* Exported from MasterCook * Sauerbraten With Sweet & Sour Cabbage Recipe By : Menu Memories, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, June, 1992 Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Beef Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 2 c Vinegar 2 c Water Marinade: 1 tb Salt 1 ts Cloves 1/2 ts Thyme 2 ts Peppercorns 2 tb Parsley stems 2 sm Bay leaves 1/4 c Green celery leaf 2 tb Garlic -- crushed 1/3 c Carrots 3/4 c Carrots -- sliced 1/4 c Celery 6 lb Beef -- bottom round 1/2 c Bacon drippings 1 c Red wine 2 c Beef stock 1/2 c Tomato puree 2 tb Brown sugar 1/4 c Corn starch Put water and vinegar into a stainless steel stock pot. Add all the marinade ingredients. Place beef in the pot, allowing marinade to cover the meat. It should be kept in the refrigerator about 3 to 4 days for pickling, and turned once a day. Remove the meat from the marinade, place in a roasting pan with the bacon drippings, and sear well on all sides. Place the marinade and the wine, beef stock, tomato puree, and brown sugar in a thick-bottomed pot and bring to a boil. Add the seared meat and simmer for 3 hours, lid on. Reserve meat in a warm place until ready to carve. Strain the gravy and reduce to 3-1/2 cups, add diluted starch, continuously stirring while bringing to a boil. Adjust seasoning and serve gravy with carved meat. From: Deidre-Anne Penrod (FGGT98B) on Prodigy, J.PENROD3 on GEnie - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -