Stroganoff Laibchen (small Stroganoff Loaves)

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 2 onions, chopped
• 4 tablespoons oil
• 1 -2 slice italian bread, day old, soaked in some cold water or 1 -2 slice french bread, soaked in some cold water
• 1 bunch dill
• 200 g ground beef
• 200 g ground lamb (or some combination of both meats to total 400g)
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 125 ml sour cream
• salt
• pepper, freshly ground
• 200 g champignon mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 70 ml wine
• 250 ml beef broth
• cornstarch, for binding
• 2 tomatoes, washed, remove stem, chop into small pieces
• 2 dill pickles, sliced into thin strips
• 1 pinch sugar
• dill, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 saute one half of onions in 1 tbsp oil.
• 2 squeeze exceed water from bread.
• 3 mix together ground meat, bread, sauteed onion, egg, mustard, 1 tbsp sour cream and two-thirds of the dill, salt and pepper, then shape into 10 small loaves.
• 4 brown in 3 tbsp oil on both sides, remove from skillet - saving grease in skillet - and keep warm.
• 5 heat butter in skillet, quickly saute mushroom and remaining onion, add wine, continue cooking to reduce liquid.
• 6 add beef broth, remaining sour cream and combine some cornstarch and water and add to broth.
• 7 let come to boil, then add meat loaves and simmer for 8 minutes more. then add tomatoes, pickles and remaining dill and mustard; salt to taste.