Best Hunters Beef 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.

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.

HUNTER'S BEEF

Steps:

• Trim fat from meat.
• Cut into 4-6 serving size pieces.
• Pound with meat hammer until 1/4-1/2" thin and tenderized.
• Combine flour, salt, and black pepper.
• Rub mixture onto the steaks to thoroughly coat.
• Heat oil in large flat bottom skillet that has a lid.
• Add the meat and brown on both sides.
• Scatter the celery, mushrooms, and 3/4 of the scallions over the top.
• In a small bowl, combine the red wine, soy sauce, ginger, cinnamon, and cayenne.
• Pour over the meat & vegetables.
• Bring to a simmer.
• Simmer covered for 1 hour. (can be simmered an additional 30-45 minutes without adverse effects).
• Serve with pan sauce and vegetables poured over and sprinkled with remaining scallions.

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.

JAGER-EINTOPF (HUNTER'S BEEF STEW)

Steps:

• In a frypan saute onions and mushrooms in vegetable oil until soft.
• Add ground beef; saute mixture 3 to 4 minutes.
• Stir in broth; bring to a simmer.
• Add worcestershire sauce, 1/2 t salt, and 1/4 t pepper.
• Peel the potatoes and boil them in salted water until tender, about 30 minutes.
• Drain and put through a food mill or grinder.
• Beat in 2 T butter, 1/2 t salt, 1/4 t pepper.
• Adjust seasonings to taste.
• Beat in eggs.
• Layer mixtures in a 1 1/2-quart buttered baking dish.
• Spread 1/3 of potatoes on bottom of dish.
• Top with 1/2 of the meat mixture.
• Continue with layers, ending with a layer of potatoes.
• Sprinkle the top with bread crumbs, and dot with remaining butter.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes and then at 400 degrees for 10 minutes more.

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.

HUNTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Saute bacon in 1 tablespoons olive oil until golden brown.
• remove bacon to a bowl and saute onion in drippings until soft.
• remove to bowl with bacon.
• saute mushrooms in remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil.
• return bacon and onions to skillet.
• add tomato paste, thyme, salt, pepper, and paprika.
• stir until tomato paste is dissolved.
• add wine and reduce over medium heat for 5 minutes.
• add beef broth and reduce over medium heat for 10 minutes.
• stir in creme fraiche and parsley until heated through.
• spoon over sauteed chicken breasts or veal/pork scallopine.