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Karjalanpaisti

Name: Karjalanpaisti
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Finnish
Ingredients: 800 g stewing meat for Karelian hot pot; 1 tbsp oil; 2 onion 250 g; 2 carrots 250 g; 1 tsp salt; 10 whole allspice berries; 2 bay leaves; water

Traditional Karelian hot pot (Karjalanpaisti) is very easy to prepare and is an essential part of many festive tables. The secret to its juicy and tender flavor is long, slow braising.

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Machine-translated, original language: Suomi.

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Method

1
Bring the meat to room temperature about an hour before cooking.
2
Brown the meat in oil in several batches in a pan.
3
Peel and cut the onions into wedges.
4
Peel and cut the carrots into generous chunks.
5
Layer the meat, onions, carrots, salt, allspice, and bay leaves in a pot or casserole dish.
6
Pour enough water into the dish so that the ingredients are just barely covered.
7
Cook in the oven at 175 degrees for 2–3 hours. If you wish, you can braise the Karelian hot pot even longer; the longer you patiently let it simmer, the tenderer the meat will become. Add water if necessary.
8
Cover with a lid towards the end of the cooking time if desired. Serve with boiled potatoes or mashed potatoes.