Gaisburger Marsch
Ingredients
- 2-1/4 lbs beef
- 3 bones
- 1 marrow bone
- 1 leek
- 1 big carrot
- 1 stalk of celery
- 1 parsley root
- 2 onions
- 2 cloves
- 1 bay leaf
- 1-1/8 lbs potatoes
- 1-1/8 cups spätzle
- 1 tbsp nutmeg
- 2 tbsp butter
- parsley to garnish optional
- dash of salt and pepper
Instructions
- Chop the vegetables into cubes. Peel and halve one onion, piercing it with the cloves. Chop the second onion and set it aside. In a big pot bring 6-3/8 cups salted water to a boil. Add the beef, bones, vegetables, the onion, and bay leaf to the water and boil for 90 minutes. Meanwhile, peel and dice the potatoes.
- Remove the meat from the broth and set aside. Strain the broth and bring back to a boil. Boil potatoes in the broth until they are cooked.
- Prepare the spätzle according to the package. Cube the meat and add both the meat and spätzle to the potatoes in the broth. Add nutmeg to taste.
- Melt the butter in a pan and sauté the second chopped onion until golden brown.
- Serve the stew with the browned onion and optional parsley.
