Sauerbraten

Total Time: 8 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• 4 lbs beef, chuck roast, rump roast, round roast
• salt and pepper
• 3 cups vinegar
• 3 cups water
• 4 whole cloves
• 5 sliced onions
• 3 bay leaves
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons drippings
• 3 tablespoons flour

Recipe

• 1 .rub the beef with salt and pepper. place it in a covered dish. heat the vinegar, water, onions, bay leaves, pepper, sugar and cloves together - but do not boil. pour the heated mixture over the beef partially to cover. cool, then cover with lid. let stand in the refrigerator for 3 to 5 days, turning daily.
• 2 melt the drippings in a pot or frypan, dredge the beef with flour and sear it quickly in the hot fat, turning it to brown on all sides. at this point i usually put it in the crock pot instead.
• 3 pour over the beef the vinegar mixture, diluting with water if it seems a little sour. reduce heat, cover pot and simmer for 2 or 3 hours unitl the meet is tender and the vinegar mixture is fairly well reduced. i do it in the crock pot on low for 8-9 hours or on high for 4-5 hours.
• 4 remove the beef from the pot and keep it warm. strain the liquid and skim off the fat. thicken remaining liquid to form a gravy. serve with mashed potatoes. very good!