# Winterlicher Schmortopf

A hearty winter casserole with tender beef, a strong sauce, and stewed potatoes and carrots.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 150 min
- Cuisine: German
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 kg beef for braising (high rib or shoulder)
- 1 EL clarified butter
- 4 onions
- 2 EL tomato paste
- 2 TL thyme
- 3 bay leaves
- 250 ml red wine
- 900 ml beef stock
- 2 TL paprika, noble sweet
- 1 TL paprika, smoked
- salt
- pepper
- 4 carrots
- 700 kg potatoes (triplets)
- cornstarch
- 1 -2 EL chopped parsley

## Instructions

1. Cut the vegetables.
2. Add clarified butter to a pot.
3. Season the beef with salt, sear it on all sides, and then remove it from the pot.
4. Fry the onions until glassy.
5. Add tomato paste.
6. Deglaze with red wine and scrape off the fond from the bottom of the pot.
7. Fill with beef stock.
8. Add spices like thyme, bay leaves, noble sweet paprika, and smoked paprika powder.
9. Return the meat to the pot.
10. Put the lid on and simmer for an hour on a medium level.
11. Add the triplets (potatoes) and carrots.
12. Cook for another hour and a half.
13. Thicken the sauce slightly with stirred cornstarch.
14. Remove the bay leaves.
15. Add a little chopped parsley.
16. Serve the casserole.

## Equipment

- pot

## Tips

- You can omit the red wine.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@chateau.briand/video/7594114073130732832
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/be3b3de5-dd63-4105-bd5b-4b7e4c472902
- Extracted: 2026-01-21

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