Kolbs Sauerbraten Recipes

TRADITIONAL SAUERBRATEN

Steps:

• Place beef rump roast, onions, vinegar, water, 1 tablespoon salt, 1 tablespoon black pepper, sugar, cloves, and bay leaves in a large pot. Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 3 days, turning meat daily. Remove meat from marinade and pat dry with paper towels, reserving marinade.
• Season flour to taste with salt and black pepper in a large bowl. Sprinkle flour mixture over beef.
• Heat vegetable oil in a large Dutch oven or pot over medium heat; cook beef until brown on all sides, about 10 minutes. Pour reserved marinade over beef, cover, and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until beef is tender, 3 1/2 to 4 hours. Remove beef to a platter and slice.
• Strain solids from remaining liquid and continue cooking over medium heat. Add gingersnap cookies and simmer until gravy is thickened about 10 minutes. Serve gravy over sliced beef.

SAUERBRATEN

Steps:

• Combine 2 cups broth, the wine, vinegar, 1 chopped onion, the crushed garlic, thyme sprigs, bay leaves, juniper berries, peppercorns and cloves in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 5 minutes. Cool to room temperature. Place the beef in a large resealable plastic bag and pour in the marinade. Seal the bag and refrigerate for 2 to 3 days, turning daily.
• Preheat the oven to 350. Remove the meat from the marinade and pat dry; season with salt. Strain the marinade, discarding the solids. Heat a large ovenproof pot over medium heat and add the olive oil. Add the meat and brown on all sides, 10 to 12 minutes, then transfer to a plate. Add the carrots, celery and the remaining onion to the pot and cook until slightly softened, 5 minutes. Stir in the chopped garlic and chopped thyme and cook 1 minute. Sprinkle in the flour and cook 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the strained marinade and the remaining 1 cup broth and bring to a simmer. Return the meat to the pot, cover and cook in the oven until tender, 2 hours 30 minutes.
• Remove the meat and transfer to a plate. Bring the sauce to a simmer over medium heat. Whisk in the gingersnaps and simmer until thickened; season with salt and pepper. Thinly slice the meat; serve with spaetzle, the vegetables and sauce and sour cream, if desired. Top with parsley.

TRADITIONAL GERMAN SAUERBRATEN

Steps:

• Wipe beef with a damp cloth and season with salt and pepper. Place seasoned beef in a large glass bowl.
• Combine vinegar, carrots, onion, peppercorns, cloves, bay leaves, and parsley in a bowl; pour over beef. Cover dish tightly with a lid or plastic wrap.
• Refrigerate beef, turning daily, for 3 to 7 days.
• Drain meat, reserving liquid and vegetables. Rub flour over all sides of beef.
• Heat butter in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat; brown beef on all sides, 5 to 10 minutes. Add onions, carrots, and 2 cups reserved liquid. Cover Dutch oven, lower heat to medium-low, and simmer until meat is tender, about 2 hours. Transfer beef to a serving platter.
• Stir gingersnap crumbs and sugar into the liquid in Dutch oven; cook and stir until sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes. Pour sauce over meat.

KOLB'S SAUERBRATEN

Steps:

• Make the marinade: combine all ingredients except beef, flour and ginger together in a large bowl whisking to dissolve the sugar and salt.
• Place beef in the marinade, cover and refrigerate, turning occasionally for 1 week.
• Remove from marinade (reserving marinade), wipe dry with paper towels.
• Heat oil in a dutch oven on the stovetop and sear the beef on all sides. Lower heat and pour marinade back over beef and cook slowly until tender.
• Check after 2 hours this may take another hour.
• When tender, remove beef and let rest.
• Make the gravy: strain marinade into a pot and boil about 5 minutes to reduce a bit.
• Wisk in flour and ground ginger to help thicken the gravy.
• Taste the gravy and adjust if necessary with vinegar and sugar to taste.
• Slice beef and serve with gravy.

SAUERBRATEN

Steps:

• Combine the red wine, red wine vinegar, and pickling spice. Place the beef in a non-reactive container just large enough to hold the meat and 4 1/2 cups of liquid. Pour the liquid over the meat. It should be completely covered with liquid. Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 3 days, rotating every 12 hours or so. Remove the meat from the brine and pat dry. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a dutch oven. Sear the meat on all sides and ends until very dark brown, remove the meat. Add the onions, cook for 2 to 3 minutes, add the tomato paste, and cook, stirring for 2 minutes. Strain the brine and add it to the dutch oven. Add the meat, and stock. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 2 hours or until fork tender, rotating occasionally. Remove the meat, whisk in the cookie crumbs. Puree with a hand held blender until smooth. Season. Thinly slice the meat against the grain. Top with the gravy. Garnish with chopped parsley.

