Beef cheeks & bread dumpling casserole with chestnuts & apple

Beef cheeks, wonderfully tender with aromatic gravy - served with dumplings in any form. Our simple recipe for bread dumpling casserole with chestnuts and apple is a sophisticated variation on the classic bread dumpling.

People:For 8 persons
Cooking time:60 minutes
Difficulty level:
Easy
Recipe by:CHARLOTTE CERNY

Ingredients

Beef Cheeks
Bread dumpling casserole
1 pieceOnion
1 tbsp.Butter
20 gParsley
1 Apple
200 gChestnuts, pre-cooked
300 gBread cubes
2 Eggs
600 mlMilk
SomeSalt
SomePepper
4 tbsp.Butter

Preparation steps

Beef Cheeks

  1. Heat the “Imperial Cheek” beef cheeks in the sauce in the pan according to the instructions (approx. 15 minutes)


Bread dumpling casserole

  1. Peel and finely dice the onion and sauté in 1 tbsp of hot butter until golden brown.
  2. Chop the parsley, finely dice the apple and crumble the chestnuts.
  3. Mix with the bread cubes, eggs and milk.
  4. Season generously with salt and pepper.
  5. Preheat the oven to 180°C fan oven.
  6. Grease a springform pan (approx. 24 cm) with butter.
  7. Pour the bread dumpling mixture into the tin and press flat.
  8. Bake in the oven (middle shelf/oven rack) for approx. 40 minutes until golden brown.
  9. Remove and leave to cool.
  10. Cut the casserole into slices and fry in the hot butter on both sides until golden brown before serving.
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