Bavarian Beef Pie Recipes

BAVARIAN BEEF PIE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in the shortening until crumbly. Stir in 1 egg yolk and vinegar. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. Divide dough in half so that one portion is slightly larger than the other. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until easy to handle., Meanwhile, in a small skillet, brown beef in oil. Remove with a slotted spoon; set aside. In the same skillet, saute the potato, onion and apple in butter for 2-3 minutes or until onion is tender. Stir in garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in flour until blended. Add the bouillon, seasonings, beef and 1/2 cup water. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened., On a lightly floured surface, roll out larger portion of dough to fit a 7-in. pie plate. Transfer pastry to pie plate. Trim pastry even with edge. Fill with beef mixture. Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie. Place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slits in pastry., Beat remaining egg yolk and water; brush over pastry. Bake at 375° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.

BAVARIAN BEEF DINNER

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, brown beef in oil. Add the beef broth, onions, garlic and seasonings. Cover and simmer for 2-1/2 hours or until beef is tender; reduce heat. , Combine flour and water until smooth; gradually stir into the beef mixture. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add sour cream and heat through (do not boil). Serve over rice with sauerkraut on the side.

VANILLA BAVARIAN CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Soften gelatin in cold water. Scald the milk.
• In a mixing bowl, mix together sugar and cornstarch. Add eggs and mix thoroughly. Add milk and softened gelatin, stirring constantly.
• Cook custard in double boiler over hot water until it thickens and coats spoon. Remove from heat. Add ice cream while custard is hot. Cool thoroughly.
• Add vanilla. Whip the cream, and fold 1 1/2 cups into cooled custard. Pour filling into pie shell, and refrigerate until set. Garnish with remaining whipped cream.

BAVARIAN PORK ROAST

Steps:

• Trim fat from roast. If necessary, cut roast to fit into a 3-1/2- to 6-quart crockery cooker. Combine caraway seed, marjoram, salt, and pepper. Rub all over roast.
• In a large skillet, brown pork roast on all sides in hot oil. Drain off fat. Place meat in crockery cooker. Add the water to skillet; bring to a gentle boil over medium heat, stirring to loosen brown bits in bottom of skillet. Pour skillet juices and vinegar into crockery cooker.
• Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours. Remove meat from cooker; keep warm. Gravy:
• For gravy, skim fat from juices; measure 1-1/4 cups juices (add water, if necessary). Pour juices into a saucepan; bring to boiling. Combine sour cream or yogurt and cornstarch. Stir into juices. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 2 minutes more. Slice meat and serve with gravy. Makes 6 servings.

BAVARIAN HUNTER'S BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Coat cubed beef evenly with salt and sprinkle with freshly ground pepper to taste.
• Heat vegetable oil in a heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat.
• Add beef and stir frequently with a wooden spoon until meat is evenly browned.
• Add onion and mushroom. Cook until onion becomes transparent, stirring occasionally.
• Add dry red wine and stir to evenly coat meat, mushrooms, and onions. Reduce heat to low and simmer meat and vegetables in red wine for 30 minutes.
• Add beef stock. Mix thoroughly and simmer mixture for another 30 minutes.
• Add potato and carrots. Mix thoroughly and continue to simmer for another 30 minutes. Check and make sure carrot and potatoes are tender. If not, continue to cook stew, checking every 5 minutes.
• When potatoes and carrots are soft, remove stew from heat and ladle into bowls to serve.