German Style Sauerbraten Meat Loaf Recipes

GERMAN SAUERBRATEN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine salt and ginger; rub over roast. Place in a deep glass bowl. In a large bowl, combine the water, vinegar and sugar. Pour half of marinade into a large saucepan; add half of the onions, pickling spices, peppercorns, cloves and bay leaves. Bring to a boil. Pour over roast; turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 2 days, turning twice a day., To the remaining marinade, add the remaining onions, pickling spices, peppercorns, cloves and bay leaves. Cover and refrigerate., Drain and discard marinade from roast; pat roast dry. In a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, brown roast in oil on all sides. Pour 1 cup of reserved marinade with all of the onions and seasonings over roast (cover and refrigerate remaining marinade). Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 3 hours or until meat is tender., Strain cooking juices, discarding onions and seasonings. Add enough reserved marinade to the cooking juices to measure 3 cups. Pour into a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Add gingersnaps; reduce heat and simmer until gravy is thickened. Slice roast and serve with gravy.

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.

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.

GERMAN-STYLE SAUERBRATEN MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl, combine eggs, gingersnap crumbs, onion, parsley, balsamic vinegar, salt and caraway seed.
• 2. Add the ground beef and pork sausage and mix well. Gently press the meat mixture into a loaf pan; preferably one with a insert to keep the grease at the bottom of the pan. Top with the sliced tomato.
• 3. Bake meatloaf at 400 degrees F for 60-70 minutes or until meatloaf registers 160 degrees. Remove from the pan and cut into slices.

HACKBRATEN (GERMAN MEATLOAF)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Grease or spray baking dish that will hold your loaf with room around the edges for veggies.
• In large bowl, gently mix Ground Meat and Breadcrumbs until combined.
• Peel and dice on 1 Onion , heat 1 Tbsp of Butter in hot skillet, add diced Onion and Parsley , sauté until Onion is golden brown.
• Beat Eggs in large shallow container; add Salt, Pepper, Rosemary and Nutmeg to Egg and mix. Pour Onion/Parsley mixture and Egg mixture over Ground Meat, knead together until uniformly mixed.
• Mold meat mixture into loaf; roll in Flour until coated on all sides.
• Lay Bacon slices in the middle of small casserole dish, set floured Loaf on top of Bacon.
• Peel and slice Carrot and second Onion, pour Broth into casserole dish; scatter sliced Carrot and Onion around Meatloaf.
• Heat 4 Tbsp Butter in warm skillet.
• Pour hot Butter over meatloaf and place dish in preheated oven.
• Bake 1 hour (or until cooked through (at least 160 degrees - no pink should be left), basting often With 5-10 minutes cook time remaining, spread Sour Cream over Meatloaf.
• Remove dish from oven, move meatloaf to serving dish.
• Stir Flour or Cornstarch into the juice remaining in pan to make sauce, return to oven to thicken or transfer mixture to a pot which can go on your stove top.
• Slice and serve while hot.

SAUERBRATEN MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 375.
• In a large bowl combine all ingredients for the meatloaf mixture. Mix well with a wooden spoon or (my preference) hands Spoon mixture into a 8" square pan or 9"x5" loaf pan. Combine the ingredients for the glaze in a small bowl mixing well to combine. Spoon glaze over top of loaf.