Dish of Hakklihakaste
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Ground Beef, Pork & Potatoes


Estonia   -   Hakklihakaste

Makes:
Effort:
Sched:
DoAhead:  
3-1/3 #
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1-1/2 hrs
Yes
A very popular dish in Estonian home cooking, also well known in Latvia and Lithuania. Can be made ahead for buffet, see Do Ahead.

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Beef, Ground
Pork, Ground
Potatoes (1)
Onion
-- Seasoning
Flour AllPurp  
Salt
Pepper
Nutmeg
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Oil
Broth (2)
-- Finish
Dill, fresh
Sour Cream
-- Serve with
Pickles
Pickled Beets

Do-Ahead
  1. Grind Beef and Pork (if not purchased ground). Mix them together well and refrigerate (15 minutes plus cleanup).
  2. Prepare Quick Pickled Beets (1-1/2 hours, 10 min work) - or use some other Pickled Beets (see Comments).
Prep   (25 min)
  1. Peel POTATOES and cut into largish chunks. Keep in cold water until needed.
  2. Chop ONION fine.
  3. Mix together all Seasoning items.
  4. Chop DILL fairly fine. Measure is after chopping, moderately packed.
Run   (55 min )
  1. In a sauce pan, boil Potatoes with Salted Water to cover until just cooked through. Kill the boil with cold water and hold in the pan of hot water until needed.
  2. Meanwhile   In a sauté pan (3-1/2 qt) heat Oil over high heat and stir in Meat mix. Fry stirring, breaking up clumps, until all exuded water is evaporated.
  3. Stir in Onions and continue to fry stirring until the Meat is lightly browned. Watch the color of the fond adhering to the pan - reddish is OK, but if it starts to turn chocolate, go to the next step immediately.
  4. Stir in Broth and Seasoning mix. Bring to a boil, scraping up the fond. Cover and simmer for about 15 minutes.
  5. Uncover and hold at a strong simmer until the sauce has thickened. It should not get dry.
  6. Take off the heat and stir in Dill and Sour Cream.
  7. Drain the Potatoes and plate them. Spoon Meat Sauce over and garnish with more Dill.
  8. Serve hot, with Pickles and Pickled Beets on the side.
NOTES:
  1. Potatoes:

      In the Baltic region these are usually fairly small, and served whole or in halves. Ours tend to be large, so cut into largish chunks. I use White Rose or Red Potatoes, but what kind you use is up to you. For Details see our Potatoes page.
  2. Broth:

      Chicken or Pork Broth will work fine.
  3. Do Ahead

    for buffet:   Boil Potatoes, drain, cool, bag and refrigerate. Do Meats up to adding Dill and Sour Cream. To serve, place Potatoes in a covered electric skillet with just enough water to warm them up. Meanwhile, reheat Meat in a sauté pan. Stir in Dill and Sour cream. Spoon Meat over the Potatoes, turn the skillet to "warm", and cover. Place Pickles and Pickled Beets in separate bowls.
  4. Comments:

      The Pickled Beets and Pickled Cucumbers are optional, but highly recommended.
  5. U.S. measure: t=teaspoon, T=Tablespoon, c=cup, qt=quart, oz=ounce, #=pound, cl=clove in=inch, ar=as required tt=to taste
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