Baeckoefe

My 3 friends and i tried a lot of different dishes when travelling in austria. our policy was to always order something different - and never the same dish twice. this is a tasty meat and potato stew. i do forego the 'pastry lid' as i have a pretty good oven casserole dish and little steam escapes.

Steps

The night before: toss together and marinate the meats with the diced onion , leeks , carrots , spices and garlic.

Then add the white wine and keep in refrigerator overnight.

The next day: remove the meat , draining it , but keeping the juices.

Grease a covered roasting dish and cover the bottom with half of the potatoes.

Place the marinated meat on top of the potatoes , along with the onions and leeks.

Salt and pepper lightly.

Place the rest of the potatoes on top of meat , covering thoroughly.

Pour the marinade over the whole thing , and add water , enough to reach the top layer of potatoes.

Mix together some flour and water , in order to get a rather soft and sticky dough.

Place the lid on the dish and seal it with this dough.

Be sure to press the dough firmly , to be sure it is sealed and not just resting on top of the lid.

Bake in a 275-300 degree oven for 3 to 3 1 / 2 hours.

Serve right from the dish , hot.

Ingredients

lamb shoulder, beef stew meat, pork, onion, leeks, carrots, thyme, bay leaf, salt & pepper, garlic cloves, dry white wine, potatoes, water