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Recipes => Recipes => Beef Recipes => Topic started by: bbqchef on October 06, 2013, 08:05:34 AM

Title: Sauerbraten
Post by: bbqchef on October 06, 2013, 08:05:34 AM

While barbecue is my passion, I love German food! Although my bride doesn't like what she calls "brown meat," I thought I'd make sauerbraten (German sour beef) for a comforting fall meal.

With some advice from Wing Commander, I marinated a four-pound beef rump roast for five days in a combination of red wine, cider vinegar, homemade beef stock and various herbs and spices...

(http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q616/bbqchef/Sauerbraten/sauerbratenday2wm.jpg)

Here's the roast after marinating for two days...

After turning it every day for another three days it was taken from the marinade, patted dry, seasoned with smoked kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper and seared with lard in a very hot cast iron skillet...


(http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q616/bbqchef/Sauerbraten/brownedbeefwm.jpg)

And then transferred to a slow cooker set on high with some freshly sautéed onions, carrots, celery and the strained marinade...


(http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q616/bbqchef/Sauerbraten/inthecrockpotwm.jpg)

Six hours later the roast was ready and it was time to strain the marinade and make a gingersnap gravy


(http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q616/bbqchef/Sauerbraten/redcabbagewm.jpg)

I prepared some sautéed red cabbage with apples and onions (Rote Kohl) to go with the beef...


(http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q616/bbqchef/Sauerbraten/platedsauerbratenwm.jpg)

And made some boiled parsley and garlic Red Bliss potatoes and sautéed tarragon baby carrots. (I would have made dumplings to soak up all that great gravy but we had some earlier in the week when I did Chicken & Dumplings).

This is ready to eat!

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Post by: TentHunteR on October 06, 2013, 08:42:56 AM

Quote from: bbqchef

I love German food!

Me too! And that looks... sehr lecker!

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Post by: sliding_billy on October 06, 2013, 08:50:45 AM

Me 3!

Title: Sauerbraten
Post by: Pappymn on October 06, 2013, 11:28:21 AM

Like a German pot roast? Looks great....never tried it.

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Post by: hikerman on October 06, 2013, 12:10:26 PM

The colors and flavors of Autumn all on one plate. Chef, great looking plate sir!  I am soooo hungry all of a sudden!

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Post by: sparky on October 06, 2013, 12:12:04 PM

wow, another great cook.  looks real good on the cold nights. 

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Post by: Wing Commander on October 06, 2013, 12:20:46 PM

Looks good from here. How did you like it?

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Post by: IR2dum on October 06, 2013, 12:51:58 PM

I would eat that "mach snell".

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Post by: Smokin Don on October 06, 2013, 01:44:37 PM

That sure looks delicious!!! I made sauerbraten a long time ago and didn't care for the ginger snap taste, may try some without. A nice meal!!! Don

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Post by: pz on October 07, 2013, 12:13:32 AM

Ausgezeichnet!  My mother was German, and I think she would appreciate that plate