Sweet And Sour Flanken Recipes

CLASSIC KOSHER FLANKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Bring flanken to room temperature (about 20-30 minutes). Season meat on all sides with salt and pepper. Heat oil in large Dutch oven (medium-high heat) and sear meat on all sides.
• Add onion to the pot with the meat and stir the onion around, scraping up the brown bits on the bottom on the pan. Allow the onion to mix along in the beef juices for a few minutes until the onion starts to separate. Add the garlic and cook for 2 more minutes.
• Add tomato paste and stir everything together. The onions and beef should color somewhat from the tomato paste. Keep stirring, allowing all the ingredients to incorporate and come together. The onions should start to look a little reddish/golden from the tomato paste. Everything should smell divine at this point, but don't crawl into the pot. Trust me, you'll want to.
• Add the beef stock, juice, sage, rosemary, and bay leaves and stir well. Bring to a simmer. Cover the pot and place in the oven for 90 minutes. After 90 minutes, take out of the oven and turn the meat pieces over, so the meat is well-basted. Add the carrots and cover again. Cook for another hour. The meat should be soft enough to shred. Take out of the oven and let the pot sit on the counter covered for another 15 minutes.
• Remove meat and slice on cutting board. Discard bay leaves. Slice and serve immediately with gravy and carrots.

SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE I

Steps:

• Place the sugar, vinegar, water, soy sauce, ketchup and cornstarch in a medium saucepan, and bring to a boil. Stir continuously until the mixture has thickened.

SWEET-AND-SOUR FLANKEN

Steps:

• In a large heavy-bottomed stockpot, combine all braising ingredients.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook, skimming any foam that forms until meat is tender but not falling off the bone, about 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
• Remove meat and set aside.
• Simmer remaining liquid another 15 minutes to reduce.
• Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, prepare sauce by combining cider and red wine vinegar and honey.
• Bring to a a boil then add carrots and shallots and cook at a boil until soft, but not fully cooked, about 10 minutes.
• Add wine.
• Once braising liquid in stockpot has reduced, use a slotted spoon to remove and discard solids, then carefully pour liquid through a mesh strainer and into saucepan with vinegars and honey.
• Bring liquid to a simmer and cook until it is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 20-30 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Add flanken, cover pot and cook until sauce is coating meat, about 15 minutes.
• Serve flanken over egg noodles or kugel.
• Accompany with a basket of toasted challah, honey and sea salt.