Sauerbraten with Spätzle (Paul)

AUTHOR
Zackary Austin
DIFFICULTY
RATING
3 2
COOK TIME
120 mins
TOTAL TIME
120 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 1.5 kg Beef, braised beef
  • 2 Onion(s)
  • 1 Carrot(s)
  • 8 Juniper berries
  • 5 Allspice - Grains
  • 10 Pepper - grains
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 4 Cloves
  • 1 TABLESPOON Salt
  • 1 TABLESPOON Sugar
  • 7-10 Tbsp ½ Litres of vinegar
  • 2 TABLESPOONS clarified butter
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Tomato paste
  • 125 g ripened cream
  • 1 piece(s) Bread (brown bread)

Directions

  1. 1

    Pour the vinegar into a pot with a good 3/4 l water. Clean the vegetables and cut them into large pieces. Add them to the vinegar water together with the spices, salt and sugar. Boil the stock for 5 minutes and let it cool down.

  2. 2

    Wash the meat and place it in the stock, it must be completely covered with liquid. Covered, leave to stand in the refrigerator for 3 days and turn once a day.

  3. 3

    Preheat the oven to 200°C. Remove the meat from the marinade and pat dry. Season all around with pepper. Heat the lard in a roaster and fry the meat on both sides.

  4. 4

    Pour the marinade through a sieve into a bowl. Fry the vegetables and add the tomato paste. Deglaze with half of the stock and cover the roast in the oven (fan oven 180°C) for 2 hours (turn over and add some stock).

  5. 5

    Add bread edges after 1 hour.

  6. 6

    Remove the roast. Peel off any remaining meat on the edge of the roaster, pour the sauce through a sieve and stir in the sour cream. Cut the sauerbraten open. Add sauce extra and serve with the spaetzle.

Categories & Tags

Main Dishesheartyvery easy