SAUERBRATEN

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Source: The New McCall's Cookbook. This is wonderful (wonderbar?) German and Swiss-German specialty served with spaetzle (Swiss dumplings) or other dumplings, egg noodles or potatoes and red cabbage. When making this use a good quality wine and vinegar. They'll have an impact on your final product. Also, make sure the meat is nicely marbled and has a fat cap on the top and side to keep the roast moist while it's cooking. Cooking time includes 3 days marinating time. Posted for ZWT6

Provided by Dreamer in Ontario

Categories     Roast Beef

Time P3DT4h30m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 cup cider vinegar
1 cup Burgundy wine
2 onions, sliced
1 carrot, sliced
1 stalk celery, chopped
2 whole allspice
4 whole cloves
1 tablespoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons pepper
4 lbs rump roast or 4 lbs boned chuck roast
4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/3 cup salad oil
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup gingersnaps, crushed

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine vinegar, Burgundy, onion, carrot, celery, allspice, cloves, salt and pepper.
  • Wipe meat with damp paper towels and place in marinade; refrigerate, covered, e days, turning meat occasionally.
  • Remove meat from marinade, reserving marinade.
  • Wipe meat dry with paper towels then coat with 2 tbsp flour.
  • In hot oil in Dutch oven, over medium heat, brown meat well on all sides.
  • Pour in marinade; simmer, covered, 2 1/2 to 3 hours, or until meat in tender.
  • Remove meat from Dutch oven.
  • Press liquid and vegetables throug coarse sieve; skim off fat.
  • Measure 3 1/2 cups liquid (add water, if necessary) and return liquid to Dutch oven.
  • Mix remaining 2 tbsp flour with 1/3 cup cold water and the sugar.
  • Stir into liquid; bring to boiling, stirring.
  • Stir in gingersnaps.
  • Return meat to Dutch oven.
  • Spoon gravy over meat and simmer, covered, 20 minutes.
  • Remove meat to heated platter.
  • Pour some of gravy over it.
  • Serve meat, thinly sliced, with more gravy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 891, Fat 51.4, SaturatedFat 16.8, Cholesterol 226.8, Sodium 1452.2, Carbohydrate 31.7, Fiber 3.3, Sugar 8.2, Protein 65.2

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