Heat up the beef stock, peel the onion and the garlic, add them with the bay leaf to the beefstock. Chop the meat into small pieces or slice chosen vegetables for vegetarian version. Chop the sweet pepper add to stock. Cook until almost soft. Season with the vermouth and vinegar. Add the meat heat through.
Drain the meat, set aside. In the stock boil the onions, garlic and bay leaf for 5 more minutes, season with more vermouth and or vinegar if needed, cool down the stock, set aside. Boil the eggs for about 10 minutes. Line a loaf tin with cling film, peel eggs put them in the bottom of the tin.
Chop the gherkins put them over the top of the eggs in the bottom of the pan. Layer the meat evenly over and around the eggs.
Soften the gelatine sheets according to instructions (usually done in cold water for about 5-10 minutes). Squeeze the water out of the sheets, add them to the warm stock, stir until they are dissolved completely. Pour the stock over the meat until it is covered. Cover with the cling film. Put in fridge for at least 6 hours but best left overnight to set. Slice thinly serve with a tartar sauce and eat with fried potatoes, or** use on sandwiches.
