Czech Republic Svíčková na smetaně (Beef sirloin with vegetable cream sauce)

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

Step 2

Insert the smoked lard into the beef sirloin by making slits into the beef. Use the same method if using bacon wedges.

Step 3

Put the meat and the soup bones on a roasting pan, put the cut up vegetables onto a separate cookie sheet and sprinkle with some oil. Put the vegetables one rack below the meat into the oven.

Step 4

Roast in the oven for 45 minutes

Step 5

minutes before the meat and vegetables are roasted, start the gravy

Step 6

Put a very large pot with 3 liters or 12 cups of water on the stove to boil

Step 7

Put the spices, all spice, peppercorns, bay leaves, and thyme) into a spice bag for easy removal and add to the water.

Step 8

Add the wine vinegar – Dijon mustard- white wine and 4 tablespoons of cranberry sauce.

Step 9

Remove the meat, bones and vegetables from the oven and transfer all of them after seasoning with some salt to the large pot.

Step 10

Cook for 2 hours. (During the last 30 minutes you could make the batter for the bread dumplings, see recipe for Houskvý Knedlík )

Step 11

Remove the meat bones and spice bag out of the pot, cover the meat with foil to rest. The soup bones have served their purpose and if you have a pooch, they will love you for them.

Step 12

Remove the vegetables and mash through a strainer.

Step 13

You will need only 1 liter or approx. 4 cups of the stock for the gravy. Save the rest as wonderful beef stock for another recipe.

Step 14

In your pot you should have 4 cups of the stock and add the mashed vegetables, If you want you could use an emersion blender to puree.

Step 15

Add the cream and 2 Tablespoons of flour. Keep adding flour until desired thickness is achieved.

Step 16

Keep gravy warm while you make the bread dumplings. See recipe Houskvý Knedlík

Step 17

Slice the meat and serve with lots of the gravy and bread dumplings. It is customary to garnish the plate with the cranberry sauce on top of a slice lemon. You just may want to lick the plate!