Bavarian Beef Food

BAVARIAN HUNTER'S BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Coat cubed beef evenly with salt and sprinkle with freshly ground pepper to taste.
• Heat vegetable oil in a heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat.
• Add beef and stir frequently with a wooden spoon until meat is evenly browned.
• Add onion and mushroom. Cook until onion becomes transparent, stirring occasionally.
• Add dry red wine and stir to evenly coat meat, mushrooms, and onions. Reduce heat to low and simmer meat and vegetables in red wine for 30 minutes.
• Add beef stock. Mix thoroughly and simmer mixture for another 30 minutes.
• Add potato and carrots. Mix thoroughly and continue to simmer for another 30 minutes. Check and make sure carrot and potatoes are tender. If not, continue to cook stew, checking every 5 minutes.
• When potatoes and carrots are soft, remove stew from heat and ladle into bowls to serve.

BAVARIAN BEEF

Steps:

• Trim fat from roast.
• In a large skillet, brown roast on all sides in hot oil.
• Meanwhile in place carrots, onions, 3/4 pickles, and celery in crock pot.
• Place meat on top of veggies, cutting the roast to fit, if necessary.
• In a small bowl, combine wine or broth, mustard, pepper, cloves and bay leaves.
• Pour over meat.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 8 to 10 hours; or HIGH for 4 to 5 hours.
• Remove meat from pot and place on platter, keeping warm.
• For gravy: transfer the cooking liquid to a 2 quart saucepan.
• Skim off fat and remove bay leaves.
• Stir together the flour and the remaining 2 tablespoons wine or broth.
• Stir into the gravy mixture.
• Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened an bubbly.
• Add vegetables and stir one or two more minutes more to warm up vegetables.
• Serve the meat with vegetable gravy and noodles.
• Garnish with chopped pickles and bacon.

BAVARIAN BEEF DINNER

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, brown beef in oil. Add the beef broth, onions, garlic and seasonings. Cover and simmer for 2-1/2 hours or until beef is tender; reduce heat. , Combine flour and water until smooth; gradually stir into the beef mixture. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add sour cream and heat through (do not boil). Serve over rice with sauerkraut on the side.

TRADITIONAL GERMAN GOULASH

Steps:

• Heat 1/2 tablespoon of the oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden and caramelized, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Heat the remaining 2 1/2 tablespoons canola oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat and saute the stewing meat until nicely browned. Add the caramelized onions, garlic and caraway seeds. Cook for 1 minute, and then add the paprika, Montreal steak seasoning, onion powder, cayenne powder, salt and pepper. Add the green and red peppers, stir and saute until fragrant, about 2 more minutes.
• Add the tomato puree and tomato paste and stir. Add the vegetable broth and 1/2 cup water, plus more if needed, and deglaze the Dutch oven, making sure to loosen anything stuck to the bottom of the pot.
• Bring to a low simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the meat is very tender, about 90 minutes. Serve over Spaetzle, egg noodles or dumplings.

BAVARIAN BEEF ROAST WITH GRAVY

Steps:

• Spray a 3 1/2 to 4 quart slow cooker with cooking spray.Place beef roast in slow cooker.
• In small bowl, mix mustard, horseradish sauce and gravy mix. Spread mixture over roast. Pour beer around roast.
• Cover. Cook on low heat setting 9 to 10 hours.
• Remove roast to serving platter; cover to keep warm.
• In 2 quart sauce pan mix water and flour until smooth. Pour cooking juices from slowcooker into sauce pan. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring constantly.
• Stir in chives.
• Slice beef; serve with gravy.

BAVARIAN STEW

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook beef in oil until browned; drain. Stir in the broth, onion, bay leaf, caraway seeds and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/4 hours or until meat is almost tender., Combine vinegar and sugar; stir into beef mixture. Place cabbage on top of meat mixture. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 18-22 minutes or until meat and cabbage are tender. , Remove beef and cabbage; keep warm. Discard bay leaf. Stir gingersnaps into cooking liquid; cook and stir until thickened. Stir in beef. Serve with cabbage.

