Jägertopf can be bought ready-made - but of course it tastes much better homemade.
Here you can find out how you can cook the wild classic yourself.
The cold season is known for its
game dishes
: venison ragout,
venison
goulash * and ducks - prepared in all imaginable variations - are gladly served.
To be honest, these are rarely available in supermarkets as ready meals.
It looks different with the
Jägertopf
.
It is actually available in tins all year round.
But it doesn't always contain what you expect.
That’s why we’re
taking
a
real
hunter’s pot
today
.
The hunter's pot from the can
A canned hunter's pot has little to do with a hunter.
Mainly because it doesn't exactly contain what the hunter brings home.
You have hardly seen a
Jägertopf preserve
in which deer, wild boar and duck were processed, but mostly some kind of
pork
.
And just because it contains
mushrooms
doesn't make the dish a hunter's pot.
At least not in our eyes ...
Our hunter's pot delights every game fan
Because we grab exactly those ingredients that have something to do with the hunter:
wild boar stew
,
venison goulash
and
duck legs
.
If you want, you can also switch to
hare, pheasant, deer or turkey
.
So you can really play with the meat side dishes with this recipe.
Omit one variety and add another.
This does not affect the taste, as you will find out in a moment.
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Do the different wild varieties not result in aromatic mess?
That would be or is a justified objection: Deer, wild boar and duck in one pot - do they even go together?
Answer: yes!
The finished dish tastes incredibly delicious and
all ingredients harmonize with each other
.
What shouldn't be missing of course: a game
fund
!
It becomes particularly delicious when it is
refined
with
cranberry jam
, cream and fresh parsley
at the end
.
Jägertopf: Side dishes for this dish
Here we clearly recommend
spaetzle and red cabbage
.
Especially clever cooks who don't feel like making spaetzle themselves simply pack peeled potatoes and cut into bite-sized pieces in the pot an hour before the end of the cooking time.
So at least there is no need to
prepare a side dish
.
Recipe for hunter's pot with deer, wild boar and duck: you need these ingredients
Servings
: 6
Preparation time
: 30 minutes
Preparation time
: 2.5 hours
1 kg of wild boar goulash
0.5 kg venison goulash
300 g of smoked pork belly
2 duck legs, 400 g each
1 l game stock
0.5 l dry red wine
3 tbsp cranberry jam
200 g cream
700 g mushrooms
5 onions
3 tbsp tomato paste
10 juniper berries
5 cloves
5 bay leaves
3 tbsp clarified butter
8 cloves of garlic
1 bunch of fresh parsley
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Preparation of hearty hunter's pot: recipe with wild boar, deer and duck
Cut the bacon into cubes, drain it in the hot clarified butter, remove it from the pot and set aside.
Then fry the duck legs in the same fat on both sides, remove them and then fry the goulash in portions and also remove it again.
In the same saucepan, sauté the chopped onions and garlic, followed by the sliced mushrooms.
Then stir in the tomato paste and roast a little.
Tip:
If you want the sauce to be thicker, stir in one to two tablespoons of flour before deglazing with red wine.
In the next step, deglaze with red wine and pour on the game stock.
Place the previously fried goulash, bacon and duck legs in the sauce and add the juniper berries, bay leaves and cloves.
Let the hunter's pot simmer gently for two hours.
About a quarter of an hour before the end of the cooking time, refine with cream and cranberry jam and stir in the finely chopped parsley.
Season to taste with salt and pepper before serving.
In the video: Jägertopf aka Hubertustopf - recipe from the Dutch Oven
Anja Auer is editor-in-chief of the BBQ & Food magazine “Die Frau am Grill”. In addition, she runs the largest YouTube channel on the topic of “grilling”, which is produced by a woman in German-speaking countries. Most of the recipes are not only successful on the grill, but also on the stove and in the oven. You can find more recipes at www.die-frau-am-grill.de and the YouTube channel www.youtube.com/diefrauamgrill
* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
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