Wild Boar Stew With Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 tbsp oil
2 lbs wild boar steak
5 oz bacon, chopped coarsely
3 None onions, finely diced
2 tsp paprika
2 tsp dried thyme
5 None juniper berries
2 None bay leaves
1 2/3 cup game stock (or beef stock)
1 cup red wine
1 pinch sugar
9 oz spatzle (egg dumplings)
12 oz chanterelle mushrooms
7 oz sour cream
4 stalks parsley, chopped

Preparation

Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a roasting pan and saute the wild boar over high heat turning regularly. Season to taste, add the bacon and onions and cook for another 2 mins. Add the paprika, thyme, juniper berries and bay leaves. Pour in the stock and red wine and a pinch of sugar. Cover and stew for about 2 hours.
Cook the spatzle in plenty of boiling salted water according to package directions.
Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a frying pan and saute the chanterelles. Season to taste. Shortly before the stew is done, add the chanterelles, sour cream and stir well. Serve the stew with the spatzle , sprinkled with parsley.