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Philosopher's Stew
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Philosopher's Stew

10 ingredients 7 steps wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

749
Calories
35g
Protein
29g
Fat
90g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
White Bread 1 slice (30g) white 79
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 300–400 grams cold, stewed beef
  • 40 grams fat (cold gravy or butter )
  • 4 large onions , sliced into thin rings
  • 800 grams boiled potatoes , cut into slices (about 4 mm)
  • Salt
  • Ground black pepper
  • Nutmeg
  • 3½ dl (350 ml ) skimmed gravy
  • 4 spoonfuls of crushed white bread (stale)
  • Apple compôte

Directions

1

Cut the meat into small pieces (about 5 mm).

2

Heat the frying fat or butter in a frying pan or a small wok . Fry the onions until the are golden brown. Put the onions aside.

3

Put a layer after layer of potatoes, meat and onions on top of each other in an oven-proof dish . Season each layer of potatoes with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Make sure the top layer consists of potatoes.

4

Pour the gravy over the top layer and scatter the bread crumbs over it all.

5

Put some lumps of butter here and there.

6

Pre-heat the oven to 200°C. Bake the dish for about 30 minutes.

7

Serve immediately with the apple compôte

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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