Austrian Tafelspitz

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

Water

2 large carrots, cut into thin sticks

1 teaspoon salt

4 celery stalks, cut into thin strips

3 pound beef brisket

2 leeks, white part only

2 gherkins

1 onion - cut into rings

Parsley

Cooking Instructions:

Heat 2 qt. water with salt. Add beef; bring to a boil. Skim foam from surface until clear. Partially cover pot; simmer 1-1/2 hours. Cut leeks in 2 inch pieces, then cut in half lengthwise. Add leeks, onion, carrots and celery to beef. Cook until beef and vegetables are tender. Cut beef into 1/2 inch slices. Cut gherkins lengthwise in thin slices, leaving 1 end uncut. Spread out slices like a fan - garnish beef with gherkins. Serve vegetables in a separate dish with 4 tablespoons cooking liquid spooned over the top. Garnish with parsley. Serve with Swedish mayonnaise.

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