Thekla’s Stew
Gothic II: Night of the Raven
pork stew with kvass (or dark beer) and honey
PRICE: 15 zł
SERVING: 3 portions
LEVEL: easy
STATS: 570 kcal | 19 g protein | 18 g carbs | 42 g fat
YOU’LL NEED
pot or cauldron
grater
knife & cutting board
wooden spoon
bowl

INGREDIENTS
pork chop (300g)
kvass or dark sweet beer (300 ml)
honey – 2 teaspoons (15 g)
carrot – 1 (70 g)
onion – 2 pieces (200 g)
garlic – 3 cloves (15 g)
oil – 4 tablespoons (60 g)
marjoram – 1 teaspoon
sweet paprika powder – 2 tbsp
pepper, salt
cream 18% – 3 tablespoons (45g)
parsley – a handful
PREPARATION
1. FRYING THE MEAT (5 min)
Cut the meat into cubes (it is also worth to hit them lightly with a fist, then the meat will be more delicate), sprinkle with fresh pepper and put in a pot with hot oil and cook on a strong fire about 3-4 min, stirring from time to time. Then transfer the meat into a bowl.

2. FRYING THE CARROT (5 min)
Wash the carrot, peel and grate or cut into slices. Then throw it into the same pot with a spoon of spoon and fry on medium heat for about 2 minutes, stirring, until slightly golden color. Place the fried carrot into a separate bowl.
3. FRYING ONIONS AND GARLIC (5 min)
Chop onions. Fry it over medium heat with one tablespoon of oil in a pot for about 3 minutes, then add the finely chopped garlic and fry for about 1 minute, stirring.
4. VEGETABLES + SWEET PEPPER POWDER (2 min)
hen throw the fried carrots from the bowl and the sweet pepper. Mix and cook it for another 2 minutes. Then leave half of the vegetables in a pot, and save half of them in a bowl for later.
5. STEWING (40 min)
Add kvass, or a dark, sweet beer to the pot (make sure that the liquid is already warmed – cold liquid could harden the meat), add honey, marjoram (and other favorite herbs), and stew it uncovered, on medium heat, for about 30 min (or longer – depending on the size of pieces of meat) until most of the water evaporates and the meat is soft, and the stew thickens and acquires a dark brown color. At the end, add slat and the rest of the vegetables from the bowl.

6. CREAM (1 min)
According to us, it is better to add cream after pouring goulash on the plates. However, you can also mix it with the goulash already in the pot – turn off the burner, mix the cream in a mug with a bit of goulash and pour slowly into the pot, stirring, try and season more it if necessary.
SERVING
Goulash tastes great with yeast buns or rustic bread. After pouring into the bowls, add the chopped parsley. Goulash will give you a strength boost for the whole day and you do not have to do tasks from Thekla to eat it! It is so tasty that we guarantee that you will want to lick the pot, just like the Nameless one from Gothic.
Screenshots come fromGothic Wikia