GRANDMA SCHEINA'S SAUERBRATEN

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Categories     Beef

Number Of Ingredients 23

5 lb pot roast (tied tight)
5 Tblsp flour
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup olive oil
1 lg onion (sliced)
6 whole cloves
1 bay leaf
2 Tblsp butter
2 Tblsp sugar
1/3 cup ginger snap crumbs
Marinade;
2 cups white vinegar
2 cups water
6 carrots (sliced)
8 peppercorns
3 bay leaves (halved)
1 tsp mustard seed
2 cups dry white wine
2 lg onions (sliced)
4 shallots (sliced)
6 whole cloves
2 tsp salt
few sprigs parsley

Steps:

  • Place meat in 4 quart bowl. Put all marinade ingreients in pan + bring to a boil- reduce heat + simmer 5 min. Cool, then pour over meat, cover bowl well + refrgerate 4 days. Turn once daily to marinate. When ready to cook remove from marinade + pat dry with towels. Strain marinade, press juice from veggies. Reserve juice + discard veggies. Mix 2 Tblsp flour with salt + coat all sides of meat. Heat oil in lg casserole, brown meat on all sides over med heat (20 min.). Remove meat, pour fat from pan. Return + add onion slices, cloves, bay leaves + 3 cups marinade. Cover + simmer till meat is almost tender (about 3 hrs.). Remove + strain marinade. Return broth to pot. In sm. skillet melt butter, stir in sugar,+ 3 Tblsp flour. Cook + stir over low heat till mixture becomes rich brown color. Stir into marinade, cover + continue cooking till meat is tender (1 hr more). To serve remove meat to heated platter. Stir ginger snap crumbs into gravy, stir until smooth + thick. Add salt + pepper to taste. Arrange sliced meat on platter, coat with some gravy. Serve over wide egg noodles with more gravy.

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