5-Day Sauerbraten Recipe

ingredients

6 pounds eye of round roast
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
12 peppercorns
1 huge onion, sliced
7 whole cloves
5 bay leaves
2 stalks celery, cut up
2 carrots, cut up
1/2 cup vinegar
1/2 cup red wine
1 cup boiling water

After 5 days
3 slices bacon
1 onion, sliced
2 stalks celery, sliced
2 carrots, cut up
tomato paste
red wine

directions

Add meat and all the ingredients except the "after 5 days" ingredients, to a large glass or pottery bowl. Stir thoroughly and set in refrigerator for five days. Turn meat over twice a day with a wooden spoon.

After 5 days, remove meat from liquid; discard liquid.

In roasting pan, brown bacon with meat. Add onion, celery, carrots and a large spoonful of tomato paste. Continue browning. Add water for moisture, but do not cover.

Roast in oven at 350 degrees F for 3 to 3-1/2 hours or until tender. Continue adding water for moisture, while in the oven.

Remove meat and drain liquid. If needed, mix a little flour with the red wine and stir into cooking juices to make sauce. When serving, slice very thin.

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