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How To make Sauerbraten with Coke

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Ingredients
4
pound
roast beef, sirloin tip, rump, round bone chuck, preferably boneless
1 1/2
cup
vinegar
1
cup
coca-cola
3/4
cup
water
3
each
onions, sliced
2
each
stalks celery, sliced
2
each
carrots, sliced
10
each
whole black peppercorns
10
each
whole cloves
3
each
bay leaves
2
tablespoon
sugar
1 1/2
teaspoon
salt
1

flour
3
tablespoon
oil, or shortening
 
 

 
 

GRAVY:


3
cup
drippings, plus strained marinade
5
tablespoon
flour
5
tablespoon
ginger snap crumbs

Directions:
Two to four days before serving, wipe the meat with a damp cloth, then place in a large plastic bag. In a large bowl, thoroughly combine the vinegar, Coca-Cola, water, onions, celery, carrots, pepper, cloves, bay leaves, sugar, and salt and pour over meat. Fasten bag tightly and lay flat in a 13x9 inch pan. Refrigerate, turning bag each day. (If you like a sour sauerbraten, let meat marinate 4 days.)
When ready to cook, remove meat (saving marinade) and dry well. Rub the surface lightly with flour. In Dutch oven, heat oil or shortening and slowly brown the meat well on all sides. Add 1 cup of the marinade liquid plus some of the vegetables and bay leaves. Cover tightly and simmer on surface heat or in a preheat, 350 F oven for 3 to 4 hours until the meat is fork-tender. If needed, add more marinade during cooking to keep at least 1/2 inch liquid in the Dutch oven. Remove the meat and keep warm until ready to slice.
Into a large measuring cup, strain the drippings. Add several ice cubes and let stand a few minutes until the fat separates out. Remove fat, then make gravy.
TO MAKE THE GRAVY: In the Dutch oven, combine the gravy ingredients, stir and cook about 5 minutes over medium heat until gravy is thickened. Taste for seasonings.
Makes 3 cups of gravy. Makes 8 servings.

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