Sauerbraten (Sour + Roast meat) Recipe

• 3 lbs Beef Roast
• 3 cups water
• 3 cups vinegar
• 2 tbsp Salt
• 6 cloves
• 1 stick cinnamon (halved)
• 1/2 medium apple (sliced)
• 1 carrot (quartered)
• 2 pieces lemon rind
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 onions (sliced)
• small handful of peppercorn
• 1 piece lebkucken (cooking lebkucken, not cookies) Ginger cookies can be substituted which are good but different
• 1/4 cup cream (will be added to the sauce after cooking to taste)

1. Bring all of the ingredients (except the cream, lebkucken, and meat) to a simmer for 15
2. Sear the Meat over high heat
3. Allow everything to cool then place everything (except the cream, lebkucken) in a large ziplock bag.
4. Place in refrigerator for 3 to 5 days
5. Transfer to a covered roasting pan and place in a 325 degrees preheated oven to cook until tender approximately 4 hours
6. Remove the meat
7. Strain liquid and reduce while adding lebkucken or Gingersnaps
8. Slice meat and cover with reduced liquid

water, vinegar, salt, cloves, cinnamon, apple, carrot, lemon rind, bay leaves, onions, handful of peppercorn, lebkucken, cream

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/sauerbraten-sour-roast-meat-44735 (may not work)