Sauerbraten
A Sunday meal I remember growing up. That sweet and sour, tangy taste and smell you won’t forget.
Some have to develop taste buds for it. Sauerbraten can be a big hit a the dinner table, you can’t go wrong cooking for a big crowd
The Sunday Sauerbraten is a classic and perhaps one of the most famous traditional German dishes
Plan ahead and marinade for 3 to 4 days!
The secret lies in the marinade, consisting of red wine, herbs, spices and of course vinegar. Vinegar breaks down meat fibers, connective tissue and tendons and makes the meat tender. The longer you put the roast in, the more intense it will taste. If you store it in the refrigerator, you can leave it to marinate for at least 4 days, it penetrates the roast with all its aromas.
It is Top Round beef roast is particularly tender after long a couple of days laying in a marinade (see recipe below), so plan a couple days ahead!
Sauerbraten, potato dumplings and red cabbage (per Wikimedia) Continue reading Sauerbraten, potato dumplings and red cabbage
Another option if you too busy. No marinating required, just buy the Sauerbraten mix here on Amazon
Serve with Red cabbage, Potato puree, Bread dumplings, or Potato dumplings and gravy
Tangy Sauerbraten
Ingredients
- 3 lb Beef Chuck or Top Round Roast
- Marinade:
- 2 stalks celery
- 1 large carrot
- 1 medium onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 cloves
- 2 bay leaves
- 10 peppercorns
- 5 juniper berries
- Salt
- 1 tbsp sugar or honey
- 1.5 cups red wine
- ¾ cup red wine vinegar
- Cook the roast:
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion, minced
- 1 cup beef broth
- Optional: 4 tbsp. Raisins
- Optional: 4 Gingersnaps
You can prepare the beef in the Instant Pot on high pressure, add 1 cup of water/marinade mixture, cook for 1 hr or 20 min each pound, slow release for 20 min.
Serve with Red cabbage, Potato puree, Bread dumplings, or Potato dumplings
Instructions
- The beef needs to be marinated 4 days before the cooking.
- For that you need to cut the celery, carrot, onion and garlic in cubes.
- Cook the juniper berries, peppercorns, cloves and bay leaves, salt and sugar with the red wine and the red wine vinegar in a pot on medium low heat for 15 minutes.
- Let cool.
- Cover the beef with the marinate and put everything in a large container or vacuum sealed bag for about four days in the refrigerator.
- After a 4 days, remove the meat out of the refrigerator and dry it off with a paper towel.
- Fry it until lightly brown in a deep pan or Dutch Oven.
- Add the cubed onions and fry for 2 minutes or until golden.
- Combine the honey with the rest of the marinade and beef broth and add to pot.
- Cook the Sauerbraten for 2 hours on medium temperature, turn every half an hour.
- Remove the beef.
- Mix the sauce with a blender or push it through a sieve.
- Season to your liking with red wine and salt and pepper
Notes
Serve with potato dumplings or Spätzle, and sweet and sour red cabbage
Can be served with my Pretzel dumplings
This is what I miss most about Germany :/