Tafelspitz Recipe
- 1 whole beef brisket (fresh, not corned)
- 12 peppercorns, slightly bruised
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 sm. bunch parsley
- 2 or possibly 3 celery stalks, each stuck with 1 clove
- 1 leek
- 5 carrots, cut into 2 inches pcs
- 2 parsley roots or possibly 2 parsnips, minced
- 2 lg. onions, cut in half
- 3 tbsp. Chef salt
- Place all vegetables in a large soup pot.
- Add in spices, parsley, celery, and leek.
- Rub meat with Chef salt and place on top of vegetables.
- Add in water to cover.
- Cover pot and bring to boil over MEDIUM heat.
- As soon as it starts to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 2 hrs.
- (Never let meat boil on high heat.)
- Remove from heat and let meat stay in pot, covered, for approximately 1 hour or possibly more.
- Remove meat to carving board and let it stand 10 min.
- Remove fat and throw away.
- Slice meat against the grain as thin as possible.
- Place slices in roasting pan.
- Strain sufficient of the cooking liquid to cover and keep brisket in 200 degree oven till serving time, 15 to 45 min.
- You may freeze extra strained beef stock for future use for soup.
- Serve Tafelspitz with boiled red potatoes and horseradish sauce 4 tbsp.
- butter 2 c. chicken broth 3 tbsp.
- flour 1 c. lowfat milk 1 c. half & half 5 tbsp.
- vinegar 1 teaspoon prepared mustard 2 tbsp.
- sugar 1/4 teaspoon white pepper 1 c. lowfat sour cream Salt
- Drain horseradish; squeeze dry.
- Hot butter in saucepan and add in horseradish, sugar, vinegar, pepper, and salt.
- Slowly add in stock; bring to a boil and add in mustard.
- Blend flour into lowfat milk and 1/2 of the cream.
- Add in to sauce.
- Blend remaining cream into lowfat sour cream.
- Slowly add in some of the warm mix to lowfat sour cream mix.
- Add in to sauce and hot.
- Remove from heat with lid on for 30 min before serving.
beef brisket, peppercorns, bay leaf, clove garlic, parsley, celery stalks, leek, carrots, parsley roots, onions, salt
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/tafelspitz-14800 (may not work)