Čobanac – meat stew

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Dice the 3 different meats into 3-4 cm cubes and put in 3 separate bowls to be marinated separately. Add to the meat garlic (granules), mustard, bay leaf, oil, salt, pepper, mineral water and mix. Let rest in fridge for 2 hours

Dice the onions and start to fry in oil in a pot. Add the pancetta, garlic, salt and stir and cook for 15 minutes

Then add the meat in order of toughness. First add the beef and cook for 15 minutes, then add the pork, then cook further for 10 minutes before adding the veal and cooking all together for 15 minutes

Then add the red wine, the sweet and hot ground paprika and the pepperoni. Mix all together

Then add the tomato puree, add some water and leave to cook on a medium heat for roughly an hour

To make little dumplings for the stew, in a separate bowl sieve the flour, add beaten eggs, a tablespoon of salt, approximately 150 ml of water and stir all together to form a mixture. Let it rest for a while

Dip a tablespoon in the hot Čobanac mixture and then scoop a bit (1/3 tablespoon size) of the flour and egg mixture and add to the Čobanac. Keep scooping bits of the mixture until its used up

Simmer for another 10 minutes and the dish is ready