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Veal Kaisergulasch with apple, ginger and capers

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Vienna
Gulasch

A new interpretation of tradition – this veal goulash combines classic ingredients with sophisticated flavors and takes Austrian home cooking to a new level!

Heinz Reitbauer

Cooking time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

Ingredients (4 servings)
250 g red onions, finely chopped
4 tablespoon(s) lard
100 g roughly diced sweet & sour apples (ideally Reinette)
20 g Rubino paprika or other sweet paprika
20 g peeled and finely chopped ginger
250 ml White wine
250 ml Water
1 kg Veal shank, boneless
2 piece(s) Bay leaves
5 piece(s) Juniper berries
250 g Sour cream
2 tablespoon(s) flour
1 tablespoon(s) capers in vinegar
20 g Organic lemon zest
1 pinch Nutmeg, ground
Carpathian salt
Black pepper, ground

Preparation

  • Fry the chopped onions in the lard until golden.
  • Add apples, paprika and ginger, cook briefly on low heat, then deglaze with white wine.
  • Add water and bring to a boil.
  • Cut the veal shank into 2-inch (4–5 cm) ­cubes and add to the goulash with the bay leaf and juniper.
  • Season lightly with salt and pepper and simmer for about 45 minutes.
  • When the meat is tender, remove it from the liquid, whisk the sauce and then strain through a food mill.
  • Mix the sour cream and flour until smooth and thicken the sauce with it. Then put the meat back in.
  • Briefly rinse the capers with water. Add the lemon zest, nutmeg and capers, bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and season with salt and pepper.

Wine tip

Light greenish yellow, silver reflections. Delicate meadow herbs, fine apple fruit with tobacco undertones, nuances of fresh pear, somewhat shy bouquet. Medium complexity, fine...
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