🇨🇿 Czechia cuisine · #1

Svíčková na Smetaně

Svíčková na Smetaně
Time180 min
Serves6
Ingredients15

Beef braised slowly with root vegetables in a blended cream sauce, served with dumplings, cranberries and whipped cream — the Czech festive dish.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Marinate the beef overnight with chopped vegetables, spices and vinegar.
  2. Brown the beef in butter, then the vegetables.
  3. Add water and braise covered at 160°C for 2½ hours.
  4. Remove the meat and blend vegetables with the liquid, cream, sugar and lemon into a smooth sauce.
  5. Serve sliced beef with sauce, dumplings, jam and whipped cream.