Recipe - Eclectic Saurbraten

4 One half pound Boneless beef roast (round
Or sirloin tip)
Marinade:
1 lg Onion coarsely chopped
1 lg Carrot peeled and cut or sliced up
1 lg Stalk celery chopped,
Leaves incl
2 Cloves garlic chopped
2 cup Dry red wine
One half cup Red wine vinegar
20 Black
2 small Sticks cinnamon
10 Juniper
5 Bay leaves
One half teaspoon Thyme
One fourth cup Fresh parsley chopped
For cooking the meat:
1/3 cup Cooking oil
2 tablespoon Brown sugar
To finish the sauce:
1 cup Crushed ginger snaps
One half cup Sour cream
2 tablespoon Flour
Peppercorns
Berries (or One half cup gin)

Advance preparation 1 to 2 weeks ahead: Trim the meat of as much fat as
possible. It using a rolled roast, cut the strings to get at the fat and
retie the roast afterwards. Use a one gallon ziplock freezer bag to
marinate the meat and you won't have to keep turning the roast. Tie the
peppercorns, cloves and juniper berries in a cheesecloth bag so that they
can easily retrieved. Put half of the chopped vegetables in the freezer
bag with the bagged spices, cinnamon sticks, thyme and bay leaves. Place
the meat in the bag, top with the remaining vegetables and pour in the wine
and vinegar. Seal the bag, squeezing out as much air as possible. Place the
bag in a bowl. If necessary, stuff empty spaces in the bowl with wadded up
newspaper to force the marinade to cover the meat. Refrigerate for at least
one week two weeks is be better.

Cooking 3 to 6 hours before serving: Strain and reserve the marinade
from the meat and vegetables. Pick out and reserve the bay leaves, Discard
the bagged spices and cinnamon sticks. Pat the meat dry with paper towels.
Heat the oil over high heat in a heavy casserole just large enough to hold
the meat. Brown the meat in the oil on all sides and set aside. Pour off
all but 2 tablespoons of the oil and reduce the heat to medium. Add the
vegetables from the marinade and cook until just soft 3 to 5 minutes.
Stir in the sugar. Place the meat on the vegetables. Add the reserved
marinade and three of the bay leaves. Bring to a simmer and place in a
preheated 350: oven for one and a half hours.

Add the ginger snaps and continue cooking in the oven for an additional 30
to 45 minutes until the meat is tender. Remove the roast from the casserole
and set aside. Skim any accumulated fat from the juices. Spoon the
vegetables and some of the juices into a food processor or blender and
puree them. Return the vegetables to the casserole and bring the sauce to a
boil. Stir the flour into the sour cream and then whisk into the sauce.
Simmer for 3 to 5 minutes. Taste the sauce for seasoning and correct with
salt, pepper, sugar or even vinegar. The sauce should be spicy, sweet and
sour. Return the roast to the casserole and keep warm until serving time.

Serving: Remove the roast and carve into serving slices. Serve the meat
napped with a little sauce. Pass the remaining sauce at the table.

Recipe By : Jim Dykstra

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