Dalges

The Leib family from Fellingshausen loved to prepare dalges in the oven. It is a hearty oven dish made from potatoes, onions, Mettwurst sausage, black pudding, bacon and dried plums.
Ludwig Leib (1873-1949) was a miner and bricklayer by birth and must have been delighted to receive such a meal from his wife Karoline (1872-1968), who worked in the cigar factory.

Method:

  1. Grate the onions and potatoes on a kitchen grater.
  2. Place in a sieve and leave to drain.
  3. Mix with eggs and a little flour.
  4. Season with salt and pepper
  5. Cut the dried meat into strips.
  6. Cut the mettwurst and black pudding into pieces.
  7. Fold the sausage pieces and prunes into the potato mixture.
  8. Coat a deep dish or roasting tin with the lard or other fat.
  9. Pour in the potato mixture and bake in the oven, first with the lid closed for an hour at 140 °C and then for half an hour with the lid open at 180 °C top and bottom heat.