Beef Carbonnade Soup With Spatzle

Ingredients

1,400 gr beef
16 ml oil
1,200 ml beef broth
950 ml tomato juice
350 ml beer
120 gr onions
100 gr celery
6 gr chili powder
1 gr basil
3 garlic
2 bay leaves
130 gr carrots
260 gr green beans
130 gr mushrooms
2 eggs
190 gr flour
1 gr salt
1 gr nutmeg
180 ml milk

Instructions

Brown meat in oil in soup pot. Add broth, juice, beer, onion, celery, chili powder, basil, garlic, and bay leaves. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer covered 2-3 hours. Add carrots and green beans and simmer until tender. Add mushrooms and spatzle and cook 10 minutes more. Noodles can be used in place of spatzle. SPATZLE: Beat eggs slightly. Combine flour, salt, and nutmeg. Beat eggs into flour mixture. Gradually add half c. milk, then add more milk a tablespoon at a time until the mixture is smooth, soft, and quite moist. Pour some of the batter into a colander and press it through the holes with a spatula into boiling salted water. Cook 5 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon and add to soup.