Svíčková (Czech Beef in Cream Sauce)

Name: Svíčková (Czech Beef in Cream Sauce)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 150 min
Total time: 180 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Czech
Ingredients: 1 kg beef topside or sirloin, in one piece; 80 g smoked bacon, cut into thin strips; 2 tsp salt; 1 tsp black pepper, ground; 40 g butter; 1 large onion, chopped; 2 medium carrots, chopped; 150 g celeriac, chopped; 1 medium parsley root, chopped; 6 allspice berries; 8 black peppercorns; 3 bay leaves; 3 tbsp white wine vinegar; 1 tbsp sugar; 750 ml hot water; 250 ml double cream; 2 tbsp plain flour; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 600 g bread dumplings (knedlíky), to serve; 150 g cranberry sauce, to serve

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Prep30 min

Cook150 min

Total180 min

The Czech Sunday dish — beef larded with bacon and braised on a bed of root vegetables with spices and vinegar, then blended into a velvety, sweet-sour cream sauce and served with bread dumplings and cranberries.

Ingredients

Serves:6

1 kg beef topside or sirloin, in one piece
80 g smoked bacon, cut into thin strips
2 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper, ground
40 g butter
1 large onion, chopped
2 medium carrots, chopped
150 g celeriac, chopped
1 medium parsley root, chopped
6 allspice berries
8 black peppercorns
3 bay leaves
3 tbsp white wine vinegar
1 tbsp sugar
750 ml hot water
250 ml double cream
2 tbsp plain flour
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp lemon juice
600 g bread dumplings (knedlíky), to serve
150 g cranberry sauce, to serve

Nutrition (estimated)

high confidence

1044kcal · per serving

61.2g

Protein

72.1g

Carbs

54.7g

Fat

Recipe total: 6267 kcal · P 367.2g · C 432.7g · F 328.5g

Estimated from 21 of 21 ingredients

Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.

Steps

1
Make small cuts along the beef with a thin knife and push the bacon strips into them, so the lean meat is basted from inside. Rub it all over with the salt and ground pepper. Heat the oven to 160°C/320°F.
2
Melt the butter in a heavy flameproof casserole over medium-high heat and brown the beef on all sides for 8 minutes; lift it out.
3
Add the onion, carrots, celeriac and parsley root and fry for 10 minutes, until the vegetables are golden at the edges.
4
Add the allspice, peppercorns, bay leaves, vinegar, sugar and hot water, return the beef, cover and braise in the oven for 2 hours, turning the meat once, until tender.
5
Lift the beef out and keep it warm under foil. Fish out the bay leaves, allspice and peppercorns.
6
Whisk the flour into the cream, stir it into the vegetables and liquid and simmer for 5 minutes, then blend until completely smooth and pass through a sieve.
7
Season the sauce with the mustard and lemon juice: it should be creamy, gently sweet and gently sour.
8
Steam the dumplings for 10 minutes to warm them, slice the beef and serve with plenty of sauce, the dumplings and a spoonful of cranberry sauce.

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Questions and answers

How long does Svíčková (Czech Beef in Cream Sauce) take to make?

About 180 minutes: 30 min prep and 150 min cooking.

What ingredients do you need for Svíčková (Czech Beef in Cream Sauce)?

21 ingredients: beef topside or sirloin, smoked bacon, salt, black pepper, butter, onion, carrots, celeriac, parsley root, allspice berries, black peppercorns, bay leaves and 9 more.

How many servings does this Svíčková (Czech Beef in Cream Sauce) recipe make?

6 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.

How many calories are in a serving of Svíčková (Czech Beef in Cream Sauce)?

About 1044 kcal, with 61.2 g protein, 72.1 g carbohydrate and 54.7 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.

What cuisine is Svíčková (Czech Beef in Cream Sauce)?

Svíčková (Czech Beef in Cream Sauce) comes from Czech cuisine.

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