Gekochtes Rindfleisch

Ingredients

• beef for boiling (first-cut flank

  brisket or chuck)
  4 to 5 pounds
• veal knuckle or marrow bone (optional)
  1 unit
• carrot
  1 large
• celery

  with leaves
  1 stalk
• knob celery root

  trim off straggly roots, peel and rinse
  1 small
• parsnip

  scraped and cut in half lengthwise
  1 small
• parsley root

  scraped
  1 unit
• salt

  or as needed
  1 tablespoon