Fränkischer Sauerbraten (Franconian marinated pot roast)

Name: Fränkischer Sauerbraten (Franconian marinated pot roast)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 175 min
Total time: 205 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 500 ml water; 250 ml red wine vinegar; 250 ml dry red wine; 2 pieces onions; 2 pieces carrots; 150 g celeriac; 2 pieces bay leaves; 6 pieces juniper berries; 4 pieces cloves; 1 tsp peppercorns; 1.5 kg beef joint from the shoulder; 1 tsp salt; pepper to taste; 2 tbsp clarified butter; 60 g Soßenlebkuchen, German gingerbread for sauces (or unglazed gingerbread); 1 tbsp sugar; 100 ml cream

A German classic from Bavaria: in Franconia the beef joint lies for three days in a marinade of red wine vinegar, red wine and root vegetables before it is slowly braised until tender. The dark sauce is not sweetened with raisins like the Rhineland version but thickened with crumbled gingerbread, which gives it a fine note of clove and cinnamon. Carved into thick slices and covered with plenty of sauce, the roast is a Sunday meal.

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Cook time

205 min

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Servings

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Ingredients

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Nutrition

per serving

820 kcal

Calories

82 g

Protein

41 g

Fat

20 g

Carbs

Ingredients

For 4 servings

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Instructions

1
For the marinade, put the water, the red wine vinegar and the red wine in a pan. Peel the onions, the carrots and the celeriac, cut them into rough dice and add them with the bay leaves, the juniper berries, the cloves and the peppercorns. Simmer everything gently, uncovered.
2
Let the marinade cool completely. Put the beef joint in a suitable bowl, pour over the cold marinade and leave it covered in the fridge to marinate for three days, turning the meat daily.
3
Lift the meat out of the marinade, pat it dry and season it all over with the salt and pepper. Pour the marinade through a sieve, catching the vegetables and spices.
4
Heat the clarified butter in a casserole and brown the joint vigorously all over on a high heat, then lift it out.
5
Fry the drained marinade vegetables in the fat until they take on colour. Return the joint, pour in the marinade and bring everything to the boil.
6
Put on the lid and braise the joint over a low heat until it is meltingly tender and a fork slides in without resistance, turning the meat twice.
7
Lift out the joint and keep it warm, covered. Pass the sauce through a sieve into a pan, pressing the vegetables well.
8
Crumble the gingerbread, stir it into the hot sauce and let it simmer uncovered until it thickens to a velvety consistency.
9
Stir in the cream and the sugar and season the sauce to a pronounced sweet-and-sour balance. Carve the joint into thick slices and spoon the sauce over.