GERMAN BEEF ROULADEN

Steps:

• Spread 1/2 tablespoon mustard over one side of each piece of meat. Sprinkle the onion, paprika, salt, and pepper evenly over the steaks. Lay one slice of bacon on each piece. Roll the steaks jelly-roll style and secure with toothpicks.
• Heat the canola oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook meat on all sides until browned. Add the beef broth and water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low; cover and simmer until tender, about 30 minutes.
• Remove the meat rolls. Strain the broth mixture and return liquid to the skillet. Whisk together the cornstarch and 1 cup of water. Slowly pour the cornstarch slurry into the skillet, stirring continually until the sauce has thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the sour cream. Return rolls to the sauce; serve immediately.

TRADITIONAL BAVARIAN BEEF SAUERBRATEN

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan combine vinegar, 1 1/2 cups of the red wine, and the onions. Wrap the parsley stems, peppercorns, bay leaves, and cloves in a double layer of cheesecloth and tie shut. Add this to the saucepan, and bring mixture to a boil. Turn off the heat, and cool to room temperature.
• Prick the top round on all sides with a fork. Put it into a large resealable plastic bag and pour the marinade over it. Close bag and turn upside down a few times to cover meat well with marinade. Marinate, turning the bag once or twice a day, for 3 to 4 days in the refrigerator.
• When ready to cook, bring marinated beef to room temperature, about 2 hours. Remove beef from marinade and pat dry. Strain marinade, reserving the liquid and onions; discard the cheesecloth bag.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Combine the flour, salt, and black pepper on a large plate, mixing well.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a heavy, ovenproof pan with a lid, large enough to hold the roast, over moderately high heat. When the oil is hot but not smoking, dredge meat in flour mixture, then sear well on each side, about 5 minutes per side. Pour extra fat out of pan.
• Place 1 cup of the marinating liquid, the remaining 1/4 cup red wine, and tomatoes in the pan along with the reserved onions from the marinade. Add enough of the water so that the liquid comes about one third of the way up the side of the beef. Bring liquid to a boil and boil for 5 minutes. Cover beef pan with the lid, and braise in the oven, turning sauerbraten every 30 minutes or so and spooning braising liquid over it, until meat is very tender, about 3 hours. Remove beef from pan and keep warm, covered with foil.
• Strain and degrease the braising liquid, and discard the solids. Place the braising liquid in a small saucepan, and add the remaining marinade along with the sherry and the 1 tablespoon brown sugar. Boil the liquid until it is reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Add the additional brown sugar, if desired, and/or lemon juice to taste. Adjust seasoning.
• Carve roast against the grain into slices that are about 3/8 inch thick. Arrange slices on a serving platter, spoon sauce over them, and garnish with parsley sprigs. Top with a dollop of sour cream, if desired.

BAVARIAN BEEF WITH RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• In Dutch oven, heat oil over medium high heat; brown beef, in batches. Transfer to plate. Add onions, caraway seeds, pepper and bay leaf; cook, stirring, for 1 minutes. Pour in beef stock; bring to boil, stirring to scrape up brown bits.
• Return beef and any accumulated juices to pan; reduce heat, cover and simmer for 2 hours or until beef is tender. Stir in vinegar, sugar and rind; cook uncovered, stirring often, for 30 minutes.
• In small bowl, stir together molasses, flour, ginger, cinnamon and cloves to make paste; stir in 2 tablespoons of the stew juices. Gradually whisk back into stew over medium high heat until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Discard bay leaf, (Stew can be refrigerated in airtight container for up to 2 days or frozen for up to 1 month.).
• RED CABBAGE: Meanwhile, in large saucepan, toss together cabbage, 1/2 cup water, vinegar, apples, brown sugar, butter and salt. Chop 1 of the onions and add to pan; toss well.
• Stick cloves into remaining onion; bury in cabbage mixture. Cover and bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring often, for 1 1/2 hours or until cabbage is tender and most of the liquid is absorbed. Discard clove studded onion. (Can be refrigerated in airtight container for up to 2 days, reheat gently.) Serve with stew. Makes 6 serving.
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BAVARIAN BEEF AND NOODLES

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions; drain and set aside. Brown ground beef in a skillet over medium heat ; drain. Stir in tomato sauce, salt, garlic salt, and pepper. In a bowl, combine sour cream, onions,and oodles. In a greased two quart casserole dish,alternate layers of noodle mixture and beef mixture, ending with beef.Sprinkle behest on top. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.