Traditional Boiled Beef with Spinach Purée, Apple Horseradish Sauce, and Baby Vegetables

Ingredients

  • 1 large onion, halved crosswise
  • Fine sea salt
  • 1 large or 2 small 'chicken steaks,' from the chuck (about 4 1/2 pounds total), trimmed
  • 5 veal marrowbones
  • 6 baby carrots
  • 4 baby turnips
  • 4 small kohlrabi (see tips, below)
  • 1 celery root, quartered
  • 1 tablespoon juniper berries (see tips, below)
  • 1 teaspoon allspice berries
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 bay leaf, preferably fresh, cut in half
  • 1 sprig fresh thyme
  • 1 garlic clove

  • Spinach Puree
    • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
    • 3 shallots, diced
    • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
    • 2 large garlic cloves, minced
    • 1/2 cup heavy cream
    • 1 sprig fresh thyme
    • 3/4 cup vegetable stock or canned low-sodium vegetable broth
    • 12 ounces (1 bunch) spinach, stems removed
    • Freshly ground white pepper
    • Cayenne pepper
    • Freshly grated nutmeg

    Apple Horseradish Sauce
    • 3 Golden Delicious apples (1 1/2 pounds)
    • Juice of 1 lemon
    • 2 tablespoons sugar
    • 1/2 cinnamon stick, about 3 inches
    • 1 whole clove
    • 2 tablespoons prepared horseradish, or more to taste

    Chive Mayonnaise
    • 1 cup cubed white bread, crusts removed
    • 3/4 cup whole milk
    • 2 extra-large egg yolks
    • 8 small cornichons, chopped
    • 1 heaping tablespoon crème fraîche
    • 1 heaping tablespoon sour cream
    • 1/4 cup Champagne vinegar
    • 1 1/2 cups canola oil
    • Fine sea salt and freshly ground white pepper
    • 1 hard-cooked egg, finely diced
    • 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh chives

    • Optional Garnish
    • Freshly grated horseradish
    • Sliced fresh lovage leaves (see tips, below)
    • Freshly grated nutmeg
    • Fleur de sel (see Note)
    • Finely chopped fresh chives

    Description

    (Kavalierspitz) Editor's Note: The Recipe And Introductory Text Below Are Excerpted From David Bouley, Mario Lohninger, And Melissa Clark's Book...

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