Austrian Tafelspitz With Apple Horseradish Sauce Emperors Boiled Beef Food

TAFELSPITZ (BOILED BEEF AUSTRIAN STYLE)

Steps:

• Put beef and bones into a soup pot and add water to cover.
• Add salt, peppercorns and cleaned vegetables.
• Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer about 3 hours or until beef is tender, but not falling apart.
• Strain the bouillon and season to taste with salt, white pepper and nutmeg.
• Save and serve as first course.
• Slice beef and vegetables and serve with plain horseradish, apple-horseradish sauce or Chive Sauce.
• To make the Chive Sauce, Soak bread crumbs in cold water then squeeze dry.
• Combine bread crumbs and egg yolks in Cuisinart.
• Add olive oil a little at a time.
• Season with salt, pepper, sugar and vinegar.
• Add chives and mix well.

AUSTRIAN TAFELSPITZ

Steps:

• Heat 2 quart water with salt. Add beef; bring to a boil. Skim foam from surface until clear. Partially cover pot; simmer 1-1/2 hours.
• Cut leeks in 2-inch pieces, then cut in half lengthwise. Add leeks, onion, carrots, celery, and potatoes to beef. Cook until beef and vegetables are tender.
• Cut beef into 1/2 inch slices.
• Cut gherkins lengthwise in thin slices, leaving 1 end uncut. Spread out slices like a fan - garnish beef with gherkins.
• Serve vegetables in a separate dish with 4 tablespoons cooking liquid spooned over the top. Garnish with parsley.

TAFELSPITZ (BOILED BEEF)

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with 5 quarts of cold water; wash marrow bones, add to water and bring to a boil.
• Meanwhile, remove any sinew from the roast, but leave on the fat.
• Place the roast, bay leaves, peppercorns, and juniper berries into the water and let simmer, on low heat for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, skimming fat off the surface of the water.
• Cut the onion in half and fry, cut side down, in a dry cast iron skillet until dark brown.
• Cut the remaining vegetables into large cubes and add them, along with the onion, to the pot; simmer until the meat is really tender, another hour.
• Remove the meat; strain the liquid, then place the meat back in the liquid.
• To serve: Slice the meat and arrange on a warmed platter. Pour over a little of the cooking liquid, season with salt and sprinkle with chives. Serve with crispy fried potatoes, chive sauce, and apple-horseradish sauce.

BOILED BEEF WITH HORSERADISH SAUCE.. AUSTRIAN

Steps:

• In a large pot, place roast with the salt and water.
• Let stand for 20 minutes.
• Then bring slowly to a boil, skimming frequently.
• Add onion, carrot, turnip, celery, leek, and spices-- cover lower heat and simmer 2 1/2 hours or until meat is very tender, when pierced with a fork.
• Drain the beef, and place on a serving platter, covering to keep warm.
• Strain the stock pressing all the vegetables to extract all the juices.
• Taste stock for seasoning, and remove one cup of stock to make the sauce.
• Serve the rest of the stock as a soup, before eating the beef.
• For the sauce-- Melt the butter, saute the onion over med.
• heat until soft.
• Stir in the flour, and cook until lightly browned.
• Add the one cup of stock, horseradish and lemon juice along with salt, pepper, and sugar, to taste.
• Bring sauce to a boil, stirring, simmer 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add the cream.
• Serve the beef with boiled potatoes, and the sauce seperately--.

TAFELSPITZ (AUSTRIAN BOILED BEEF) WITH APPLE-HORSERADISH

Steps:

• Char onion on cut side over open flame or by placing cut-side down in cast-iron skillet over high heat. Place in 16-quart stockpot with carrots, parsnip, celery root, celery, leek and beef bones. Add 8 quarts cold water. Bring to boil, and cook 10 minutes, skimming constantly. Add beef, allow to boil 5 minutes and skim.
• Reduce heat to simmer, and cook, skimming from time to time, 1 hour. Add 1 tablespoon sea salt, peppercorns, bay leaves and garlic. Tie herbs together, and add. Continue simmering 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until meat is very tender.
• While meat is cooking, mix horseradish and apple with lemon juice, and set aside.
• Remove meat from pot, and cover with foil. Line large sieve or colander with cheesecloth or linen napkin, and place over very large bowl. Pour in contents of pot. Do not press liquid from vegetables. Transfer strained broth to 6-quart saucepan.
• Set carrots, parsnip, celery root and celery stalks aside. Discard everything else. Peel and dice carrots, parsnip and celery root. Dice celery stalks. Set aside.
• Gently reheat broth. Add salt to taste. Serve some of the broth as a first course, with diced celery root, parsnip and celery stalks. Then serve meat. If it needs to be reheated, steam briefly over remaining broth. Slice meat 1/2-inch thick across grain. Place in soup plates, with diced carrots, moisten with hot broth, and top with apple-horseradish, sea salt and chives. Serve.