Sour Wiener Gravy Recipes

SOUR WIENER GRAVY

Steps:

• In a large deep 12-inch skillet, combine the water, onion, salt and pepper, plus the gingersnaps. (You can also prepare this dish in a chicken fryer, with a lid, which is what I do).
• Stir gently until the gingersnaps have dissolved.
• Add the vinegar and sliced wieners.
• Heat over medium-low heat, until it almost boils and is somewhat thick.
• (When preparing this in a chicken fryer, I cook this over high heat; stirring frequently, until it comes to a boil and the gravy has thickened up, (in about 10 minutes) and after that, I lower the heat to a simmer, and cook/simmer the dish just a bit longer, for about 10-15 minutes longer).
• Serve over the hot-cooked mashed potatoes.
• *Note: When adding the gingersnap cookies, be sure to only use the store brands that I had suggested. Do not use home-baked cookies for this recipe.

SAUERBRATEN WITH SOUR CREAM GRAVY, WIENERWALD-STYLE

Steps:

• Heat 2 cups water and 2 cups vinegar in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add salt, cinnamon sticks, peppercorns, mustard seeds, ginger, allspice, and cloves. Bring to a simmer; immediately remove from heat. Stir in brown sugar until dissolved. Add Marsala wine. Let mixture steep until pan is cool enough to touch, at least 20 minutes.
• Place beef top round in a 1 1/2-quart resealable zip-top bag. Pour liquid around the beef. Pour in remaining water and vinegar and seal bag, removing as much air as possible. Place bag in a leak-proof container and refrigerate for 4 days, turning once a day.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove meat from bag and transfer into a roasting pan; reserve the marinade.
• Strain spices out of the marinade and discard. Pour 1/2 of the liquid into the pan with the meat and reserve the rest, about 4 cups, in a saucepan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 1 1/2 hours. Transfer to a platter and let rest.
• Bring the 4 cups of remaining marinade to a simmer. Stir in sour cream and cook until thickened to your preference, 6 to 10 minutes. Slice beef against the grain and spoon the gravy on top.

MUSHROOM SOUR CREAM GRAVY

Steps:

• In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, saute mushrooms in 3 tablespoons butter in batches; set aside. In the same pan, saute onion and celery in 1 tablespoon butter. Add the flour, salt, pepper and remaining butter; cook and stir until smooth., Gradually add water. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in mushrooms and heat through. Remove from heat; stir in sour cream.

RICH SOUR CREAM GRAVY

Steps:

• Pour drippings from the roast poultry into a 2-cup glass container. Skim off the fat.
• Return 1/4 cup of fat to roasting pan.Blend 2 tablespoons of flour into the fat in the pan.
• Cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes. Loosening bits crusty bits in pan.
• Add Worrcestershire sauce, basil, onion, salt and pepper to juices in the glass measuring cup.
• Add enough water to make 2 cups.
• Stir into mixture into roasting pan. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly
• Stir the remaining 2 tablespoons of flour into the sour cream.
• Gradually blend 1/2 cup of hot mixture into the sour cream. Stir the sour cream mixtujre into the gravy.
• Cook and stir until bubbly about 1 minute more.