German recipe :: Gaisburg Stew

Serves 4
Credit: the inlingua world of food

Gaisburg is a suburb of Stuttgart and gave this stew its name. According to legend, the men of Gaisburg were taken captive in a war. Their wives wer allowed to take a meal to them in prison, but everthing had to be in one bowl. In order to make sure the men were well nourished, the stew was full of good, nutritious ingredients.

for the broth
+ 1 to 1 1/2 lbs stewing steak not too fatty
+ a few soup bones
+ 2 or 3 carrots grated
+ 1 onion sliced
+ a few pieces of celery root plus leaves hard to find in the U.S.
+ parsley
+ a beef stock cube
 

for the soup
+ 1 lb potatoes
+ 1 large onionchopped
+ butterfor frying
+ somechopped chives
+ a pinchgrated nutmeg
+ pepper

1. Put the whole piece of meat, the bones, vegetables, parsley and stock cube into a large saucepan, and add enough water to cover. Bring to boil and simmer until soft, drain and season to taste. Cut the potatoes into large cubes and cook in the broth.
2. Cut the steak into cubes and put back into the broth with the potatoes.
3. Fry the chopped onion in a little butter until slightly colored, and add it to the soup. Finally, add the chives, a lttle nutmeg and a pinch of pepper

Please email me if you have any questions.

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