Slow-Cooker Sauerbraten

Name: Slow-Cooker Sauerbraten
Prep time: 8 h 35 min
Cook time: 8 h 35 min
Total time: 8 h 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp pickling spice, tied in cheesecloth with twine; 2 kilograms flat-cut beef brisket, trimmed of excess fat; 6 carrots, quartered crosswise; 4 stalks celery, quartered crosswise; 237 milliliters dry red wine; 4 servings Chopped fresh parsley, to taste; 12 gingersnap cookies, crumbled; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; 2 leeks, halved lengthwise and sliced 1/2 inch thick; 237 milliliters low-sodium beef broth; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 118 milliliters red wine vinegar; 2 Tbsps tomato paste

Slow-Cooker Sauerbraten is a dairy free main course. This recipe makes 4 servings with 1000 calories, 99g of protein, and 43g of fat each. This recipe covers 56% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up kosher salt and pepper, olive oil, celery, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the spice mix you could follow this main course with the Pumpkin Pie Spice Cream Scones as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 8 hours and 35 minutes.

Instructions

Sprinkle the brisket with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and cut crosswise into 3 pieces.

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Salt

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the brisket in batches and brown, about 3 minutes per side.

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Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Transfer to a 5-to-6-quart slow cooker.

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Slow Cooker

Add the tomato paste to the skillet and cook, stirring, 1 minute.

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Tomato Paste

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Frying Pan

Whisk in the wine, vinegar and pickling spice sachet and simmer 4 minutes.

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Vinegar

Wine

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Whisk

Add to the slow cooker along with the beef broth, carrots, celery, leeks and half of the gingersnaps. Cover and cook on low, 8 hours.

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Gingersnap Cookies

Beef Broth

Carrot

Celery

Leek

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Remove the meat, vegetables and spice sachet.

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Meat

Whisk the remaining gingersnaps into the cooking liquid and add salt, pepper and parsley to taste. Set aside 1 piece of brisket, 1 cup vegetables and 2 cups gravy to make Corn, Squash and Beef Casserole. Slice the remaining meat and serve with the vegetables and gravy.

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Gingersnap Cookies

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Parsley