Sauerbraten - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 lb. round steak
1 Tbsp. salt
2 onions, sliced
1 carrot, sliced
1/2 c. chopped celery
4 cloves
4 whole black peppers
2 c. wine vinegar
2 bay leaves
1/3 c. melted butter
1/3 c. flour
1 Tbsp. sugar
8 gingersnaps, crumbled

Preparation

Place meat in a bowl.
Combine salt, onions, celery, cloves, whole black peppers, wine vinegar and bay leaves.
Pour over meat; cover and refrigerate for 2 or 3 days, turning meat occasionally. Place meat into large pot; drain marinade over meat.
Cover tightly and simmer over low heat until tender.
In a saucepan blend the butter, flour, sugar, some of the liquid from the meat and crumbled gingersnaps.
Stir into the meat, cooking until thickened.
Pour into a hot serving dish. Serve with potato dumplings.