Clean the chestnuts, clean them thoroughly and halve or quarter them. Dice the bacon. Peel and halve the shallots
Fry bacon in hot clarified butter until crispy. Add mushrooms and shallots and fry vigorously while turning. Remove. Dab the meat dry and possibly cut it a little smaller. Fry in portions in hot bacon fat
Put all the meat, shallots, mushrooms and bacon back into the pot. Season with salt, pepper and paprika, add laurel. Deglaze with a good 1/2 l water and wine and stir in broth. Bring everything to the boil, cover and stew for about 1 1/2 hours
Peel, wash and chop 4 carrots. Add to the goulash 15-20 minutes before the end of the cooking time. Stir flour and a little water until smooth. Stir into the goulash and simmer for another 5 minutes. Refine with crème fraîche. Wash and chop the parsley and sprinkle over it. Goes well with boiled potatoes