5 Ingredient German Style Beef Roast Recipes

GERMAN-STYLE BEEF ROAST FOR THE CROCK POT

Steps:

• Trim fat from meat.
• If necessary, cut roast to fit into a 3-1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker.
• In a large skillet brown the meat on all sides in hot oil and drain fat.
• In the cooker, combine the carrots, onions, celery, and pickles.
• Place the meat on top of vegetables.
• In a small bowl combine the 1/2 cup red wine, the mustard, pepper, cloves, and bay leaves.
• Pour over meat and vegetables in cooker.
• Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours.
• Remove the meat from the cooker and place on a serving platter; cover with foil to keep warm.
• FOR GRAVY:.
• Transfer vegetables and cooking liquid to a 2-quart saucepan.
• Skim fat and discard bay leaves.
• In a small bowl, stir together flour and the 2 tablespoons wine. Stir into the mixture in saucepan.
• Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly.
• Cook and stir for 1 minute more. Serve with vegetables, gravy, and hot cooked spaetzle.
• If desired, sprinkle with parsley.

GERMAN-STYLE ROAST BEEF

Steps:

• Spray the interior of the slow cooker with vegetable spray.
• Brown roast on both sides in a small amount of oil in a skillet. Place roast into the slow cooker.
• Sprinkle carrots, onions, celery and pickles around the roast in the slow cooker.
• Combine wine or broth, mustard, pepper, bay leaves and cloves in a bowl and mix well. Pour over ingredients in the slow cooker.
• Cook on low for 6-8 hours or to your liking. Then remove meat and vegetables to a large platter - cover to keep warm.
• Mix flour with 1 cup cold water in a bowl or measuring cup and mix until smooth. Turn crockpot to high and stir in flour-water mixture, stirring continually until broth is smooth and thickened.
• Slice meat and top with vegetables. Serve with gravy on the side.

GERMAN-STYLE BEEF ROAST

Steps:

• Cut roast in half; sprinkle with pepper. Place onion and roast in a 5-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine the beer, ketchup and brown sugar; pour over top. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until meat is tender., Remove meat to a serving platter; keep warm. Skim fat from cooking juices; transfer to a small saucepan. Bring liquid to a boil. , Combine flour and water until smooth; gradually stir into the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with roast.

GERMAN-STYLE BEEF ROAST

Steps:

• Trim fat from meat. If necessary, cut roast to fit into a 3-1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker. In a large skillet brown the meat on all sides in hot oil. Drain fat. In the cooker,combine the carrots,onions,celery,and pickles. Place the meat on top of vegetables.
• In a small bowl combine the 1/2 cup red wine, the mustard,pepper,cloves and bay leaves. Pour over meat and vegetables in cooker. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours. Remove the meat from the cooker and place on a serving platter. Cover with foil to keep warm.
• GRAVY: Transfer vegetables and cooking liquid to a 2-quart saucepan. Skim fat. Discard bay leaves. In a small bowl, stir together flour and the 2 tablespoons wine. Stir into the mixture in saucepan.
• Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 1 minute more. Serve with vegetables, gravy, and hot cooked spaetzle. If desired, sprinkle with parsley.

OCTOBERFEST ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Heat vegetable oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat; brown the pot roast on all sides in the hot Dutch oven, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
• Mix the Dijon mustard, brown sugar, garlic, and nutmeg together in a small bowl; spread evenly over the browned pot roast. Layer the onion slices atop the pot roast. Pour the beer and beef stock over the pot roast; season with salt and black pepper. Cover the Dutch oven.
• Roast in the preheated oven until completely tender, about 3 1/2 hours. Remove the cover from the Dutch oven during the final 20 minutes of cooking time. Transfer the roast to a platter, and cover with aluminum foil; allow to rest for 10 minutes.
• While the meat rests, whisk the cornstarch and water together in a small bowl; stir the cornstarch slurry into the juices left in the Dutch oven. Place the Dutch oven over medium heat; bring the gravy to a low boil, and cook and stir until thickened. Serve on the side as gravy, or slice the beef and pour over the slices on a platter.

SAUERBRATEN (GERMAN BEEF ROAST WITH GINGERSNAP SAUCE) RECIPE - (4.7/5)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Brown beef in oil in 2 to 3 batches, about 5 minutes per batch. Transfer beef to a 4- to 6-quart slow cooker. Stir tomato paste and ginger into skillet; cook 1 minute. Deglaze skillet with wine and reduce by half, scraping up any brown bits. Whisk in broth, vinegar, gin, tapioca, and salt; simmer 5 minutes. Taste the sauce. I found it to be a tad much on the sour side, and when I add the sugar, I felt it gave the perfect balance to the sauce. Pour broth mixture over beef in slow cooker and submerge spice sachet in it. Cover slow cooker and cook until beef is tender on high setting, 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Add carrots, celery, and onion to slow cooker; stir in gingersnaps. Cover slow cooker and cook until sauce thickens and vegetables are tender, stirring halfway through,about 1 hour more. Transfer beef and vegetables to a serving dish; discard spice sachet. Serve beef and vegetables with sauce. Tasting notes: The carrots aren't mushy at all-- in fact just slightly "al dente" which we liked. The sauce turned out with just the right amount of thickness. The gingersnaps melted right into the sauce, and really gave this sauce an authentic sauerbraten flavor . I have a homemade Spaetzle recipe, but you could serve this over buttered thick noodles or mashed potatoes. Definitely worth a repeat performance!