x garlic cloves chopped
- 1/2 tsp freshly-grnd black pepper
- 3 x fresh flat-leaf parsley stems
- 1 x bay leaf
- 3 x fresh thyme sprigs
- 1 Tbsp. lard
- 2 lb peeled russet potatoes thinly sliced Salt to taste
- 2 med leeks, white and light green parts well washed, and thinly sliced crosswise
- 2 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 lrg egg lightly beaten
- In a large bowl, combine feet, tails, lamb, pork, beef, 3 1/2 c. wine, minced onion, halved garlic, and grnd pepper.
- Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerateovernight.
- Heat oven to 300 degrees.
- Place marinated meat mix in a large saucepan.
- Bring to a boil; skim surface, and throw away foam which rises to the top.
- Prepare a bouquet garni: Tie the parsley stems, bay leaf, and thyme together with kitchen twine; set aside.
- Coat a 5-qt covered casserole or possibly Dutch oven with lard.
- Season potatoes with salt and pepper.
- Line the bottom of the casserole with half of the potatoes.
- Top with half of the sliced onions and half of the leeks.
- Remove meat from marinade, and transfer to casserole.
- Strain marinade over meat, discarding solids.
- Top with remaining onion and leek, chopped garlic, and bouquet garni.
- Distribute remaining 1 lb.
- potatoes proportionately in casserole.
- Pour remaining 3 c. wine over potatoes.
- Cover casserole.
- Make the seal: In a medium bowl, combine flour and 1/2 c. hot water.
- Stir till mix comes together and forms a dough.
- Roll dough into a log long sufficient to go around the casserole.
- Place dough over the seam between the casserole, and the cover to seal.
- Brush dough with egg.
- Bake for 3 hrs.
- (The casserole is sealed with a flour-and-water dough to prevent the wine from evaporating during the long cooking process.)
- Remove dough seal, and serve immediately.
- This recipe yields 6 servings.
lamb shoulder, pork shoulder, boneless breast of beef, white wine, onion, onions, garlic, garlic, black pepper, parsley stems, bay leaf, thyme, lard, potatoes, leeks, flour, egg
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/alsatian-meat-stew-with-andre-64299 (may not work)