Wash the thyme and dab dry. Peel, halve and slice the onions. Heat oil in a frying pan. Brown the meat in it in 2 portions all around, put the meat back into the roaster. Add onions and fry briefly.
Stir in tomato paste, dust with flour and sauté briefly. Deglaze with red wine, bring to the boil and add stock. Add bay leaf, clove, 2 stems of thyme and allspice and season with salt and pepper. Simmer covered goulash at medium heat for about 1 1/4 hours. Wash and clean the celery and cut into pieces. Peel, wash and cut carrots into pieces. Add vegetables about 20 minutes before end of cooking. Cook spaetzle in boiling salted water according to package instructions and drain. Season goulash to taste again.
Wash and clean the celery and cut into pieces. Peel, wash and cut carrots into pieces. Add vegetables about 20 minutes before end of cooking. Cook spaetzle in boiling salted water according to package instructions and drain. Season goulash to taste again. Arrange goulash and spaetzle on plates and garnish with thyme