Beef Recipes, 'Cause You Know "It's What for Dinner"

Overnight Sauerbraten

This overnight recipe will have you eating huge hunks of Sauerbraten in about 24 hours.

INGREDIENTS:

Two pounds beef chuck steak, 1 - 1/2 inch thick

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1 cup cider vinegar

3 cups water

1 medium onion, sliced

2 tablespoons mixed pickling spice

2 bay leaves

1/2 teaspoon peppercorns

4 whole cloves

2 Tablespoons sugar

2 Tablespoons shortening

All-purpose flour

DIRECTIONS:

Rub meat with salt and ginger. Put in large flat dish or bowl. Combine remaining ingredients except shortening and flour in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Allow to cool. Pour marinade over meat. Cover and refrigerate overnight, turning once or twice.

Remove meat from marinade, reserving marinade. Pat with paper towels and brown in shortening. Add 2 cups reserved marinade and half of onion and spices from marinade. Cover and simmer for 1 - 1-/2 hour, or until tender.

Remove meat and thicken liquid with flour that has been pre-mixed with a little cold water. Simmer for a few minutes, then strain.

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Attributed to: Evelyn Johnson, from a faxed over article. From way back when we used to fax things.