Töttchen from Tafelspitz

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 700 g boiled beef
• 10 peppercorns
• 2 carnations
• 6 onions
• 1 bay leaf
• 40 g butter
• 500 ml liquid (boiled beef broth)
• 40 g flour
• salt and pepper
• Vinegar
• Sugar
• Worcestershire sauce
• Mustard

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 2 hours; Total time approx. 3 hours

Place the boiled beef in cold, salted water with two onions, the peppercorns, the bay leaf, and the cloves. Bring to a boil and simmer for two hours. Remove the meat from the broth and let it cool slightly, then cut it into approximately 2 cm cubes. Peel and dice the remaining four onions and sauté them in a saucepan with the butter until translucent. Sprinkle the flour over the onions and sauté briefly. Deglaze with the broth, mix until smooth, add the meat, and bring to a boil. Season the meat generously with salt and pepper. Season to taste with sugar and sweet and sour vinegar. Add Worcestershire sauce and mustard to taste. Serve with rolls or farmhouse bread.