Beef with onion sauce

Ingredients for 6 servings:

• 1 kg beef leg slice(s)
• 2 liters of vegetable broth, e.g. made from leftover vegetables, without salt
• 2 medium-sized onions, roughly diced
• 2 tbsp salt
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tsp allspice berries
• 1 tbsp peppercorns
• 1 tsp chili flakes without seeds
• 150 g onion(s), finely diced
• 150 g carrot(s), diced
• 150 g celeriac, finely diced
• 100 g parsley root(s), finely diced
• 100 g leek, diced
• 1 bunch parsley, washed and chopped
• 800 ml beef broth from cooking
• 2 tbsp soy sauce, dark
• 600 g onion(s), very finely diced
• 3 tbsp, heaped mustard, medium hot
• 70 g potato(s), floury, raw, finely grated
• possibly salt and pepper, white

Instructions

Working time approx. 1 hour; Rest time approx. 5 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 3 hours 30 minutes; Total time approx. 4 hours 35 minutes

a festive feast and additionally a strong broth is created, ideal meal also for the cold season

Wash the leg pieces, place them in a medium-sized saucepan, and cover with the vegetable stock. Add the roughly diced onions and the spices, and simmer everything for 2 hours. It’s very important that the leg pieces are added to the cooled stock, as this allows the meat flavor to infuse into the liquid more effectively. Then, briefly remove the leg pieces from the pan, strain the stock through a sieve, then add the strained stock, the meat, and all the diced vegetables except the chopped parsley, and simmer for another 30 minutes. The leg pieces should now be cooked through, and you’ll have a delicious beef and vegetable broth, which only needs to be refined with the chopped parsley before serving. Now, using a sieve, pour 800 ml of the broth into a second saucepan, add the soy sauce, 600 g of finely diced onions, and mustard, and simmer this broth for about 30 minutes. Grate in the raw potato to thicken the sauce and simmer gently for another 30 minutes. Season again at the end, if desired. The broth with the garnish would make a festive appetizer. Serve the meat and onion sauce with potatoes or spaetzle.