German cuisine · Meat & Kebab

Sauerbraten

Beef roast marinated for days, in a dark, sweet-and-sour sauce.

Ingredients · for 6 servings

• 1.5 kg beef
• Vinegar marinade
• Root vegetables
• Raisins
• Gingerbread
• Dumplings

Instructions

1. Place the beef covered in the vinegar marinade in the fridge for 3–5 days, turning once a day.
2. Remove the meat, pat very dry and sear well all over.
3. Roughly dice the root vegetables, roast briefly and deglaze with the marinade.
4. Braise covered at gentle heat for 2–2.5 hrs until the meat is butter-tender; add the raisins in the last 20 min.
5. Remove the meat and keep warm; strain the gravy through a sieve.
6. Thicken the gravy with crumbled gingerbread and season with salt and a pinch of sugar.
7. Slice the roast, pour the sauce over it and serve with dumplings (and red cabbage if you like).