Sauerbraten

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 lbs lean roast
• 6 -8 ounces red wine vinegar
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 lemon slice (2 if desired)
• 1 small onion
• 4 whole cloves
• salt & pepper

Recipe

• 1 wash the meat (rinse it off).
• 2 salt & pepper it.
• 3 place in bowl or ziploc bag.
• 4 add about 6 ounces of red wine vinegar then cover with water so it is up over the meat. add lemon slice, 1 small onion (left whole or quartered), and 4 cloves.
• 5 seal it up & turn regularly (about every day) for 5 - 14 days to marinate.
• 6 take out of the mixture and pat dry.
• 7 place in a dutch oven with shortening and brown on all sides.
• 8 add some of the marinade from the bowl (about half way up on the roast to keep it moist & to add some flavor) and cook for 2 hours at about 350 degrees.
• 9 peek in every once in a while during cooking, and if getting dry, add some more marinade if still during the first hour of cooking, otherwise add some water.