🇩🇪 Germany cuisine · #3

Sauerbraten

Sauerbraten
Time240 min
Serves6
Ingredients12

Beef marinated for days in vinegar and spices then braised slowly, its sauce thickened with gingerbread — one of Germany's oldest dishes.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Marinate the beef in vinegar, water, vegetables and spices for 3 days in the fridge.
  2. Pat dry and brown in oil.
  3. Add half the strained marinade and the vegetables and braise covered 2½ hours.
  4. Thicken the sauce with crumbled gingerbread and raisins.
  5. Slice and serve with red cabbage and dumplings.
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