This type of request normally is posted on our companion list (Czech-Traditions) but I am permitting it here because I suspect we need help from friends in the Czech Republic. "A delicious Czech speciality is svickova na smetane - roast beef and bread dumplings covered in sour cream sauce, served with lemon and cranberries. " Elaine Hello TheL33s On Tuesday, May 11, 2004, you wrote > Hello > Am wondering if you have the receipe for Prague roast beef and dumplings. > Thanks > Meelee

American ingenuity found it on the internet. I wish I were as god about finding my family <grin>. I hope friends from the CR will tell us if this is correct. Do not miss the food and drink discussion forum at http://www.expats.cz/ This is very similar to a sauerbraten isn't it? Is brusinkový kompot a whole or jelled cranberry sauce? Elaine Beef in a veggie cream sauce (staple of Czech cuisine, my favorite. Warning: it requires a lot of work and plenty of messy dishes, very filling) Ingredients: 600-900 g sirloin tip beef - hovezí svíckové 50 g bacon - slaniny 3 tablespoons vegetable oil - rostlinného oleje, 300 g root veggies - korenové zeleniny (carrot - mrkev, celery root -celer, parsley snips - petržel) onion - cibule 4 whole black peppercorns - celeho cerného pepre 4 all spice - nového korení bay leaf - bobkový list 3 dl beef broth - vývaru 3 dl whipping cream - husté krémovité smetany 3 tablespoons flour - hladké mouky 1 tablespoon sugar - lžíce cukru lemon juice or white vinegar - citronová štáva nebo ocet salt - sul Cranberry sauce - brusinkový kompot Preparation: Salt the meat, and poke through with a knife. Insert bacon into the holes. Fry on all sides. Add the rest of bacon, cubed veggies and fry untill golden brown.Add spices and a bit of the broth and broil in the oven or cook in a large pot. Keep the meat in lots of liquid, add broth if needed. When the meat is tender (when cooking it takes about 2 hours) take it out, puree the sauce. Add flour mixed with the cream ,and keep adding broth and cream as needed. Add sugar, a bit of vinegar to taste. Cook well. Add meat and heat up for 5 minutes. Slice the meat and serve with bread dumplings with a slice of lemon and a spoonfull of cranberry sauce over them. Markus just ate it for the first time at my mom's this Christmas (there is no blender in our house - how convenient :-) and loved it completely, especially the dumplings with the sauce. Now I have to get a blender and make it for him!!! 02/11/02 OK, I just made svickova from scratch here in Cleveland, and it works, including the dumplings! Hello List On Tuesday, May 11, 2004, you wrote > This type of request normally is posted on our companion > list (Czech-Traditions) but I am permitting it here because > I suspect we need help from friends in the Czech Republic. > "A delicious Czech speciality is svickova na smetane - roast > beef and bread dumplings covered in sour cream sauce, served > with lemon and cranberries. " > Elaine > Hello TheL33s > On Tuesday, May 11, 2004, you wrote >> Hello >> Am wondering if you have the receipe for Prague roast beef and dumplings. >> Thanks >> Meelee