Sour Roast – Sour Beef – German Sauerbraten Recipe

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Sauerbraten is translated to Sour Roast or Sour Beef and is a German pot roast with a slightly sour taste for the meat and also for the gravy. To counter the sourness of the ingredients like wine and vinegar, some sweet ingredients are added, i.e. gingerbread.

Ingredients

Marinade & Meat

1,2 kg Beef Roast i.e. from shoulder or roundroast
1 Carrot
¼ Root Celery
2 cloves Garlic
½ Leek
1 Onion large
2 Cloves
2 Bay Leafs
5 Juniper Berries
10 Pepper Corns
2 Allspice Corns
some Salt
some Pepper
400 ml Red Wine
200 ml Red Wine Vinegar

For the Roast &Gravy

2 tbsp. Oil for frying
1 Onion large
2 tbsp. Honey
200 ml Beef Stock / Beef Broth
4 tbsp. Raisins

Instructions

Marinade

Chop the vegetables.
Add roast, vegetables, and spices into a fitting pot.
Spice with salt and pepper if needed.
Cover with wine and red wine vinegar.
Close the lid, place the pot into the fridge and marinade for 5 to 7 days.

Cooking the Roast & Gravy

After marinating the roast, take the meat out of the pot and pad it dry from all sides.
Strain the marinade through a sieve, keeping the liquid and discarding the vegetables.
In a large pot, heat the oil.
Add the meat and roast it from all sides.
Add the chopped onions and sauté for a bit.
Now pour the marinade and beef stock over the roast and bring to a boil.
Add the honey.
Let the roast simmer for 2hours, flip the meat every 30 minutes.
After 2 hours, remove the roast from the pot, cover, and let rest while making the gravy.
Put the Ginger Snaps into the gravy and let soak for a few minutes. Then blend with an immersion blender until smooth.
Add honey and spices if needed, optional smoothen with a little cream if the gravy has too much acid.
Add the raisins.
Cut the roast into slices, serve with the gravy and potato dumplings or spätzle or potatoes and red cabbage or carrots.