Cookbook:Fleischnacka (Alsatian Meat and Pasta Roll)

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Fleischnacka or Fleischschnacka, literally "snails of meat" (from German "Fleisch", meat, and "Schnecke", snail) is an Alsatian dish consisting of minced beef (or sometimes other meats, like left over pot-au-feu) rolled in fresh noodle dough and cut into slices, which are then cooked in stock.

Dough

 * 1 lb flour
 * 4 ea. eggs
 * Salt
 * 1 cup water

Filling

 * 2½ lb minced beef
 * 1 large onion
 * 3 cloves garlic
 * Nutmeg
 * Salt
 * Pepper
 * Oil
 * 2 pints beef stock
 * 4 cups Riesling wine (optional)

Procedure

 * 1) Mix together the flour and eggs, then add the water and salt.
 * 2) Knead the dough until smooth and set aside for 1 hour.
 * 3) Mince the onion, parsley, and garlic. Mix into the minced meat along with the eggs, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
 * 4) Roll out the dough into a rectangle.
 * 5) Spread the meat filling evenly over the dough and roll up into a cylinder. Seal the edge with water and cut into slices (not too thick).
 * 6) Brown the slices in oil.
 * 7) Add the stock (and wine if used), and cook for 20 minutes.
 * 8) Serve with a green salad.