Sauerbraten mit ingwer kuchen sosse(saurebraten&gingersanps

10 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
4poundsRump Roast; Beef; Boneless
½cupCider Vinegar
2Onions; Thinly Sliced
¼cupVegetable Oil
8Peppercorns
½teaspoonSalt
4Cloves; Whole
2cupsWater; boiling
1Bay Leaf
10Gingersnaps
1cupWhite Vinegar; Mild
½cupSour Cream
1cupWater
1tablespoonUnbleached Flour

Directions

Place the beef roast in a deep ceramic or glass bowl. Add onions, peppercorns, cloves, and bay leaf. Pour white vinegar and cider vinegar over the meat; chill, covered, for 4 days. Turn meat twice each day. Remove the meat from the marinade, dry it well with paper towels, and strain the marinade into a bowl. Reserve onions and 1 cup marinade. In a Dutch oven brown the meat on all sides in hot vegetable oil. Sprinkle meat with salt.

Pour boiling water around the meat. sprinkle in crushed gingersnaps, and simmer covered for 1½ hours. Turn often. Add 1 cup of reserved marinade and cook meat 2 hours or more, until tender. Remove the meat and keep it warm. Strain the cooking juices into a large saucepan. In a small bowl mix sour cream with flour. Stir it into the cooking juices and cook, stirring, until sauce is thickened and smooth.

Slice meat in ¼ inch slices; add to hot gravy. Arrange meat on a heated plater and pour extra sauce over it.

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #1027 by "Christopher E. Eaves" <cea260@...> on Jan 21, 1998