Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp oil
  • 2 lbs wild boar steak
  • 5 oz bacon, chopped coarsely
  • 3 None onions, finely diced
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 2 tsp dried thyme
  • 5 None juniper berries
  • 2 None bay leaves
  • 1 2/3 cup game stock (or beef stock)
  • 1 cup red wine
  • 1 pinch sugar
  • 9 oz spatzle (egg dumplings)
  • 12 oz chanterelle mushrooms
  • 7 oz sour cream
  • 4 stalks parsley, chopped

Method

  • Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a roasting pan and saute the wild boar over high heat turning regularly. Season to taste, add the bacon and onions and cook for another 2 mins. Add the paprika, thyme, juniper berries and bay leaves. Pour in the stock and red wine and a pinch of sugar. Cover and stew for about 2 hours.
  • Cook the spatzle in plenty of boiling salted water according to package directions.
  • Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a frying pan and saute the chanterelles. Season to taste. Shortly before the stew is done, add the chanterelles, sour cream and stir well. Serve the stew with the spatzle , sprinkled with parsley.