Grammy's Kitchen · Pot Roast · German Sauerbraten (German Pot Roast)
One of 210 pot roast recipes we measured
from houseofnasheats.com
It ranks #1 of 210 for heat level among the pot roast recipes we compared. 95 cooks on houseofnasheats.com rate it 4.8★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 210.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 45% | 26% |
| fat | 2% | 2% |
| aromatics | 19% | 12% |
| acid | 23% | 0% |
| sweetener | 1% | 0% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 8% | 32% |
| collagen idx | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.3 | 0.8 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 300 g | 2 large yellow onions (chopped) |
| 122 g | 2 large carrots (chopped) |
| 1 large leek (chopped) | |
| 9 g | 3 cloves garlic (minced) |
| 2 g | 2 sprigs thyme |
| 2 g | 2 sprigs rosemary |
| 2 g | 2 bay leaves |
| 8 juniper berries | |
| 6 whole cloves | |
| 10 whole black peppercorns (cracked) | |
| 10 g | 2 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt |
| 12 g | 1 Tablespoon sugar |
| 472 g | 2 cups red wine |
| 358 g | 1 1/2 cups red wine vinegar |
| 240 g | 1 cup beef broth |
| 72 g | 1/2 cup golden raisins (optional) |
| 1588 g | 3-4 pounds beef chuck roast or rump roast |
| 27 g | 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil |
| 10 gingersnap cookies (crushed) |
Method: 10 steps, published by houseofnasheats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Well, you lost me with the gingersnaps. Only Americans put Ginger snaps in is our Bratton when I lived in Germany my boyfriend's grandmother taught me how to make sauerbraten I have lost that recipe and have been looking but they are adamant about not putting” — a cook, 3★
“My husband grew up with his German grandmother making this every thanksgiving. He asked me to try it, and I was super hesitant at the lengthy time it took. It was SO worth it! I followed this recipe exactly and it turned out perfectly - huge hit at our family ” — a cook, 5★