Pepperpothast

Ingredients for 6 servings:

• 1 ½ kg goulash, mixed
• 1 ½ kg onion(s)
• 9 tbsp oil
• 1 ½ liters of meat broth
• 2 peppercorns, whole
• 2 bay leaves
• 6 allspice berries
• 3 tbsp cornstarch
• 3 tbsp pumpernickel, finely crumbled
• some red wine vinegar
• some sugar
• salt and pepper
• 2,000 g potatoes
• 125 g butter
• 375 liters of milk
• Salt
• nutmeg
• 1 carrot(s)
• 3 tbsp oil
• 750 g beetroot, pre-cooked and vacuum-packed
• 2 cloves garlic
• 50 ml white wine
• 1 tsp paprika powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon powder
• salt and pepper
• 12 gherkins (cornichons)

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 2 hours; Total time approx. 2 hours 20 minutes

Spicy Westphalian-style goulash with mashed potatoes and beetroot

For the goulash, peel the onions and dice very finely or chop them finely in a food processor. Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a pan and sauté the onions. Heat the remaining oil in a large pot and brown the meat on all sides. Season with salt and pepper. Deglaze with the meat broth and add the onions. Place the bay leaves, allspice, and peppercorns in a tea infuser or spice bag and hang them in the pot. Cook with the lid on for at least 2 hours. For the mashed potatoes, peel the potatoes and boil them in salted water until tender. Drain the water. Melt the butter and milk and add them to the potatoes. Mash everything with a potato masher. Season with salt and nutmeg. Keep warm. For the beetroot, dice the beetroot. Peel and finely grate the carrot, and press the garlic. Heat the oil in a pan and fry the garlic, add the grated carrots and fry. Pour in the wine and reduce. Add the beetroot and season with salt, pepper, paprika, and cinnamon. Keep warm. Remove the spice sachet from the goulash pot. To thicken the goulash, finely chop or grind the pumpernickel. Heat the remaining oil in a pan. Stir in the pumpernickel and cornstarch and brown. At the end of the cooking time, add to the goulash and season with salt, pepper, wine vinegar, and sugar, if desired. Plate the goulash with the beetroot, mashed potatoes, and gherkins and serve.