

Tasting notes: The carrots aren't mushy at all- in fact just slightly "al dente" which we liked.

Transfer beef and vegetables to a serving dish discard spice sachet. Pour broth mixture over beef in slow cooker and submerge spice sachet in it.Ĭover slow cooker and cook until beef is tender on high setting, 2 1/2 to 3 hours.Īdd carrots, celery, and onion to slow cooker stir in gingersnaps.Ĭover slow cooker and cook until sauce thickens and vegetables are tender, stirring halfway through,about 1 hour more.

I found it to be a tad much on the sour side, and when I add the sugar, I felt it gave the perfect balance to the sauce.

Whisk in broth, vinegar, gin, tapioca, and salt simmer 5 minutes. Stir tomato paste and ginger into skillet cook 1 minute.ĭeglaze skillet with wine and reduce by half, scraping up any brown bits. Transfer beef to a 4- to 6-quart slow cooker. Brown beef in oil in 2 to 3 batches, about 5 minutes per batch. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high. It's great for thickening stews and pies. I used one tablespoon of Clearjel, that I order from King Arthur.Ask your butcher for chuck-eye roast, which is a very tender cut of beef, and has more marble to it You'll be much happier with this cut of beef.6 medium carrots, halved crosswise, then halved lengthwise.2 teaspoons sugar (my addition to the sauce, which seemed just a tad too tart, when I tasted it).2 tablespoon pickling spices, wrapped in cheesecloth and tied with kitchen string.1 tablespoon quick-cooking tapioca**, ground.1 boneless beef bottom round roast* (3 to 4-pound), trimmed, cut into 2-inch chunks, and seasoned with salt and black pepper.Also, check out more German inspired recipe blog posts. We love to hear from you, so comment and rate the recipe down below. This cost does not include any side dishes, which can increase the total cost of this dinner meal. We only have a family of four, so this dinner always has a large number of leftovers. But for this sauerbraten, I came up with the costing roughly $10.71 or about $1.34 per serving. Cost of this recipe.Ĭalculating the cost of a meat main entree can be a bit difficult. The sauce in the slow cooker becomes diluted because of the meat juices coming out as it cooks. You can also play with reducing the amount of water added. If you like more of a sour taste, then reduce the amount of brown sugar and increase the apple cider vinegar. I was afraid the traditional sour gravy would be too sour for my kiddos. You can easily set this meal the morning of and let it cook.Īs for the gravy, you can adjust the amount of sour taste as you like. When I made this recipe for the blog, I used my frozen and homemade potato and onion pierogi.Īnother reason I love my Sauerbraten, it is a perfect slow cooker recipe. My Oma would make a spaetzle or potato dumpling called Kartoffelknodel. Typically German lunches would consist of a heavy meal, much like dinner in the United States. I can remember having it with meine Oma’s Mittagessen. My sauerbraten, as you can guess, has a unique taste that matches like no other. The vinegar and sugar give this recipe the traditional balance of sour and sweet. And yes that is where the two pot roast differs. The gravy is made with apple cider vinegar and brown sugar. Just like its counterpart, it is served with a brown gravy slow-cooked with carrots, onions, and potatoes. You can compare this dish to a German-style pot roast. This traditional and popular Sauerbraten is an amazingly unique dinner entree. I have gotten another perfect authentic German recipe added to my kitchen arsenal. Jump to Recipe Print Recipe Sauerbraten – Authentic German Pot Roast Recipe