NANNY FLAY'S SAUERBRATEN WITH BRAISED CABBAGE AND NOODLES

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven. Season the beef with salt and pepper, and cook until golden brown on all sides, about 15 minutes. Add onions, celery, carrot, garlic, white wine vinegar, white wine water, cloves, peppercorns, bay leaves, parsley, thyme and salt and pepper, to taste. Cover, and simmer 1 1/2 hours, turn meat, re-cover, and simmer 1 to 1 1/2 hours longer until tender. Transfer to a large platter and keep warm. Strain cooking liquid into a bowl, remove 1/2 cup to be used for the braised cabbage and set aside. Heat butter in a heavy medium saucepan over medium heat, whisk in flour and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Whisk in cooking liquid, reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring, until thickened and season with salt and pepper to taste. Mix in gingersnaps and honey, to taste. Carve meat at the table (not too thin or slices will crumble) and serve with plenty of gravy. Or carve in the kitchen, arrange slices slightly overlapping on a platter, and pour some of the gravy down the center; pass the rest. Serve with braised cabbage and buttered noodles.
• Heat butter in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook until soft. Add the cabbage, cooking liquid and wine and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cover and cook until the cabbage is wilted, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• Cook the noodles in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente. Drain well, return to the pan, toss with the butter and parsley, and season with salt and pepper, to taste.

AUTHENTIC SAUERBRATEN

Steps:

• Place the beef roast in a deep ceramic or glass bowl. Add onions, peppercorns, cloves, and bay leaf. Pour white vinegar and cider vinegar over the meat; chill, covered, for 4 days. Turn meat twice each day.
• Remove the meat from the marinade, dry it well with paper towels, and strain the marinade into a bowl. Reserve onions and 1 cup marinade.
• In a Dutch oven brown the meat on all sides in hot vegetable oil.
• Sprinkle meat with salt. Pour boiling water around the meat. sprinkle in crushed gingersna ps, and simmer covered for 1 1/2 hours. Turn often.
• Add 1 cup of reserved marinade and cook meat 2 hours or more, until tender.
• Remove the meat and keep it warm. Strain the cooking juices into a large saucepan.
• In a small bowl mix sour cream with flour. Stir it into the cooking juices and cook, stirring, until sauce is thickened and smooth.
• Slice meat in 1/4 inch slices; add to hot gravy.
• Arrange meat on a heated plater and pour extra sauce over it.

SAUERBRATEN

Steps:

• In a deep bowl, combine apple cider vinegar, pickling spice, bay leaves, onions, carrots and celery. Mix well. Submerge beef in liquid, cover, and refrigerate 3 days.
• Transfer beef and marinade to large pot; place over medium-low heat. Cover, and simmer until meat is tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove meat, and set aside. Strain sauce, and return to a clean pan. Add beef stock, red wine and Worcestershire sauce. Place over medium heat, and bring to a lively simmer. Mix together the flour and butter until well blended, then add to sauce, stirring until sauce is thickened. Add a small amount of Kitchen Bouquet to color sauce as desired. Add sugar in small amounts until sauce is sweetened to taste. Reduce heat to low, and simmer uncovered for 45 minutes.
• Return beef to sauce, and continue simmering until beef is just reheated. Cut meat into thin slices, and ladle sauce on top.

OLD-WORLD SAUERBRATEN

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high. Brown beef on all sides. Add all remaining ingredients except gingersnaps; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until beef is tender, about 3 hour., During the last 30 minutes, stir in gingersnaps. Remove meat; discard bay leaves and cloves. While slicing meat, bring gravy to a boil to reduce and thicken.

SKILLET SAUERBRATEN

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Season steaks with salt and pepper. Add to skillet and sear until brown, about 1 minute per side. Transfer steaks to plate. Add onion to skillet. Reduce heat to medium and sauté onion until brown, about 8 minutes. Add cookies and allspice and stir 1 minute. Add broth. Whisk sauce until thick, about 3 minutes. Season with vinegar, salt and pepper. Return steaks and any juices to skillet; simmer 1 minute.