Slow Cooker Sauerbraten I Made It Ii

Slow Cooker Sauerbraten

Cosmicmother 5 years ago
~Made for Oktoberfest 2018~

Slow Cooker Sauerbraten Beef by Bestcooker

I was looking for a Sauerbraten recipe that had no red wine it, and found this. It was very easy to do, and quick since it doesn't need the 2-3 days of marinating time! The smell reminded us of Christmas since this is a meal my MIL always makes around Christmas time. :)
My kids didn't like it, which I figured. I found it a tad too sweet for me, but my husband loved it! I think the extra sweetness had to do with the type of cookies I bought. I couldn't find the boxed kind, so I bought bakery ginger snaps--which were huge! I only needed two of them. They had a lot of cinnamon and molasses in them, so it took on more of a sweet flavor from that. I did check for sweetness before adding the sugar, but just the stew part and not the meat. The meat seemed to take on more of the sweetness, while the vinegar stayed in the stew part--so my fault for not trying it all before adding the sugar! My husband ate it for work lunches, so nothing went to waste.
I also added carrots to the slow cooker, a couple of Bay leaves and lots of black pepper! Served it over buttered egg noodles with chives and peas and topped with a dollop of sour cream.
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LindaLMT 5 years ago said:

Your picture looks so good Shona! I love Sauerbraten and haven't had it in many many years. I would get it at an authentic German restaurant and since that restaurant closed I haven't had it since. I would love to make it and may some day but I know my husband wouldn't eat it and what am I going to do with it all? I could probably freeze it, right? Yum that you got to enjoy it!

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DIZ3 5 years ago said:

Awesome photo, Cosmicmother! I've never had sauerbraten. It's something I've always wanted to try. I'm too intimidated to make it and afraid I might not like it. My mother always liked sour meats and things like mincement, but I never acquired a taste. As I like to say, I'm a generation removed from the true Old World Style foods.

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Cosmicmother 5 years ago said:

Thanks Linda. The good thing about this recipe is it only makes 4 servings. The restaurant version was probably the real deal, so this recipe might not taste the same without the marinade. My MIL always used pickling spices in her marinade, and it seems more spicy than this one. She might have put horseradish in hers? (I'll have to ask her! She grows horseradish and puts it everything!)

Thanks Diz. It's probably an acquired taste! If you have some really gamey tasting meat I would start with that. These days with our supermarket meat the vinegar isn't really necessary...but the tradition remains. ;) For me, I prefer Goulash as that's what I grew up eating. I made this for my hubby.... his Mom lives too far away to cook for him, Lol ;)

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mommyluvs2cook 5 years ago said:

Amazing photo Shona! I could see the gingersnaps making this pretty sweet, but I don't think we would mind as we like sweet and sour meats (or at least I do lol and my family just eats it). I've never made sauerbraten before, and I think it's time I do!! Love your carrot addition as well as the peas in the buttered noodles :) :)

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eastcoaster 5 years ago said:

Beautiful Photo Shona!

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