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# Healthy Recipes: Entrees- Bavarian Beef
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/bavarian_beef_2504100341/
- Published: 2010-04-25T15:40:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T16:14:04.000Z
- Description: A German-style stew of lean trimmed beef browned and simmered with onion, caraway and bay, then topped with red cabbage wedges, with crushed gingersnaps thickening the gravy. Five servings at 244 calories each.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Cooking, Recipes & Dining, #vivvo-import

This classic German stew is made with lean trimmed beef stew meat and cabbage.

1-1/4 lb lean beef stew meat (trimmed of fat), cut in 1-inch pieces

1 Tbsp vegetable oil

1 large onion, thinly sliced

1-1/2 C water

3/4 tsp caraway seeds

1/2 tsp salt

1/8 tsp black pepper

1 bay leaf

1/4 C white vinegar

1 Tbsp sugar

1/2 small head red cabbage, cut into 4 wedges

1/4 C crushed gingersnaps 

Brown meat in oil in a heavy skillet. Remove meat and sauté onion in remaining oil until golden. Return meat to skillet. Add water, caraway seeds, salt, pepper, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 1-1/4 hours.

Add vinegar and sugar; stir. Place cabbage on top of meat. Cover and simmer 45 minutes more.

Arrange meat and cabbage on a platter and keep warm. Strain drippings and skim off fat. Add enough water to drippings to yield 1 cup of liquid. Return to skillet with gingersnap crumbs. Cook and stir until thickened and mixture boils. Serve with meat and vegetables.

Yield: 5 servings--Serving Size: 5 oz

Each Serving Provides:

Calories: 244 

Total fat: 11 g 

Saturated fat: 3 g 

Cholesterol: 56 mg 

Sodium: 323 mg

From NIH.gov