Beef the beggar's way

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 1 kg beef (cross rib), freshly cooked
• 1 tsp thyme, fresh
• 1 tbsp basil, fresh
• 1 tsp tarragon, fresh
• 1 onion(s)
• 50 g butter
• 1 tbsp mustard
• 1 tbsp vinegar
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tbsp capers
• 1 m.-large gherkin(s)

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 1 hour 20 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 40 minutes

A recipe from Thuringia

Boil the beef in salted water for about 45 minutes. Remove the bones from the cooked beef. Reserve the stock. Cut the meat into bite-sized pieces and keep warm in the stock. Finely chop the herbs and onion and sauté in a pan with the butter, then pour in 1/8 liter of the stock. Remove the finely chopped meat from the stock and simmer in the herb and onion broth for about 15-20 minutes. Serve on a warmed platter. Mix the sauce with the mustard, vinegar, and sugar. Add the finely chopped capers and the finely diced gherkin. Serve the sauce with the meat. Potato dumplings go very well with it.