Velikonoční Nádivka: Czech Easter Stuffing

A traditional Czech Easter filling, this savory loaf combines smoked meat, bread, eggs, milk, and fresh spring herbs for a hearty meal.

Category Tags:

BrunchSide Dish

Cuisine Tags:

Eastern European

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Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C).

  2. Boil smoked meat with salt, pepper, nutmeg, allspice, bay leaf, and rosemary until tender.

  3. Cool meat in the cooking water, then cut into cubes.

  4. Dice 11 rolls and place them in a bowl; soften with some meat broth.

  5. Combine cubed meat, softened rolls, salt, pepper, nutmeg, onion, garlic, and spring greens.

  6. Stir egg yolks into the meat mixture.

  7. Beat egg whites until stiff, then fold into the mixture.

  8. Pour into a butter-greased casserole dish or large loaf pan.

  9. Bake for about 1 hour until golden brown, covering with foil if the top browns too quickly.

  10. Cool for 10 minutes; unmold and slice if in a loaf pan, or scoop from a casserole dish to serve.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 769 kcal
Carbohydrate: 35 g
Cholesterol: 372 mg
Fiber: 3 g
Protein: 51 g
Saturated Fat: 17 g
Sodium: 685 mg
Sugar: 3 g
Fat: 46 g
Unsaturated Fat: 0 g