Sauerbraten With Sweet And Sour Red Cabbage With Apple Food

WEEKNIGHT SAUERBRATEN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and place a baking rack on top. Spray the rack with cooking spray.
• Combine ground beef, onion, gingersnap crumbs, water, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Shape into 24 meatballs using a tablespoon-sized cookie scoop. Place the meatballs on the prepared baking rack.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a meat thermometer inserted into the center of a meatball reads 160 degrees F (71 degrees C), 18 to 20 minutes.
• While the meatballs are baking, whisk beef broth, 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons gingersnap crumbs, vinegar, and sugar together in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until gravy thickens, 5 to 10 minutes. Add more gingersnap crumbs for a thicker gravy, or some water for a thinner consistency.
• Stir cooked meatballs and raisins into the gravy. Cover and simmer until flavors combine, about 10 minutes.

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.

GRANDMA JEANETTE'S AMAZING GERMAN RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Place butter, cabbage, apples, and sugar into a large pot. Pour in the vinegar and water, and season with salt, pepper, and clove.
• Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until the cabbage is tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

SAUERBRATEN WITH SWEET AND SOUR RED CABBAGE WITH APPLE

Steps:

• FOR THE MEAT:.
• 3 to 4 days before serving, wipe the meat with a damp cloth, and then place in a large plastic bag.
• In a large bowl, thoroughly combine the vinegar, Coca-Cola, water, onions, celery, carrots, pepper, cloves, bay leaves, sugar and salt, and pour over the meat.
• Fasten bag tightly and lay flat in a 13 inch x 9 inch pan. Refrigerate, turning bag 2 or 3 times a day.
• When ready to cook, remove meat (saving the marinade), and dry well. Rub the surface lightly with flour.
• In a Dutch oven, heat the cooking oil and slowly brown the meat well on all sides.
• Add 1 cup of the marinade liquid, plus some of the vegetables and all 3 of the bay leaves.
• Cover tightly and simmer on surface heat or in a preheated 350 degree oven for 3 to 4 hours until the meat is fork-tender.
• If needed, add more of the marinade during cooking to keep at least 1/2 inch of liquid in the Dutch oven.
• Remove the meat and keep warm until ready to slice.
• Into a bowl, place the drippings and junk. Add a few ice cubes and allow to stand a few minutes until the fat floats to the top.
• Remove the fat carefully with a large spoon, and then make the gravy.
• FOR THE GRAVY:.
• In the Dutch oven, combine the gravy ingredients, stir and cook about 5 or 10 minutes over medium heat until gravy is thickened. Taste for seasonings.
• FOR THE CABBAGE WITH APPLE:.
• In a medium saucepan combine all ingredients.
• Simmer covered, for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• Also place the marinade vegetables in a covered saucepan with 1 cup of water and simmer about 1/2 hour as side dish.
• NOTE: Also serve with either boiled or parsley potatoes, or you could serve with dumplings.

SAUERBRATEN

Steps:

• For the marinade:
• Place the vinegar, water, bay leaves, cloves, celery, carrots, quartered onion, salt and pepper in large plastic container. Add meat and buttermilk and refrigerate for 3 to 4 days.
• Take meat out of marinade, and pat the meat dry with a towel. Reserve marinating liquid.
• In large saute pan add 1/2 chopped onion to 1/2 cup oil, and brown meat on all sides. Cook's note: Ketchup may be used to help this process.
• After browning, deglaze pan with red wine and add marinade and beef shoulder. Cook until tender, about 1 hour.
• Remove the meat from the pan, let rest for 10 to 15 minutes then slice.
• Strain marinade and set aside.
• Add the butter to the pan over low heat and when melted add the flour. Whisk until it comes together and bubbles. Slowly add the strained marinade stirring constantly until sauce has thickened. Add 2 tablespoons gravy flavoring for color, and pinch of salt and white pepper.
• Now add brown sugar, to taste, until it is sweet, and sour. Stir in the raisins.
• Pour sauce over sliced sauerbraten, and serve with red cabbage and spaetzle or dumplings, if desired. Guten Appetite!

SWEET AND SOUR RED CABBAGE WITH APPLES (OAMC)

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat.
• Add onions and apples and cook for 5 minutes until softened, stirring often.
• Add remaining ingredients, except cabbage and corn starch and water, and bring to a boil.
• Add cabbage; cover and simmer over medium heat for 45 minutes or until cabbage is tender, stirring occasionally.
• Blend cornstarch and water together and add to cabbage mixture. Cook until slightly thickened and then remove bay leaf.
• To Freeze: Cool completely. Freeze up to 3 months in a freezer bag or freezer container, being sure to label contents before freezing.
• To serve: thaw overnight int he fridge and then heat on stovetop or in microwave.

SAUERBRATEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; brown meat in batches. Transfer meat to a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. , Place pickling spices and bay leaf on a double thickness of cheesecloth. Gather corners of cloth to enclose seasonings; tie securely with kitchen string. Add spice bag, 4 cups broth, onion, cabbage, ginger and cloves to slow cooker. Cook, covered, on high 3 hours., Meanwhile, in a saucepan, heat remaining broth and gingersnaps over medium heat; cook and stir until thickened, about 10 minutes. Transfer to slow cooker; cook, covered, until meat is tender, about 1 hour longer. Discard spice bag. Serve with noodles.