Tafelspitz with horseradish sauce
Slowly poached in broth, served with root vegetables — and the broth becomes tomorrow’s soup.
- Time
- 3 h
- Effort:
- medium
- Season
- autumn, winter
- classic
- meat
- Sunday
- light
- low carb
Ingredients for 6 portions
1½ kgbeef brisket (Tafelspitz)
4carrots
1leek
200 gceleriac
2onions
2bay leaves
5allspice
3 tbsphorseradish (jar)
200 mlcream
2 tbspplain flour
30 gbutter
½ bunchchives
to tastesalt
to tastepepper
The ingredients land on the shopping list as soon as the dish is in the week.
Possible allergens
Derived from the ingredients as they are typically composed.
- Cereals containing gluten
- Milk (incl. lactose)
- Celery
Please check allergens and intolerances yourself — on the packaging, at the bakery, at the butcher's. Recipes change, and a list like this cannot take responsibility for that.
Nutrition per portion
Estimates computed from the ingredient list — with 6 portions per recipe.
| Energy | 711 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 50.1 g |
| Fat | 50.2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 12.1 g |
| of which sugar | 8.7 g |
| Fibre | 4.6 g |
| Salt | 0.5 g |
Not counted because listed without a quantity: salt, pepper.
Computed with raw ingredients as bought. Cooking losses, peel, trimmings and what stays on the plate are not accounted for. Own dishes and ingredients “to taste” have no values.
Source: Max Rubner-Institut (2025), Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS) version 4.0, CC BY 4.0. The mapping of ingredients to BLS foods and the piece weights are the operator's own.
Estimates, not lab values — not a basis for medically prescribed meal plans.
Method
- 1
Start the meat in cold water to cover, bring to the boil and skim off the foam.
- 2
Add the halved onion, bay, allspice and half the roughly cut vegetables, keep just below simmering for 2.5 hours.
- 3
Cut the remaining vegetables into fine pieces and cook in the broth for the last 20 minutes.
- 4
For the sauce melt the butter, stir in the flour, whisk in 300 ml of broth and the cream, stir in the horseradish, season.
- 5
Slice the meat across the grain, serve with the vegetables, boiled potatoes, sauce and chives.
Sides
Part of the meal: planned along with the dish, and swappable or removable in the week. Their ingredients go on the shopping list too.
