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Luzerner Chügelipastete
Chügelipastete: Lucerne puff pastry shell filled with veal balls and mushrooms in cream
Chügelipastete is the Sunday and Christmas dish of Lucerne, a showpiece brought to the table whole: a big, tall puff pastry shell, like a giant vol-au-vent, filled with little veal meatballs (chügeli), sweetbreads or diced veal and mushrooms in a creamy white sauce, sometimes with raisins. Lucerne bakeries sell the shells ready-made. A common mistake is filling the pastry too early, which makes it soggy. Chef's tip: fill the warm shell at the very last moment and serve the extra sauce on the side. Veal meatballs must reach 71 °C.
- Total time
- 120 min
- Difficulty
- hard
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
For the shell
- 2 ¼ lb all-butter puff pastry
- 1 eggbeaten
For the meatballs
- 14 oz veal mince
- 1 oz breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- ¾ tsp salt
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg
- 2 ½ cups veal or chicken stock
For the sauce
- 1 ⅜ oz butter
- 10 ½ oz button mushroomsquartered
- 1 ⅜ oz plain flour
- ¾ cup double cream
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 ⅜ oz raisinsoptional
- ¼ tsp white pepper
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 400°F (fan 350°F). Roll out two-thirds of 2 ¼ lb all-butter puff pastry and cut a 22 cm circle. Shape a ball of crumpled baking paper 15 cm across, wrap in more paper, put it on the circle and cover with the rest of the pastry, rolled into a larger circle. Seal and decorate with pastry strips. Brush with 1 egg.
Step 2: Bake for 40 minutes, until deep golden. Cut a lid, remove the paper ball and keep warm.
40 minStep 3: Mix 14 oz veal mince, 1 oz breadcrumbs, 1 egg, ¾ tsp salt and 1 pinch ground nutmeg and roll into small balls. Poach in simmering 2 ½ cups veal or chicken stock for 10 minutes, until they reach 160°F. Lift out and keep the stock.
10 minStep 4: Fry 10 ½ oz button mushrooms in 1 ⅜ oz butter for 5 minutes. Stir in 1 ⅜ oz plain flour, then whisk in 400 ml of the stock and ¾ cup double cream and simmer 5 minutes. Add 1 tbsp lemon juice, 1 ⅜ oz raisins and ¼ tsp white pepper and the meatballs.
10 minStep 5: Fill the warm shell just before serving. Common mistake: filling early; soggy pastry.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 680 kcal
- Protein
- 34 g
- Carbs
- 36 g
- Fat
- 44 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does luzerner Chügelipastete take?
- About 120 minutes in total: 60 minutes to prepare and 60 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- What can I use instead of egg?
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water per egg, left for 5 minutes (baking only; vegan).
- What can I use instead of breadcrumbs?
- Crushed crackers or cornflakes, same amount.
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