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Tradition German Boiled Beef Topside

Course Main Dish
Cuisine German
Prep Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 8 people

Ingredients

Cooked beef - Tafelspitz

  • 750 g beef topside
  • 2 carrots cut in medium-large cubes
  • 1 parsley root
  • 0,25 celery root
  • 1 leek cut in medium-large cubes
  • 1 tbsp peppercorns
  • 6 potatoes medium
  • 1 l green sauce

Instructions

Boiled beef

  • Wash the beef and dry it with a kitchen towel.
  • In the large pot pour around 1,5l water, turn the heat on (high), add salt and wait until it starts boiling.
  • Add beef topside, carrots, leek, parsley and celery root as well as peppercorns. And wait until it boils again. Turn the heat to medium-low.
  • Simmer for at least 2h or when the meat is tender.
  • In the meantime peel the potatoes, wash them and cook them in salty, boiling water for 20 minutes.
  • Take the piece of meat out of the broth and cut in very thin slices.
  • Serve with Frankfurt Green Sauce on the side.