Boiled Beef with Horeradish Sauce

==Description==
===Ingredients===
* 3 lbs rump roast or round roast or beef brisket
* 2 quarts cold water
* 2 teaspoons salt
* 1 onion
* 3 whole cloves
* 4 medium carrots, quartered
* 3 stalks celery, sliced
* 1 medium turnip, quartered
* 1 leek, washed and quartered
* bouquet garni
* 8 peppercorns
=== Sauce ===
* 2 tablespoons freshly grated horseradish
* 2 tablespoons butter
* 1 medium onion, finely chopped
* 2 tablespoons flour
* 1 cup of the beef stock
* ½ lemon juice
* pepper
* sugar
* 4 tablespoons heavy cream
==Directions==
# In a large pot, place roast with the salt and water.
# Let stand for 20 minutes.
# Then bring slowly to a boil, skimming frequently.
# Add onion, carrot, turnip, celery, leek, and spices-- cover lower heat and simmer 2½ hours or until meat is very tender, when pierced with a fork.
# Drain the beef, and place on a serving platter, covering to keep warm.
# Strain the stock pressing all the vegetables to extract all the juices.
# Taste stock for seasoning, and remove one cup of stock to make the sauce.
# Serve the rest of the stock as a soup, before eating the beef.
# For the sauce-- melt the butter, saute the onion over med.
# Heat until soft.
# Stir in the flour, and cook until lightly browned.
# Add the one cup of stock, horseradish and lemon juice along with salt, pepper, and sugar, to taste.
# Bring sauce to a boil, stirring, simmer 3 minutes.
# Remove from heat and add the cream.
# Serve the beef with boiled potatoes, and the sauce separately.
=== Other Links ===
== See also ==
Category:Austrian Meat Dishes
Category:Beef brisket Recipes
Category:Beef round Recipes
Category:Heavy cream Recipes
Category:Leek Recipes
Category:Potato Recipes
Category:Turnip Recipes