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Tafelspitz
Viennese beef topside gently simmered with root vegetables, leek and aromatic spices.
About Tafelspitz
Tafelspitz is a Viennese boiled-beef dish named for the prized cut used to make it. This profile follows Renate Wagner's Austrian tourism recipe, fixing beef topside and the listed root-vegetable broth while leaving the source's optional bones out.
Slow simmering gives the beef a clean, deeply savoury flavour, supported by sweet roots and browned onion. Celeriac and leek add earthy depth, while bay, parsley and peppercorns keep the broth aromatic rather than heavily spiced.
The beef is served in broad, tender slices with a pale-brown exterior and moist rosy-brown centre, surrounded or moistened by clear golden broth. The vegetables are soft but distinct, and the meat should yield easily without becoming stringy.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Celery.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Tafelspitz
Renate Wagner's Viennese Tafelspitz.
- Beef topsideTender sliced beef
- WaterGentle simmering liquid
- Carrots and yellow carrotsSweet root-vegetable depth
- Celeriac rootEarthy broth aromatic
- ParsnipsSweet earthy broth aromatic
- Parsley sprigsFresh herbal aroma
- LeekMild allium depth
- OnionBrowned savoury aromatic
- Bay leavesWoodsy herbal aroma
- PeppercornsPeppery warmth
- SaltSeasoning
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Beef topside: . The source's topside is fixed from its list of quality boiling-beef alternatives and maps to the established beef-topside route
- Water:
- Carrots and yellow carrots: . Both source carrot colours map to the established carrot route; the yellow colour remains explicit in the card name
- Celeriac root: . Celeriac is celery root and retains a source-confirmed Celery declaration
- Parsnips:
- Parsley sprigs:
- Leek:
- Onion:
- Bay leaves:
- Peppercorns: . The source does not state peppercorn colour; the conventional black-pepper route is used without a cultivar claim
- Salt:
Origins & food traditions
Austria's national tourism authority publishes Renate Wagner's complete Tafelspitz recipe and identifies the dish as a Viennese beef classic. Its separate Austrian classics index independently places Tafelspitz among the classics of Austrian cuisine.
Cuisines & regions
- Austrian Cuisine
- Viennese Cuisine
- Viennese CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Austrian CuisineCatalogue link pending review