Ukrainian Meat & Fish Stew

1/2 lb ground beef
1/2 lb ground lamb
1/2 lb herring, fresh, cubed,
1 skinned & boned
1/2 cup plain yogurt
4 tablespoon butter
4 each eggs, seperated
1 each garlic clove minced
1 each onion lg. chopped
4 each potatos peeled & boiled
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoon goat cheese crumbled
3 tablespoon bread crumbs
4 tablespoon carrots shredded
Put 1 qt of milk into a bowl and soak the herring in it 8-12 hours.
Pat dry being sure to remove any and all bones. Fry the onions &
garlic in 2 T of butter until golden. Pan fry the ground meats and
place into a food processor. Add the onion, garlic herring, &
potatos. Chop until a smooth mixture is achieved. Stir in the yogurt
and the egg yolks. Add the spices. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
& butter a large ba king dish. Add the shredded carrots at this point.
Beat the egg whites until the are fairly stiff but not dry and then
add to the mixture. Turn the mixture into the buttered baking dish.
Sprinkle with the bread crumbs and goat cheese, dot with
remaining butter, & then bake for 45 minutes. Serve hot. Origin:
Larissa Shelkevskaya, Kiev, Ukraine, circa 1995