Beef stew a la mode gundel

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
800gramsTenderloin of beef
150gramsLard
25gramsFlour
180gramsHaricot beans
180gramsAsparagus tips
180gramsGarden peas
180gramsGoose liver
150millilitresRed wine
25gramsSalt
1dashPepper
1dashMarjoram
6Eggs
50gramsButter
150millilitresSweet cream
Parsley

Directions

SCRAMBLED EGG GARNISH

Braise the well hung tenderloin, cut into strips, in the lard. Season with salt, pepper and marjoram. When half tender add the goose liver, also cut in strips. When cooked, fill up with red wine, and thicken with a little sifted flour. Mix in the beans, peas and the asparagus tips, all of which have been cooked in salt water. Top stew with a nest-like arrangement of six scrambled eggs made with cream and butter. Serve with French fried potatoes.

Recipe Karoly Gundel "Hungarian Cookery Book" MMed IMH Georges' Home BBS 2:323/4⅖