California Farm Sauerbraten Sirloin

Hobby Horseman
Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman
California, United States

This traditional German sweet and sour Sunday meal is started on Thursday with a reverse marinade. Reverse marinade means brown meat first, then marinade. This seals the juices in and keeps the meat from drying out. We use a flavorful cut of beef, sirloin or chuck, some butchers call these cuts “steaks” but the meat needs a marinade, so we call it beef. Served with steamed red cabbage, boiled young potatoes, cold applesauce and thick gravy made from the marinade.

California Farm Sauerbraten Sirloin

This traditional German sweet and sour Sunday meal is started on Thursday with a reverse marinade. Reverse marinade means brown meat first, then marinade. This seals the juices in and keeps the meat from drying out. We use a flavorful cut of beef, sirloin or chuck, some butchers call these cuts “steaks” but the meat needs a marinade, so we call it beef. Served with steamed red cabbage, boiled young potatoes, cold applesauce and thick gravy made from the marinade.

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Ingredients

1/2 hour cook, 3 day marinade, 1 hour bake
4 people
  1. To brown the beef:
  2. 2 Poundssirloin beef
  3. 2 Tbsunsalted butter
  4. For the marinade:
  5. 1/2 Cupred wine, for the sour
  6. 1/2 CupRed wine vinegar, for the sour
  7. 2 Tbsapple syrup
  8. Water to cover the meat with marinade
  9. 1/2 CupCalifornia seedless raisins, for the sweet
  10. 1Yellow onion, chopped, for the sweet
  11. Large carrot, sliced
  12. Stalkcelery, sliced
  13. 9Juniper berries
  14. 9dried cranberries
  15. 9peppercorns
  16. 9Cloves
  17. 1twig rosemary
  18. 3 clovescrushed elephant garlic
  19. For the gravy:
  20. 3 TbsAll-purpose flour
  21. 1 TbsUnsalted butter
  22. 1 TbsCornstarch
  23. Tspginger powder
  24. TspSea Salt
  25. Equipment: 6 quart cast iron pot with lid
  26. Cost: lower priced cuts of beef are about $4 a pound, other ingredients $2, Sauerbraten dinner with gravy $2.50 per person

Cooking Instructions

1/2 hour cook, 3 day marinade, 1 hour bake
  1. 1

    Reverse marinade: melt 2 Tbs butter, brown frozen or fresh meat on all sides, glaze vegetables, add spices and liquid marinade, some water if needed, till meat is submerged, bring to boil, cool.

  2. 2

    Marinade three days in cold oven. After 3 days, bake meat in marinade in preheated 350F degree oven for 1 hour.

  3. 3

    Remove meat from marinade, rest 15 minutes. Make gravy, stir Tbs cornstarch in cup of cold water till dissolved. Bring marinade to boil, remove rosemary twig, add Tbs butter, 3 Tbs all-purpose flour, tsp ginger powder, stir till brown. Add cornstarch slowly till gravy is just right. Slice meat thin across the grain, and on the bias, (under a 45 degree angle), pour gravy over, serve with steamed young potatoes, steamed red cabbage with apple and sweet onion, and cold applesauce. Enjoy.

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I teach people at the farmers market to grow small scale fruits and vegetables. My grandparents and parents taught me growing, cooking and preserving home grown fruits and vegetables, eggs, meats and fish. I got certified by the University of California Master Gardener Program in 2005. I try to bring out the original flavor of ingredients, then add layers of spices, herbs and flavorings that enhance, not distort the taste. These are the global, organic and vegan family recipes we use.
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