Jager-eintopf (hunter's Beef Stew)

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups onions, minced
• 1/4 lb mushroom, sliced
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 lb beef, ground, coarse grind (ground beef should only be ground once and be the leanest you can get.)
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 3 medium potatoes
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs, fine, dry

Recipe

• 1 in a frypan saute onions and mushrooms in vegetable oil until soft.
• 2 add ground beef; saute mixture 3 to 4 minutes.
• 3 stir in broth; bring to a simmer.
• 4 add worcestershire sauce, 1/2 t salt, and 1/4 t pepper.
• 5 peel the potatoes and boil them in salted water until tender, about 30 minutes.
• 6 drain and put through a food mill or grinder.
• 7 beat in 2 t butter, 1/2 t salt, 1/4 t pepper.
• 8 adjust seasonings to taste.
• 9 beat in eggs.
• 10 layer mixtures in a 1 1/2-quart buttered baking dish.
• 11 spread 1/3 of potatoes on bottom of dish.
• 12 top with 1/2 of the meat mixture.
• 13 continue with layers, ending with a layer of potatoes.
• 14 sprinkle the top with bread crumbs, and dot with remaining butter.
• 15 bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes and then at 400 degrees for 10 minutes more.