🇨🇿 Czech Cuisine

Rajska Omacka

Tomato Sauce with Beef

Prep Time 2 hours

Servings 4

Difficulty Medium

Calories 466 kcal

Tender beef braised in a sweet-tangy tomato sauce, served over bread dumplings — a beloved Czech childhood comfort dish.

Ingredients

600g beef round, whole piece
500ml tomato passata
1 onion, diced
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp vinegar
2 allspice berries
1 bay leaf
200ml beef broth
2 tbsp flour
Salt, pepper

Instructions

1 Brown beef on all sides in butter. Remove.
2 Saute onion until soft, add flour, cook 1 min.
3 Add tomato passata, broth, sugar, vinegar, allspice, and bay leaf.
4 Return beef, cover, and simmer 1.5 hours until tender.
5 Remove beef, blend sauce until smooth. Adjust sweet-sour balance.
6 Slice beef, return to sauce. Serve with bread dumplings.

Did You Know?

Czech children often rate rajska as their all-time favorite school lunch — it has been a canteen staple for generations.