Hunters Stew Jachtschotel Recipes

HEARTY HUNTER'S STEW

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, brown meat in oil over medium heat. Add 4 cups water and scrape to loosen any browned drippings from pan. Add the tomato juice, onions, celery, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. , Discard bay leaves; add the carrots, rutabaga and potatoes. Cover and cook for 40-60 minutes. , Stir in the peas; cook for 10 minutes. Combine cornstarch and remaining water until smooth; stir into stew. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.

JACHTSCHOTEL

Steps:

• Melt half of the butter in a pan and add the onions.
• Fry until soft and golden-brown and mix with the stock and the meat.
• Grease a casserole or baking dish with 15 g of butter.
• Add half the meat, in a layer, in the bottom of the dish.
• Cover with half the potatoes and then all of the apples.
• Add the remaining meat and finish with a layer of the remaining potatoes.
• Sprinkle with the breadcrumbs and pour over the remaining 30 g butter which has been melted.
• Bake for 20 minutes.

ITALIAN HUNTERS STEW

Steps:

• Toss meat with flour; brown on all sides in oil in 5-qt. Dutch oven. Add garlic and onions; saute until tender. Stir in the broth, seasoned salt, chili powder, oregano and rosemary. , Cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, parsley and carrots. Cover and simmer for 1 hour or until meat and carrots are tender. Stir in macaroni; heat through. Sprinkle with cheese.

BIGOS (HUNTER'S STEW)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat a large pot over medium heat. Add the bacon and kielbasa; cook and stir until the bacon has rendered its fat and sausage is lightly browned. Use a slotted spoon to remove the meat and transfer to a large casserole or Dutch oven.
• Coat the cubes of pork lightly with flour and fry them in the bacon drippings over medium-high heat until golden brown. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the pork to the casserole. Add the garlic, onion, carrots, fresh mushrooms, cabbage and sauerkraut. Reduce heat to medium; cook and stir until the carrots are soft, about 10 minutes. Do not let the vegetables brown.
• Deglaze the pan by pouring in the red wine and stirring to loosen all of the bits of food and flour that are stuck to the bottom. Season with the bay leaf, basil, marjoram, paprika, salt, pepper, caraway seeds and cayenne pepper; cook for 1 minute.
• Mix in the dried mushrooms, hot pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce, beef stock, tomato paste and tomatoes. Heat through just until boiling. Pour the vegetables and all of the liquid into the casserole dish with the meat. Cover with a lid.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, until meat is very tender.

JACHTSCHOTEL (MEAT AND POTATO CASSEROLE)

Steps:

• Mash the potatoes, milk, butter and nutmeg.
• Set aside.
• Saute onion in butter or broth until tender.
• Add the left over beef and broth with seasonings.
• Simmer gently until the meat is tender and well seasoned- about 20 minutes (you may need to add broth to keep it moist).
• Remove bay leaf.
• Butter a small casserole dish.
• Place 1/3 of potato puree in bottom of casserole.
• Top with 1/2 of beef/onion mixture.
• Layer 1/3 of potato puree on top of beef and top that with rest of beef mixture.
• Finally smooth the remaining puree on top.
• Coat with corn flake crumbs (or bread crumbs) and a few pats of butter and broil for 10- 15 minutes until brown.

HUNTER'S STEW

Steps:

• Crumble beef into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Layer with the onion, carrots, potatoes and beans. Combine soup and water; pour over beans. , Cover and bake at 375° for 2 hours or until the meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender.

LEFTOVER MEAT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine all ingredients, except cheese, in a bowl.
• Transfer to a buttered shallow baking dish.
• Bake 40-50 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Mixture will thicken as cooked.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.

HUNTERS STEW (JACHTSCHOTEL)

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat and cook onions until golden, about 10 minutes.
• Add stock and meat and continue cooking until heated through (cook longer if using raw meat until meat is cooked through).
• Meanwhile, grease a casserole or baking dish with butter; melt remaining butter over low heat.
• Layer half the meat in baking pan or casserole; top with half the potatoes.
• Top that with all of the apples, layer meat and potatoes again; top with breadcrumbs and drizzle with remaining butter.
• Bake 20 minutes.