Boova Shenkel - Boys' Legs - Beef With Potato Dumplings

Total Time: 3 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 lbs stewing beef, cut into 1-inch cubes
• salt and pepper, to taste
• water or broth
• 12 medium potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons parsley, minced
• 1 onion, peeled and minced
• 3 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups flour, sifted
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons shortening or 4 tablespoons butter
• 7 -8 tablespoons cold water
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons bacon drippings
• 1 cup dry bread, diced
• 1/2 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 cover meat with water or broth; add seasonings to taste and cook slowly for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
• 2 cook potatoes until tender.
• 3 drain; add butter, salt and pepper to taste, parsley and onion.
• 4 mix well.
• 5 beat eggs; add to potatoes and beat mixture lightly.
• 6 let stand until pastry is made.
• 7 sift flour, baking powder and salt together.
• 8 cut in the 4 tablespoons shortening or butter and add water, using only enough to hold dough together.
• 9 roll thinly on a floured board and cut into 10" circles (you can use a dinner plate as a guide).
• 10 spread with some of the potato mixture; fold dough to form a semi-circle, pressing edges together with the prongs of the fork.
• 11 place on top of the hot meat and broth, cover pot tightly and simmer about 25 minutes.
• 12 while these are cooking, make a sauce of butter or bacon drippings; add bread cubes and brown. stir in milk.
• 13 arrange the boova shenkel on a platter and pour milk sauce over.